{"id":2527,"date":"2026-01-25T12:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=2527"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:46:17","slug":"how-often-should-i-inspect-and-replace-the-o-rings","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/knowledge-base\/how-often-should-i-inspect-and-replace-the-o-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"How often should I inspect and replace the O-rings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>O-rings are cheap; electronics are expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inspection:<\/strong> Run your fingernail gently over the O-ring. If you feel a snag, replace it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flattening:<\/strong> If the O-ring looks square instead of round (permanent deformation), it has lost its elasticity and won&#8217;t seal effectively at low pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spares:<\/strong> Always keep a bag of <strong>HYSF Spare O-rings<\/strong> in your toolkit. Don&#8217;t reuse an old O-ring just to save $1.<\/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-2527","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\/2527","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=2527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base\/2527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=2527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}