Dry Glove Leak Testing?

[Dont_Hold_Your_Breath]

Tested some SHOWA Atlas 495 gloves out with my Kubi rings today and loved the warmth they provided. However, both gloves leaked. I 3D printed parts and watched videos on how to get the gloves on to my Kubi rings correctly which wasn't easy but I'm pretty sure they were installed correctly and suspect the gloves might have tiny holes. It seemed like the tip of a finger in my left hand and not clear where the problem was on my right hand. What's the best way to test dry gloves for leaks? Should I fit them with water and hang them up? I don't have a compressor to do compressed air but could get one from work and use some soap to look for bubbles. Curious what advice folks might have.

 

[FF / EMT]

I tried the filling with water on my ultima and couldn’t find anything, then I tried filling the suit up with gas while pinching shut the neck seal and spraying with soap, still didn’t find anything, I ended up turning the glove inside out and stretching it to see if I could find any leaks, have found 2, both that I sealed with aqua seal.

 

[davehicks]

I tried the filling with water on my ultima and couldn’t find anything, then I tried filling the suit up with gas while pinching shut the neck seal and spraying with soap, still didn’t find anything, I ended up turning the glove inside out and stretching it to see if I could find any leaks, have found 2, both that I sealed with aqua seal.

Glove leaks, replace glove.

 

[girlwithbigtanks]

Black room. Bright led light. I repair holea in blue zip gloves or drysuit boots. Aquaseal on a dollar store paint brush with the bristles trimmed short.

 

[landphil]

When I need to check for leaks I smash the glove ring into my face so it seals around my mouth and blow into it to inflate the glove. Then I can feel where air is coming out. If no air is escaping from the glove I replace the o-ring, cause mine wear out with all of the sand from beach entries

 

[lexvil]

Fingers up in a bucket of water but sometimes better to just switch gloves

 

[Dont_Hold_Your_Breath]

When I need to check for leaks I smash the glove ring into my face so it seals around my mouth and blow into it to inflate the glove. Then I can feel where air is coming out. If no air is escaping from the glove I replace the o-ring, cause mine wear out with all of the sand from beach entries

Great suggestion. Both gloves failed the pressure test. Found a cut in one, couldn't find it in the other. Replaced both gloves, now they both pass!

 

[happy-diver]

 

[Dont_Hold_Your_Breath]

I repalced my gloves Showa Atlas 495 gloves that had holes in them with new gloves, did a snorkle, everything was great, no leaks. I then did some very shallow water diving, from the surface down to 6ft to take a few images while gripping and camera and then back up to the surface. About 10 minutes into my dives I felt cold water slowely entering into my left glove. It's unclear to me why this didn't leak right away. I pressed on my dry rings to make sure they were closed all the way once I noticed the leak and they were closed firmly and the leak continued.

Before and after the dive I pressed the dry glove ring up to my mouth/face and blew into the glove and the gloves always pass the pressure test and hold air. I thikning it's one of two things, either the o-ring that seals the glove to the ring breaks down for some reason with certain hand gestures, rapid assent, or pressure, or the rapid pressure change casuses the gloves to burp air which let some water in somehow. When the glove leaked my wrist seal under the dry glove ring kept my body from getting wet which was nice but I couldn't tell where the leak was coming from in the glove.

I've seen some people put a small tube under their wrist seal from they dry suit into the glove to help with air flow and it seems that would help me in the unlikely event air burping was the problem. However, if the glove leaked for any other reason I'd be in trouble of getting my suit wet which would be a huge problem so the tube seems like a bad idea. I've never had a problem with the normal gloves that came with the suit but I'm diving in 41F water and those gloves are too thin and small to fit the underglove layers I need. Would apprecaite any suggestions, pictures of my gloves attached. Plan on diving again this weekend but don't have a great plan to figure this issue out.

 

[Boarderguy]

That's odd for sure. Makes sure you don't have any wrinkles in the material. I haven't had any leaks in my showa 660s. Look at the glove material going under the o-ring to ensure it's smooth. Any wrinkle could cause a very slight leak over time.