How much water in wing?

[3SecondDiver]

How much is a normal amount of water in a wing after a dive? I was testing out a new harness/wing set up in the pool for about 20 minutes. When I came to clean everything there was about 20 to 30 ounces of water in the wing. Is this normal? It’s a dive rite voyager xt

 

[rhwestfall]

let me guess, you really lift it high above your head to dump it. You are also filling/dumping a bunch...

 

[broncobowsher]

I'll add to that guess...
Trying to cut weight. Running the wing down to no air in it?
Those valves are not one way. Hold them open and water is free to go in.

 

[Robert H. Diver]

I used to get a decent amount of water in my BCD when I started diving. I have very little now that I can control my buoyancy better and don’t use the inflator as the up/down button…

 

[Cthippo]

In my limited experience up to a cup or so is normal. 20-30 ounces is excessive.

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

I find more water gets in if I use the rear dump valve.

 

[jayknight]

I wondered the same, after I had liters of water in my new xDeep Zen wing. First thought I experimented too much on the first dive. But later found it had a nice big L-shaped tear in the bladder ;-).

To find out: inflate it a bunch, and push it down in shallow water / the bathtub. If you see bubbles you know it's not you.

 

[3SecondDiver]

I was definitely filling and dumping a lot. I’ve never tried a bp/w set up. So was trying to trim . That must be it.

 

[kelemvor]

I was definitely filling and dumping a lot. I’ve never tried a bp/w set up. So was trying to trim . That must be it.

I had the same problem for a while before I managed to get my buoyancy and trim sorted out. It happens, no big deal. I prefer the butt dump when my position allows for it, and as others have noted, you get a little more water in the bladder from that. Just dump the water back out once you're on the boat, and flush the bladder when you get home like you would with any bcd after a dive. I always remove all the dump valves when drying or storing my gear, helps the inside to dry and not get funky.

The reason it's less of an issue now is that I've got my buoyancy/trim/weighting sorted out. That means I don't need to put very much air in, so there's not much to dump when the time comes. Has a big impact on your gas consumption and therefore dive time if your dives are limited by how much is left in your tank rather than NDL time.

 

[Nemrod]

I use the rear dump also nearly exclusively. And I get water in my wing as a result. I weight myself light enough that at the end of the dive I am constantly trying to dump a little more air from my now flat as Kansas empty wing. That lets in more water. I do not care.

James