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iani · 21st July 2007, 21:51

Been there, several times

Sounds like some 'lime in the OPV, it probably worked fine for your negative but during the dive a granule or two of lime got stuck in the OPV and water gets in. The OPV is very unforgiving of anything coming into contact with it, cleanliness is the key here.

Ian

21st July 2007, 21:51	#2 (permalink)
iani Nefarious Activist Current Rebreather/s: Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Middlesex, UK Posts: 334	Re: Passed Negative-test and still flooded... Been there, several times Sounds like some 'lime in the OPV, it probably worked fine for your negative but during the dive a granule or two of lime got stuck in the OPV and water gets in. The OPV is very unforgiving of anything coming into contact with it, cleanliness is the key here. Ian
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