The unhappiest Camper

Chardy · 6th September 2007, 23:18

Well I am going to the local bar for sevral beers because I am really $$&%&* off.

I recently had a full loom rewire and 2 new handsets on the Classic, not cheap. I had one aborted dive due to 02 inflator needing servicing, I bought a new dil and 02 inflator buttons, serviced the other two and added them so I could run offboard dil and 02. Some additional bail out and offboard 02 cylinders, booked my self on the Jupiter trip this Saturday, two nights in a hotel in lauderdale, dog in the kennels, day off tomorrow, nice restaurant booked for Saturday as my wife is coming down.

More than this when I moved to Fl from the UK over 2 years ago I was an active Instructor, diving 12 months of the year and to be honest I lost the desire to dive when we arrived BUT over the last couple of months it's back, so I was really looking forward to Saturday.

I have gone home from work, straight into the garage to work the unit up for Saturday, cylinders were filled and analysed yesterday. Everything was ready and then the RH Handset would not power up, changed the batteries, LH side still fine RH nothing!

I took the cover off the handset and even to me the problem was slightly obvious, the copious amounts of water in the bottom portion of the handset, it's $^*(ed. It's in a DHL box on it's way to Maine first thing tomorrow.

It looks like the top of the handset had not been sealed properly, there is a significant gap - I'll post some photos before it goes tomorrow.

I have lost the dive this weekend and I am really hacked off,

Needed to rant

DepthCharge · 6th September 2007, 23:25

Quote: (Originally Posted by Chardy)

I took the cover off the handset and even to me the problem was slightly obvious, the copious amounts of water in the bottom portion of the handset, it's $^*(ed. It's in a DHL box on it's way to Maine first thing tomorrow.

It looks like the top of the handset had not been sealed properly, there is a significant gap - I'll post some photos before it goes tomorrow.

I have lost the dive this weekend and I am really hacked off,

Needed to rant

So....this was AFTER the service?

Dave & Sandy · 7th September 2007, 00:46

Hi,

I really feel for your frustration as you'd expect it not to flood after a service and having paid a lot of hard earned dosh you'd think it would have been properly checked.

Whenever our handsets have been opened we test them for leaks in a bucket of water with the black cover removed before diving.

Once when the end your talking about was removed we detected a small stream of bubbles emerging after it was reassembled. Opened it up resiliconed, closed and all was good.

I know this doesn't help now but when you get it back a quick check may prevent this from happening again, even if it has been done by the factory.

Hope it is fixed FOC and you don't have any further problems.

**Monkey** · 7th September 2007, 01:01

Quote: (Originally Posted by Chardy)

Well I am going to the local bar for sevral beers because I am really $$&%&* off.

I recently had a full loom rewire and 2 new handsets on the Classic, not cheap. I had one aborted dive due to 02 inflator needing servicing, I bought a new dil and 02 inflator buttons, serviced the other two and added them so I could run offboard dil and 02. Some additional bail out and offboard 02 cylinders, booked my self on the Jupiter trip this Saturday, two nights in a hotel in lauderdale, dog in the kennels, day off tomorrow, nice restaurant booked for Saturday as my wife is coming down.

More than this when I moved to Fl from the UK over 2 years ago I was an active Instructor, diving 12 months of the year and to be honest I lost the desire to dive when we arrived BUT over the last couple of months it's back, so I was really looking forward to Saturday.

I have gone home from work, straight into the garage to work the unit up for Saturday, cylinders were filled and analysed yesterday. Everything was ready and then the RH Handset would not power up, changed the batteries, LH side still fine RH nothing!

I took the cover off the handset and even to me the problem was slightly obvious, the copious amounts of water in the bottom portion of the handset, it's $^*(ed. It's in a DHL box on it's way to Maine first thing tomorrow.

It looks like the top of the handset had not been sealed properly, there is a significant gap - I'll post some photos before it goes tomorrow.

