Clean Your BCD (the RIGHT way!)
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Scuba gear maintenance is key to making it last long and work well throughout its (hopefully very long) useful life. How hard can it be to clean your BCD? Thankfully, the answer is: Not at all! Even so, most divers miss at least one of these steps. Can you guess which one?
No shade to most of the divers I work with. They're new! And gear cleaning is one of those things that's easy to forget or overlook in a class setting when there's 10,000,000 other things you're trying to remember, plus mentally and physically exhausted at the end of a long day.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Rinse the outside
01:06 Rinse the inside
04:01 Storage
04:28 No hose? No problem!
05:06 Deep cleaning tips
05:56 Dump valves: To remove, or not to remove?
06:30 Conclusion - Навчання та стиль
These are underrated topics 🙏 thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you think so!
I fitted a hanger above my bath, I hang my bcd upside down so all the water collects in inflater! So much easier
That's a great idea!
Just a word of caution, when removing the dumps on older back inflates be careful not to cross thread or strip them . The newer versions have different threads and you will have a very expensive bill on your hands
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This information is on point! I've only been diving for about 9 months and i got a BCD a few months ago. Now I have a good idea on how to maintain it
Welcome to the dive community! I hope you're having a blast!
Great video Jamie and Nic!
Never really thought about rinsing the bladder of my BCD. Good tips.
Thanks! I am so glad you found it helpful.
Informative and down to the point. Great job!
Don't forget to do this with your dSMB as well please. Consider washing all things you use for the dive at the end of the day.
I pretty much bought a garden bin to soak everything (except regulators)
Yes, GREAT tip!
Good video 🎉
very to the point with a personal touch, expertise to trust thx
Excellent video! Very underated topic! I have seen wing bladder punctured by salt cristals growing inside of it and several "sticky" inflators leading to uncontrolled ascents as a result of lack of rinsing in the tropical climate and ocean diving. I would try to dunk the BCD rather than hosing it so water gets into the space between bladder and fabric if conditions allow.
Great point! A dunk is a really good idea.
Very good info and great video Jamie!
Thanks Andy! ❤️
Excellent advice and a great demonstration on how to properly clean the inside of one's BCD. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it.
New subscriber, I love your awesome content. Just finishing up my OW and these vids will come in handy!! oh...I love you're facial expressions, they're priceless!
Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoy them. What made you decide to get certified?
You got my sub!!!! Please keep up the good work. I remove my dump valves inspect and give them a good clean also keep a spare one in my save a dive kit .
Thanks so much for the sub!! We've got some more tips & tricks coming soon. 😁😁😁
One more tip if you remove the dump valve (don't screw it too tight and you'll be fine) is to put one of those tablets to clean fake dentals inside with water. It removes a lot of gunk. Also make sure to let a pro do maintenance of the inflator every few years.
I've never thought about dental tablets - but I always wonder if home remedies can harm the bladder. What are your thoughts or experience?
@@thejamiecaldwell If you don't use any aggressive solvents it should be fine really. There are specialized cleaning agents but I use a bit of medical grade Dettol with water for the rest of the gear. Been doing that for 10 years.
Removing the dump valve(s) allows you to inspect and make sure they are in good working order. If you are not going to do it every time, it should at least be done periodically to make sure everything is in good working order.
Respectfully disagree. Removing dump valves is unnecessary to determine whether they are performing properly, and accelerates wear and tear.
Lady in the vid is a cutie pie. Subbed for this reason.