Hydration Pack Bladder Hose Bite Valve Replacement

Introduction

IMPORTANT: Check Step 1 before buying the new parts.

A less expensive way of replacing your bite valve. It is recommended to consider replacing your bladder hose before it's completely unusable to prevent your hydration pack from being deadweight in the middle of a hike. You could also use this guide to simply upgrade your bite valve.

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Étape 1 Bite valve

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Find the same brand part of your valve for sale online or find one with the same size as it.
You may measure the inside and outside diameter of the hose to ensure that the valve will fit. I will be using a ruler for this.
I first measured the new bite valve.
Then, I measured the old bite valve. Their sizes seemed similar enough. Finally, I compared the two bite valves and concluded that the new bite valve would be a suitable replacement.

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Étape 2

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Remove the old or broken part by pulling it off if it's loose enough.
Putting the bite valve with the portion of the hose in a bowl of boiling water could make it easier to pull the bite valve off.
I made sure to keep the bite valve and the part of the hose around it submerged in the boiling water.
If pulling it off is not possible, get your scissors or razor blade. I will be using the former, as shown in the third image.
Ensure the end of the hose is cut at a 90-degree angle to avoid cutting yourself. Make sure your hand is far from the scissors while keeping a stable grip.
Once you're certain that nothing else is in the way of the scissors, make the cut.

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Étape 3

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Use mild soap and water to clean the outside of the tube. Swirl the water with your hands to mix the soap and water well.
The method I used was to soak it in a bowl of hot soapy water for 5 - 10 minutes before rinsing it, which will clean the outside and inside of the tube. This will let you skip the next step. However, this requires a big enough bowl to fit the hose.

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To clean the inside of the hose, head to a sink and run hot soapy water through it. Then, run regular water through it as rinsing.

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Clean and dry the new bite valve, inside and out. I reused the hot soapy water bowl from Step 3 to do it. Rinse it after. Make sure everything is dry before moving onto the next step.
Depending on how new that mouth piece is, you might need to clean it. As you see here, I used the soapy water bowl to do that.

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Attach the new mouth piece to the new bite valve.
Mines had a little hole you have to open up while pushing the bite valve through it.

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Attach the new bite valve to the hose.
If you’re having trouble attaching it, you can use a lighter to heat the tube and make it pliable. Watch carefully and don’t melt it. I did this step at the sink just in case I needed water for an accident.

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