I have lost the dive this weekend and I am really hacked off,

Needed to rant

so basically what you are saying is you are sticking me alone on the boat with nothing but Optima Divers

**wedivebc** · 7th September 2007, 01:11

Please let us know how/when it gets resolved.
Sorry for your bad luck.

Dsix36 · 7th September 2007, 01:12

Quote: (Originally Posted by Monkey)

so basically what you are saying is you are sticking me alone on the boat with nothing but Optima Divers

Some of us like our Optima's

**wedivebc** · 7th September 2007, 01:18

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dsix36)

Some of us like our Optima's

He wasn't complaining about the rebreathers

Quote:

Optima Divers

eanxdiver · 7th September 2007, 03:00

Quote: (Originally Posted by Monkey)

so basically what you are saying is you are sticking me alone on the boat with nothing but Optima Divers

I know 2 KISS divers aboard

PS

Sorry to hear about your trouble Chardy, Good Luck

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 7th September 2007, 03:54

Quote: (Originally Posted by wedivebc)

He wasn't complaining about the rebreathers

So, it was the rebreather operators then?

Gilles · 7th September 2007, 08:23

Quote: (Originally Posted by Chardy)

Well I am going to the local bar for sevral beers because I am really $$&%&* off.

Needed to rant

Let me share your misery. I'm grounded because of the Malaysian postal service

, is unable to competently deliver a new set of AI sensors that I need in order to dive with confidence.

