{"id":2523,"date":"2026-01-25T12:44:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=2523"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:44:41","slug":"how-should-i-clean-the-connectors-after-use","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/knowledge-base\/how-should-i-clean-the-connectors-after-use\/","title":{"rendered":"How should I clean the connectors after use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salt is the enemy of rubber seals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Crystallization:<\/strong> If seawater dries on the connector, salt crystals form. These crystals are sharp like glass.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Risk:<\/strong> When you mate the connector next time, these invisible crystals can slice through the rubber sealing face or scratch the gold plating, causing leakage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Routine:<\/strong> Make &#8220;Freshwater Rinse&#8221; a mandatory step in your post-dive checklist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"faq_category":[80],"class_list":["post-2523","knowledge-base","type-knowledge-base","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-installation-mating-guide"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base\/2523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledge-base"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base\/2523\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}