The electric clean is built around one rule: water is fine in the battery bay once the connector cover is on, but water must never get into the motor compartment. Battery out, cover on, then wash freely.
Tools & supplies
Garden hose with fresh water
Battery-bay connector cover
Cooling-line flush fitting
Rubber tool + Allen key for the motor-compartment lid
Airline (if you have one) for drying connectors
All-purpose lubricant — GT85, WD-40 or similar
Coming off the water
0:28 — Carry the board on its side so water drains out of the battery bay.
0:36 — Put it on the stand, ready to remove the battery.
Remove the battery
0:44 — Push down the four clips.
0:52 — Gently tease the battery out with your fingers and thumbs.
1:00 — Set it somewhere dry where sand can't get into the battery connector.
Cover the connectors
1:16 — Blow any water off the connectors in the battery bay.
1:22 — Fit the connector cover over the rubber seal. Now the bay is safe to wash.
Wash the board
1:28 — Spray the whole board with fresh water — bindings, around the back, underneath, the turbine, under the fins, the front.
1:46 — Wash the handle with fresh water to flush out salt.
1:53 — Rinse the battery compartment out (safe now the connector cover is on).
2:04 — Clean the battery and its top-mounted bindings too — only if the connector cover is on the battery.
Flush the cooling line
2:12 — Connect the hose to the cooling-line fitting at the back of the board.
2:19 — Water runs through the motor and cooling line and comes out into the battery compartment — that's fine, the connector cover is protecting it.
2:35 — Turn the hose off and let the board drain.
Open the motor compartment to dry
2:55 — Open the motor-compartment lid with the rubber tool in the top of the lid and the Allen key. Unscrew and lift the screw lid off.
3:13 — Park the screw lid on the magnetic base next to its location — leave it there for storage.
3:23 — Leaving the compartment open lets moisture and temperature changes out and stops condensation forming inside. If you leave the lid on, a buzzer sounds to remind you — the lid must come off for the compartment to dry.
Battery-bay connectors
3:51 — Take the battery-bay connector cover off and store it somewhere safe.
4:01 — Make sure the connectors are clean and dry — blow them off with an airline if you have one.
4:12 — Spray the connectors with an all-purpose lubricant (GT85 / WD-40) so they don't corrode.
Tip: the buzzer that nags you to open the motor compartment is doing you a favour — a sealed compartment traps condensation and corrodes the motor. Let it dry with the lid off, lid parked on its magnet.
Caution: water in the battery bay is fine with the connector cover on; water in the motor compartment is not — keep that lid on the whole time you're using water. Put every cover somewhere safe, and never ride next time without a lid on the board.
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