6th September 2007, 23:18	#1 (permalink)
Chardy New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fl, House of Mouse Posts: 25	The unhappiest Camper Well I am going to the local bar for sevral beers because I am really $$&%&* off. I recently had a full loom rewire and 2 new handsets on the Classic, not cheap. I had one aborted dive due to 02 inflator needing servicing, I bought a new dil and 02 inflator buttons, serviced the other two and added them so I could run offboard dil and 02. Some additional bail out and offboard 02 cylinders, booked my self on the Jupiter trip this Saturday, two nights in a hotel in lauderdale, dog in the kennels, day off tomorrow, nice restaurant booked for Saturday as my wife is coming down. More than this when I moved to Fl from the UK over 2 years ago I was an active Instructor, diving 12 months of the year and to be honest I lost the desire to dive when we arrived BUT over the last couple of months it's back, so I was really looking forward to Saturday. I have gone home from work, straight into the garage to work the unit up for Saturday, cylinders were filled and analysed yesterday. Everything was ready and then the RH Handset would not power up, changed the batteries, LH side still fine RH nothing! I took the cover off the handset and even to me the problem was slightly obvious, the copious amounts of water in the bottom portion of the handset, it's $^*(ed. It's in a DHL box on it's way to Maine first thing tomorrow. It looks like the top of the handset had not been sealed properly, there is a significant gap - I'll post some photos before it goes tomorrow. I have lost the dive this weekend and I am really hacked off, Needed to rant __________________ I'm not in Alway anymore
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6th September 2007, 23:25	#2 (permalink)
DepthCharge New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: upstate NY Posts: 234	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by Chardy) I took the cover off the handset and even to me the problem was slightly obvious, the copious amounts of water in the bottom portion of the handset, it's $^*(ed. It's in a DHL box on it's way to Maine first thing tomorrow. It looks like the top of the handset had not been sealed properly, there is a significant gap - I'll post some photos before it goes tomorrow. I have lost the dive this weekend and I am really hacked off, Needed to rant So....this was AFTER the service? __________________ Later, John It's better to beg forgiveness than ask permission
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7th September 2007, 00:46	#3 (permalink)
Dave & Sandy RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 106	Re: The unhappiest Camper Hi, I really feel for your frustration as you'd expect it not to flood after a service and having paid a lot of hard earned dosh you'd think it would have been properly checked. Whenever our handsets have been opened we test them for leaks in a bucket of water with the black cover removed before diving. Once when the end your talking about was removed we detected a small stream of bubbles emerging after it was reassembled. Opened it up resiliconed, closed and all was good. I know this doesn't help now but when you get it back a quick check may prevent this from happening again, even if it has been done by the factory. Hope it is fixed FOC and you don't have any further problems. __________________ Cheers, Dave & Sandy Atvar shows Dave & Sandy testing their new habitat 101 and home build RBMK69's
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7th September 2007, 01:01	#4 (permalink)
Monkey Supporting Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lauderdale By The Sea Florida Posts: 338	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by Chardy) Well I am going to the local bar for sevral beers because I am really $$&%&* off. I recently had a full loom rewire and 2 new handsets on the Classic, not cheap. I had one aborted dive due to 02 inflator needing servicing, I bought a new dil and 02 inflator buttons, serviced the other two and added them so I could run offboard dil and 02. Some additional bail out and offboard 02 cylinders, booked my self on the Jupiter trip this Saturday, two nights in a hotel in lauderdale, dog in the kennels, day off tomorrow, nice restaurant booked for Saturday as my wife is coming down. More than this when I moved to Fl from the UK over 2 years ago I was an active Instructor, diving 12 months of the year and to be honest I lost the desire to dive when we arrived BUT over the last couple of months it's back, so I was really looking forward to Saturday. I have gone home from work, straight into the garage to work the unit up for Saturday, cylinders were filled and analysed yesterday. Everything was ready and then the RH Handset would not power up, changed the batteries, LH side still fine RH nothing! I took the cover off the handset and even to me the problem was slightly obvious, the copious amounts of water in the bottom portion of the handset, it's $^*(ed. It's in a DHL box on it's way to Maine first thing tomorrow. It looks like the top of the handset had not been sealed properly, there is a significant gap - I'll post some photos before it goes tomorrow. I have lost the dive this weekend and I am really hacked off, Needed to rant so basically what you are saying is you are sticking me alone on the boat with nothing but Optima Divers
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7th September 2007, 01:11	#5 (permalink)
wedivebc Dave Tomblin Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Sport Kiss Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada Posts: 1,510	Re: The unhappiest Camper Please let us know how/when it gets resolved. Sorry for your bad luck. __________________ Cheers, Dave.... Man is the only animal burdened with the knowledge he will eventually die
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7th September 2007, 01:12	#6 (permalink)
Dsix36 Going Down? Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Deerfield Beach, Florida Posts: 1,154	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by Monkey) so basically what you are saying is you are sticking me alone on the boat with nothing but Optima Divers Some of us like our Optima's
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7th September 2007, 01:18	#7 (permalink)
wedivebc Dave Tomblin Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Sport Kiss Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada Posts: 1,510	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by Dsix36) Some of us like our Optima's He wasn't complaining about the rebreathers Quote: Optima Divers __________________ Cheers, Dave.... Man is the only animal burdened with the knowledge he will eventually die
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7th September 2007, 03:00	#8 (permalink)
eanxdiver Rather be Diving Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA, SC Posts: 116	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by Monkey) so basically what you are saying is you are sticking me alone on the boat with nothing but Optima Divers I know 2 KISS divers aboard PS Sorry to hear about your trouble Chardy, Good Luck Last edited by eanxdiver : 7th September 2007 at 03:02.
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7th September 2007, 03:54	#9 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,220	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by wedivebc) He wasn't complaining about the rebreathers So, it was the rebreather operators then? __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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7th September 2007, 08:23	#10 (permalink)
Gilles Worship the feminine Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Den Haag (Netherlands) Posts: 762	Re: The unhappiest Camper Quote: (Originally Posted by Chardy) Well I am going to the local bar for sevral beers because I am really $$&%&* off. Needed to rant Let me share your misery. I'm grounded because of the Malaysian postal service , is unable to competently deliver a new set of AI sensors that I need in order to dive with confidence. __________________ Gilles http://www.dirrebreather.com
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