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Old 26 July 2020, 11:55   #1
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Help please re floor pressure

Hi, does anyone know how many psi should there be in the air deck of my excel Volaire 390?
The other valves are all clearly marked with 3.6psi but I have no idea about the floor. The manual mentions 0.7 bar which equates to just over 10 psi??
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Old 26 July 2020, 11:57   #2
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Hi, does anyone know how many psi should there be in the air deck of my excel Volaire 390?

The other valves are all clearly marked with 3.6psi but I have no idea about the floor. The manual mentions 0.7 bar which equates to just over 10 psi??
Sounds about right. Possibly a bit high?
Other peeps will know I'm sure..
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Old 26 July 2020, 12:16   #3
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You need to get this right. I didn't think the Volaire floor was a conventional HP drop-stitch floor but a slightly lower pressure. Their website table seems to say 0.4bar?? But I don't actually know. PD should know... or a call to Terry Mon AM?
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Although I don’t have one the Volaire air floor is not drop stitch hp but a deep air bed like construction.....0.4bar is the recommended pressure.
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Volaire floor 0.4 bar/6psi
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Now that's confirmed at 0.4bar a bit worrying the boat is supplied with a manual advising almost double that pressure. Generic SIB manual or the wrong manual??
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Thanks as always for your advice. ����
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Floor on the Excel Volante’s are 10PSI, with the keel at 6PSI

Volaire’s have the whole floor at 6PSI

My bet is your Volaire shipped with a Volante owners manual. Easy mistake, glad you avoided the potential disastrous consequences!
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