{"id":2529,"date":"2026-01-25T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=2529"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:50:10","slug":"what-should-i-do-if-the-insulation-resistance-ir-reading-is-low","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/knowledge-base\/what-should-i-do-if-the-insulation-resistance-ir-reading-is-low\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I do if the Insulation Resistance (IR) reading is low?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t panic; it&#8217;s often just dirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Cause:<\/strong> Saltwater residue creates a conductive path across the rubber face.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Fix:<\/strong> Spray liberal amounts of alcohol on the face and pins. Scrub gently with a toothbrush. Blow dry with clean compressed air.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persistent Issue:<\/strong> If cleaning doesn&#8217;t work, water may have wicked <em>inside<\/em> the cable or the potting. This requires replacing the assembly.<\/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-2529","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\/2529","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=2529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base\/2529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/nb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=2529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}