Chlorine vs. Gear

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

Is there anything I can do besides thoroughly rinsing my gear after a pool dive? Im worried about the effects of the chlorine on my gear (especially the air bladder inside my bc and the diaphragms in my reg). It seems like no matter how much i rinsed i there is still a faint odor of chlorine.

 

[tiburon72157]

you can pick up a large plastic tub at home depot, fill it with water and some bc cleaner/disinfectant and soak it overnight. seems to help quite a bit.

 

[**ping**]

Just get rental gear for your pool sessions... my gear NEVER EVER would get chlorined water on it.

 

[dbg40]

Just use a standard cleaner, and rinse out the bladder, then soak it for a little while, rinse and hang. It's not too bad on gear unless you're in the pool everyday. Even then, just get out of the pool, and go straight to the shower wearing all of your gear to get it off as soon as possible. Most problems come from poor habits, like wearing it in the pool, stuffing it in a bag, and forgetting it till the next time.

 

[theskull]

Chlorine vs. Gear is the perfect heading.

Chlorine is an oxidizer, as in oxidation. Metal corrodes, colors fade, fabrics deteriorate. What you can do is saturate your gear with shower water first so it doesn't soak up as much chlorinated water, and rinse it all off thoroughly in the shower before packing it up, then get home and hang it to dry ASAP. Only take gear to the pool that you are trying out for the first time or that you can afford to replace.

Miraculously, chlorine has no effect whatsoever on snorkels!

theskull

 

[diveman7683]

I'm in the pool 2-3 times a week. I just rinse everything off and let it hang.

 

[Michael Schlink]

Go to a pool store and ask for Cl neutralizer

 

[Vayu]

Just stay out of the pool man. You are a diver now and have big water to run to. I won't put my stuff in chlorine because it can make your gear a liability. Last thing you need is a gear problem at depth because you wanted to screw around in 5 - 10' of chemically altered, bug-killing, eye burning, kiddy toilet water.

Ok...ok... some pool diving cannot be avoided. Do what they said and rinse your stuff overnight in freshwater. Then rinse it everyday for a month and clean your wing with lemon wet-wipes and a toothbrush. Re-oil your regulators and make sure the diaphragm is not suffering from total acid destruction.

One of my OW instructors had a set of 'pool' jet fins which were semi-infested with chlorine resistant nematodes. The more you are in the stuff the more the resistant micro-organisms are going to breed on your EQ.

BTW sweet icon that album is wicked especially Cicatriz ESP.


-V

 

[String]

It wont harm the bladder or the parts in the regs (not in the concentration found in pools) and provided you wash it immediately afterwards in fresh water it'll be fine.

It WILL remove the colour from things, fade colours and so on even when washed. Ive had the same gear in the pool for near 3 years and the only thing thats died are my neoprene booties have rotted from me being lazy and not washing them. The rest is safe.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

What String said!!