Is there any way to disassemble this bite valve? (thelemmy.club)

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This is a bite valve from a hydration bladder. I'd like to disassemble it so that I can clean it out and let it dry properly. Is there any way to do that? I tried searching online but the results were either AI garbage or did not apply to this bite valve in particular. Pulling with mediocre force on any of the parts doesn't seem to do anything, and I don't want to pull any harder in fear of destroying the valve.

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[-] trailee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago

You can’t take it fully apart but it should be relatively easy to remove the silicone bitey part. Those are often replaceable, and with it removed you should be able to get a straw cleaner in there and mostly clean and dry it. Expect that there’s a lip so you’ll have to do a little prying and pulling. It should go back on just as easily (or not) as it comes off.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It looks like it's just a pressure fitting, so I'd get a dull edge like a credit card or the back of a butter knife and try to gently work it up from where it touches the plastic.

Don't pull on it, though.

[-] AskewLord@piefed.social 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

yes, but you're likely destroy it in the process. bite valves are not designed to be cleanable or fixable, but rather replaceable.

buy a new one. and yeah if it's too old, they won't make new ones, so time for a new bladder.

I've broken every bite valve I tried to fix.

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Most bite valves I've had are pretty much universal, the tubing is usually about the same size from one brand to another so you pretty much just need to jam the barb fitting in. If it seems like it's a little loose you could probably throw a hose clamps on it if you were really intent on not buying a new hose.

At the other end of the hose the fitting to connect it to the bladder may be another story, that definitely changes from brand to brand and over time as they roll out new models, so getting a new one to fit may be impossible.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 6 hours ago

Huh? I've had water bladders from all of the major brands, and the bite valve was removable for cleaning on every single one.

[-] brachypelmide@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

ah damn, that sucks. thanks for the answer!

[-] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 6 hours ago

The good news is now you know you are not supposed to be able to do that. So you can try it with confidence: if you can't get it back together - it was already trash so there is no lost and you don't even have to feel bad for breaking it. And you just might learn something( or figure out how to fix it!) and thus have the the makings of a good blog post.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

Like others have said, it's not meant to come apart. That being said, it went together, so there is likely a way to get it apart. Unless it was press fitted.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

I'm not familiar with this one specifically, but the valve I have comes apart just above the twist part. It took some force but there was no mechanism keeping it on. You might want to see if you can find a manual from the manufacturer as well.

[-] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 6 hours ago

I don't think you can disassemble that.

If you have a source of compressed air, you could try blowing out whatever is inside, then soak it in bleach, alcohol, or other disinfectant to get kill the bacteria.

[-] brachypelmide@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

i think that's the best course of action considering i really don't wanna break this thing yet. thanks!

[-] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

how bad was it bitten?

[-] A_A@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

it woke up with two holes in its neck. Should we worry ?

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