Quote: (Originally Posted by
MrClive)
as a bloke fairly new to rebreathers but hell whoever told you to squirt a bit of wd40 into your o2, should be shot..
agree completely!
Quote: (Originally Posted by
MrClive)
when i was doing my mod 1 my instructor, ( cedric verdier ) i was told to squirt some christolube into the valve, connect up the o2, and blow the o2 clean lube into and all around the inside of the valve.
this way, it should never ( and it hasnt so far ) get stuck.
hope this helps..
I've been told this as well but never done it. never needed to but I have questioned the appropriateness of using the manual button so much and am considering a KiSS add or pelagian manual add with needle valve, in part because I have not had the best luck with inflator valves on my dry suits over the years, which is basically what is being used on the meg and other rebreathers.
If christolube doesn't do the trick, probably best to bin it and get a new o2 cleaned one.