Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid

cool_hardware52 · 22nd September 2007, 23:49

I shore dive in So Cal. That means sand in places it was never intended to be.

I have always made a practice of flushing, or trying to flush fresh water through my power inflator "add" valve and through my drysuit inflate valve.

Usually I just hold the end of the garden hose over the nipple and hope some of the flow actually goes through the valve. This sort of works.

Then I got the idea of taking an old LP hose and via the magic of thread cutting lathes, connect a female garden hose adapter on the "regulator" end of the hose.

Bingo! Very handy. Just click on the nipple of either the power inflator or Drysuit inflator and push nice, clean, salt free water through these potentially finicky valves.

Others might want these I thought, but the cost of a LP hose assembly + special 3/8 x 24 to 1/2 npt adapter + garden hose adapter would make it about $40. Bummer.

What was needed was a device that would accept a male garden hose on one end and fit onto to an inflator QD nipple on the other.

Here it is.

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P1010183.jpg

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010184.jpg

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010181.jpg

This part is molded out of a fairly stiff durometer elastomer. It has threads in the big hex end to screw onto a garden hose.

On the other end just pushes onto the nipple. There is a "oring" like feature in this end of the hose that engages the groove in the inflator nipple. This "snap fit" makes the Valve Flusher self retaining up to about 100 psi water pressure.

The small ball shut off valve makes the flusher easy to use, and provides a secure attachment to the garden hose. Many garden hose ends are imperfect (beat up) and the shut off valve has a replaceable washer.

I don't yet have final pricing, but I hope to offer the shutoff valve and Valve flusher for about $12.

Tobin

cramerdn · 23rd September 2007, 05:23

Cool idea. If its still in the design stage I would put a bypass on it. That way you don't have to open the water valve and the inflator valve simultaneosly.

Instead when the water is open the water flows out the side/bypass and when the valve to be rinced is open the water flows through it.

That may also help eliminate and tendancy for the gismo to pop off from water preasure too.

cool_hardware52 · 23rd September 2007, 08:02

Quote: (Originally Posted by cramerdn)

Cool idea. If its still in the design stage I would put a bypass on it. That way you don't have to open the water valve and the inflator valve simultaneosly.

Instead when the water is open the water flows out the side/bypass and when the valve to be rinced is open the water flows through it.

That may also help eliminate and tendancy for the gismo to pop off from water preasure too.

It doesn't pop off, at least with water pressures at or below ~100 psi.

Tobin

Joe · 23rd September 2007, 13:56

Would be very useful to use on OTS counterlung manual add buttons.

Quote: (Originally Posted by cool_hardware52)

I shore dive in So Cal. That means sand in places it was never intended to be.

I have always made a practice of flushing, or trying to flush fresh water through my power inflator "add" valve and through my drysuit inflate valve.

Usually I just hold the end of the garden hose over the nipple and hope some of the flow actually goes through the valve. This sort of works.

Then I got the idea of taking an old LP hose and via the magic of thread cutting lathes, connect a female garden hose adapter on the "regulator" end of the hose.

Bingo! Very handy. Just click on the nipple of either the power inflator or Drysuit inflator and push nice, clean, salt free water through these potentially finicky valves.

Others might want these I thought, but the cost of a LP hose assembly + special 3/8 x 24 to 1/2 npt adapter + garden hose adapter would make it about $40. Bummer.

What was needed was a device that would accept a male garden hose on one end and fit onto to an inflator QD nipple on the other.

Here it is.

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P1010183.jpg

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010184.jpg

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010181.jpg

This part is molded out of a fairly stiff durometer elastomer. It has threads in the big hex end to screw onto a garden hose.

On the other end just pushes onto the nipple. There is a "oring" like feature in this end of the hose that engages the groove in the inflator nipple. This "snap fit" makes the Valve Flusher self retaining up to about 100 psi water pressure.

The small ball shut off valve makes the flusher easy to use, and provides a secure attachment to the garden hose. Many garden hose ends are imperfect (beat up) and the shut off valve has a replaceable washer.

