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**Freef** · 25th July 2007, 06:45

The corrugations in the hoses will trap the 'fluid' [a nicer word than 'snot'] and unless you hang them up [ex side anyway] and let them drain you won't really see how much there is.

You will also get condensation if the air temperature is higher than the water temperature, and the colder the water the more you will get as there is a bigger difference between the body temperature and the loop temperature.

If the fluid is watery rather than snotty then you may have a small leak. Make sure your mouthpiece is fully poened or closed as appropriate. I had a small leak on one dive as my Dolphin moutpiece was not quite fully open.

I don't drain my hoses between dives, only at the end of the day. And you should see how much snot comes out of my ex CL!

25th July 2007, 06:45	#5 (permalink)
Freef Custom Title Disallowed! Current Rebreather/s: Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Freef, UK. Posts: 1,409	Re: How Much Fluid Do You Get In Your Hoses?? The corrugations in the hoses will trap the 'fluid' [a nicer word than 'snot'] and unless you hang them up [ex side anyway] and let them drain you won't really see how much there is. You will also get condensation if the air temperature is higher than the water temperature, and the colder the water the more you will get as there is a bigger difference between the body temperature and the loop temperature. If the fluid is watery rather than snotty then you may have a small leak. Make sure your mouthpiece is fully poened or closed as appropriate. I had a small leak on one dive as my Dolphin moutpiece was not quite fully open. I don't drain my hoses between dives, only at the end of the day. And you should see how much snot comes out of my ex CL! __________________ David. Diving the mahogany rebreather.
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