The power inflator is one of the most important BC components for you to become familiar with. While all brands have different appearances, all share a similar design and essential features.

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The Deflator/Oral Inflator button serves two functions. First, pressing this button while holding the power inflator above the BC bladder vents air from the BC. The second function is for oral inflation. Pressing this button while blowing into the mouthpiece allows you to orally inflate the BC in the event the inflator fails or you run out of air.

As you can see, the power inflator has two buttons. The deflator button is always the closest button to the end of the power inflator.