Replacing Control Gland O-Rings on an Ikelite Underwater Housing

Описание: The control knob or lever attaches to a control shaft. The shaft is sealed using something we call a gland. In normal use we don’t recommend replacing the o-rings of these controls. If you rinse your housing properly after each use, your controls will provide many years of trouble-free performance. All we recommend is to apply a little lubricant to the control shafts occasionally.

If your control is leaking then the best choice is to return the housing to us for service: https://www.ikelite.com/pages/service...

If that’s not an option for you, you may need to disassemble the control and replace the o-rings. Steve Johnson walks you through how to do that.

[0:00] Introduction
[0:20] When to Change Control Gland O-Rings
[0:50] Types of Control Glands
[1:07] Removing the Knob, Control, and Gland
[2:26] Cleaning the Gland and Replacing O-Rings
[3:33] Re-Installing the Gland and Control
[4:59] Testing the Housing


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