I don't yet have final pricing, but I hope to offer the shutoff valve and Valve flusher for about $12.

Tobin

cramerdn · 23rd September 2007, 17:41

Quote: (Originally Posted by cool_hardware52)

It doesn't pop off, at least with water pressures at or below ~100 psi.

Tobin

But thats 100 psi on the valve. I just like a kinder gentler flushing.

cool_hardware52 · 23rd September 2007, 18:37

Quote: (Originally Posted by cramerdn)

But thats 100 psi on the valve. I just like a kinder gentler flushing.

100 PSI on a valve typically seeing ~130-150 Interstage pressure isn't going to hurt the valve. Keep in mind that all the water or gas has to flow through the male QD nipple, and the cross sectional area of the openings in the end of a inflator nipple is quite small.

If you want to reduce the flow further just crack open the ball valve on the shut off.

Tobin

**DeepBlueInnovation** · 24th September 2007, 03:50

Great idea, have some green. Oh, and count me in for one when they are ready for sale

cool_hardware52 · 24th September 2007, 23:38

Come and get 'um

https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=1301

Should be shipping Wednesday.

Tobin

eanxdiver · 25th September 2007, 14:17

Will you be bringing these to DEMA?

cool_hardware52 · 25th September 2007, 14:51

Quote: (Originally Posted by eanxdiver)

Will you be bringing these to DEMA?

I certainly will have at least one on display. Keep in mind that everything we bring into DEMA is charged a freight rate of $0.52 per pound, just to move it from the parking lot to your booth!

That does not include the freight from California to Florida.

That fact makes me reluctant to bring anything I don't have to.

