BCD pressure test

[Jonno]

When I service a BCD I do a 4 hour inflation test. Inflate the BC fully and if it has not started to "wilt" in 4 hours we are satisfied. It wilts we go looking.

 

[lucca brassi]

I have stored BCD always fully inflated - surface hard on touch

 

[CT-Rich]

unless Scubapro is payingyou to create test data, I am with the others. The burst pressure on the bladder is going to be much higher than Over pressure relief valves. You might ask a dive buddy if he sees you leaking air out of your BCD on a dive. The most likely failure points are going to be the the connectors and the relief valves. I can see how the question might be somewhat relelevent if you are stuck on the surface for a long period and you are concerned that air is bleeding out. The soapy water test would probably be the easiest to test... put it in a tub and fill it and look where the bubble come from. hopefully, from the places they are supposed too.

 

[spectrum]

Make sure the buddy knows what they are really looking for in a bubble check. My wife's old Diva LX would bubble for a long time as the padding surrendered it's buoyancy. I panicked the first time I sank it in the rinse barrel.

Pete

 

[herman]

Make sure the buddy knows what they are really looking for in a bubble check. My wife's old Diva LX would bubble for a long time as the padding surrendered it's buoyancy. I panicked the first time I sank it in the rinse barrel.

Pete

I have a camera housing that does the same thing, venting air from an exterior handle.....and after 10 years of using it, it still scares the crap out of me every time I see it..