Cleaning BC Bladder

[rfwoodvt]

Aside from rinsing and draining your BC bladder with water do you use anything else such as using a cleaning or sanitizing solution?

I was thinking a steramine rinse might not be a bad idea. Thots?

 

[rongoodman]

Unless you're planning on breathing from it, I don't see the point.

 

[Belzelbub]

I use BC Cleaner originally made by McNett, now Revivex. A little down the inflator hose before I hook the hose up to it. I’ll also use some Salt Off followed by freshwater if diving in saltwater.

 

[hedonist222]

Aside from rinsing and draining your BC bladder with water do you use anything else such as using a cleaning or sanitizing solution?

I was thinking a steramine rinse might not be a bad idea. Thots?

every 50 dives or so I'll bring distilled water to about 40 celcius and let it marinate for a while before washing it out.
Distilled water because our tap water is relatively hard.

 

[happy-diver]

It's about the drying not the cleaning

 

[LFMarm]

Steramine

 

[Trace Malinowski]

Here is DAN's recommendation for sterilizing gear including BCD's which supports using Steramine or a diluted bleach solution: DAN’s Quick Guide to Properly Disinfecting Dive Gear

Camelback drinking bladders are similar to BCD bladders and can be cleansed using diluted bleach or commercial cleaning tablets.

I've never used a disinfectant in a BCD bladder. Fresh water is all I've used. My current Halcyon wing is 16 years old with about 2500 dives on it. I rinse inside about once a month.

 

[Sevenrider860]

I have never used anything but a good fresh water rinse of the BC bladder and have never had issues. I remove the inflator hose, fill with water, shake around a bit, and drain. I am too impatient to fill from the LPI, but it is easily done with that method also.