Tobin

22nd September 2007, 23:49	#1 (permalink)
cool_hardware52 RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 375	Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid I shore dive in So Cal. That means sand in places it was never intended to be. I have always made a practice of flushing, or trying to flush fresh water through my power inflator "add" valve and through my drysuit inflate valve. Usually I just hold the end of the garden hose over the nipple and hope some of the flow actually goes through the valve. This sort of works. Then I got the idea of taking an old LP hose and via the magic of thread cutting lathes, connect a female garden hose adapter on the "regulator" end of the hose. Bingo! Very handy. Just click on the nipple of either the power inflator or Drysuit inflator and push nice, clean, salt free water through these potentially finicky valves. Others might want these I thought, but the cost of a LP hose assembly + special 3/8 x 24 to 1/2 npt adapter + garden hose adapter would make it about $40. Bummer. What was needed was a device that would accept a male garden hose on one end and fit onto to an inflator QD nipple on the other. Here it is. http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P1010183.jpg http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010184.jpg http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010181.jpg This part is molded out of a fairly stiff durometer elastomer. It has threads in the big hex end to screw onto a garden hose. On the other end just pushes onto the nipple. There is a "oring" like feature in this end of the hose that engages the groove in the inflator nipple. This "snap fit" makes the Valve Flusher self retaining up to about 100 psi water pressure. The small ball shut off valve makes the flusher easy to use, and provides a secure attachment to the garden hose. Many garden hose ends are imperfect (beat up) and the shut off valve has a replaceable washer. I don't yet have final pricing, but I hope to offer the shutoff valve and Valve flusher for about $12. Tobin __________________ www.deepseasupply.com
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23rd September 2007, 05:23	#2 (permalink)
cramerdn Obey my dog! Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Townsville QLD Posts: 534	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Cool idea. If its still in the design stage I would put a bypass on it. That way you don't have to open the water valve and the inflator valve simultaneosly. Instead when the water is open the water flows out the side/bypass and when the valve to be rinced is open the water flows through it. That may also help eliminate and tendancy for the gismo to pop off from water preasure too. __________________ "Its better to live one day as a tiger than an entire life as a worm." "But who's ever heard of a worm skin rug?"
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23rd September 2007, 08:02	#3 (permalink)
cool_hardware52 RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 375	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Quote: (Originally Posted by cramerdn) Cool idea. If its still in the design stage I would put a bypass on it. That way you don't have to open the water valve and the inflator valve simultaneosly. Instead when the water is open the water flows out the side/bypass and when the valve to be rinced is open the water flows through it. That may also help eliminate and tendancy for the gismo to pop off from water preasure too. It doesn't pop off, at least with water pressures at or below ~100 psi. Tobin __________________ www.deepseasupply.com
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23rd September 2007, 13:56	#4 (permalink)
Joe Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 247	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Would be very useful to use on OTS counterlung manual add buttons. Quote: (Originally Posted by cool_hardware52) I shore dive in So Cal. That means sand in places it was never intended to be. I have always made a practice of flushing, or trying to flush fresh water through my power inflator "add" valve and through my drysuit inflate valve. Usually I just hold the end of the garden hose over the nipple and hope some of the flow actually goes through the valve. This sort of works. Then I got the idea of taking an old LP hose and via the magic of thread cutting lathes, connect a female garden hose adapter on the "regulator" end of the hose. Bingo! Very handy. Just click on the nipple of either the power inflator or Drysuit inflator and push nice, clean, salt free water through these potentially finicky valves. Others might want these I thought, but the cost of a LP hose assembly + special 3/8 x 24 to 1/2 npt adapter + garden hose adapter would make it about $40. Bummer. What was needed was a device that would accept a male garden hose on one end and fit onto to an inflator QD nipple on the other. Here it is. http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P1010183.jpg http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010184.jpg http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...m/P1010181.jpg This part is molded out of a fairly stiff durometer elastomer. It has threads in the big hex end to screw onto a garden hose. On the other end just pushes onto the nipple. There is a "oring" like feature in this end of the hose that engages the groove in the inflator nipple. This "snap fit" makes the Valve Flusher self retaining up to about 100 psi water pressure. The small ball shut off valve makes the flusher easy to use, and provides a secure attachment to the garden hose. Many garden hose ends are imperfect (beat up) and the shut off valve has a replaceable washer. I don't yet have final pricing, but I hope to offer the shutoff valve and Valve flusher for about $12. Tobin
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23rd September 2007, 17:41	#5 (permalink)
cramerdn Obey my dog! Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Townsville QLD Posts: 534	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Quote: (Originally Posted by cool_hardware52) It doesn't pop off, at least with water pressures at or below ~100 psi. Tobin But thats 100 psi on the valve. I just like a kinder gentler flushing. __________________ "Its better to live one day as a tiger than an entire life as a worm." "But who's ever heard of a worm skin rug?"
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23rd September 2007, 18:37	#6 (permalink)
cool_hardware52 RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 375	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Quote: (Originally Posted by cramerdn) But thats 100 psi on the valve. I just like a kinder gentler flushing. 100 PSI on a valve typically seeing ~130-150 Interstage pressure isn't going to hurt the valve. Keep in mind that all the water or gas has to flow through the male QD nipple, and the cross sectional area of the openings in the end of a inflator nipple is quite small. If you want to reduce the flow further just crack open the ball valve on the shut off. Tobin __________________ www.deepseasupply.com Last edited by cool_hardware52 : 23rd September 2007 at 19:54. Reason: added pic
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DeepBlueInnovation Between Breathers Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Not Bought Yet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 353	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Great idea, have some green. Oh, and count me in for one when they are ready for sale
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24th September 2007, 23:38	#8 (permalink)
cool_hardware52 RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 375	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Come and get 'um https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=1301 Should be shipping Wednesday. Tobin __________________ www.deepseasupply.com
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eanxdiver Rather be Diving Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA, SC Posts: 105	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Will you be bringing these to DEMA?
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cool_hardware52 RebreatherWorld Sponsor Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal USA Posts: 375	Re: Valve Flusher, Maintenance Aid Quote: (Originally Posted by eanxdiver) Will you be bringing these to DEMA? I certainly will have at least one on display. Keep in mind that everything we bring into DEMA is charged a freight rate of $0.52 per pound, just to move it from the parking lot to your booth! That does not include the freight from California to Florida. That fact makes me reluctant to bring anything I don't have to. Tobin __________________ www.deepseasupply.com
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