Disinfectants in UK

[Umuntu]

You might want to read BSAC’s equipment maintenance guidance, just one guidance document from this return to safe diving page.

Running "Try Dive" sessions are going to be so much more difficult ...

 

[Edward3c]

Running "Try Dive" sessions are going to be so much more difficult ...

We don't do them - No Pool.

However, running the S Scotland open water training sessions will be interesting. I think the first one will be limited to instructors so we can see what works.

 

[ofg-1]

Disinfectants? You UK guys have Sipsmith and Boodles gin, what else could you want, except maybe a lime.

 

[Edward3c]

Disinfectants? You UK guys have Sipsmith and Boodles gin, what else could you want, except maybe a lime.

I've a few bottles of Laphroaig lying round the house, maybe I should use them.

 

[dmaziuk]

I've a few bottles of Laphroaig lying round the house, maybe I should use them.

Them's fightin' words. And I am not that fond of leapfrog meself.

 

[Searcaigh]

You UK guys have Sipsmith and Boodles gin

I soak my second stage mouthpiece in some Botanist for 30 mins when I get home after cleaning them with soapy water and rinsing them in tonic water

 

[Poor Knight]

I'd be hesitant about using corrosive or oxidising chemicals to sanitise dive gear. The lifespan of your gear will be diminished, and you could actually damage plastics and o-rings. A laundry sanitizer with quaternary ammonium compounds (the AP Diving one above, Canestan, Sard, Dettol here in NZ) should sterilise a BCD but be careful, as it has a bitter taste if not thoroughly rinsed out of the bladder and inflater hose / mouthpiece once you are done.

 

[BlueTrin]

So diluted household bleach is better than dettol ...

With Scuba equipment I generally prefer to use cleaning agents which have been tested as being safe for oral use. So I use a diluted white vinegar solution for cleaning/servicing regulators and Steradent Active for sterilisation. I avoid using products I would put in a drain, but not in my mouth.

Chlorine is used in tap water in many countries, it’s safe at low concentrations.

 

[happy-diver]

I gargled salt semi dissolved in hot water with a splash of cold yesterday

 

[Blackcrusader]

You might want to read BSAC’s equipment maintenance guidance, just one guidance document from this return to safe diving page.

For BCD bladders you can read this article Emergency Breathing from Your BCD: Undercurrent 06/2011