Dry suit flooding

[JohnF]

My inflator valve was backed off slightly and allowed water past the seal onto my chest. I gave it a good reef and it barely moved but it stopped the leak. I'm talking about where the inside and outside flanges on the plastic valve squeeze the suit material.

JohnF

 

[ERP]

Maybe you should try the suit again in a pool with undergarments on. Give it 10 or 15 minutes and see where the undergarments are wet.

I'm kind of surprised you can't tell where it was leaking from. Usually you can tell by which bits of undergarment are wet, sleeves= wrist seals, neck= neckseals, chest= leaky inflator, etc etc.

I just had my low profile Apex valve replaced because it leaked when fully open, but I would just get a wet arm, in 50 or 60 minutes of diving.

And FWIW I can get soaking wet in less than an hour on a hot day with no leaks at all.

 

[Col.Maniac]

Hi dlegros,
yea my seals look just like that

Hi ERP,
I'm kind of surprised you can't tell where it was leaking from. Usually you can tell by which bits of undergarment are wet, sleeves= wrist seals, neck= neckseals, chest= leaky inflator, etc etc.

Thinking about it now my T shirt was completly drenched, when i took the suit off there was no excess water in the boots probably a small leak, If water was comming from the wrists and or wrist dump then most of my T shirt would be dry at the highest point.
This is starting to sound like a neck seal problem :doctor:

It was hard to tell where the leak was comming from as the water was about my body temp, the suit and air bubbles made every thing feel weird any way.

 

[Dryglove]

Col.Maniac once bubbled...
Hi dlegros,
yea my seals look just like that

Hi ERP,
I'm kind of surprised you can't tell where it was leaking from. Usually you can tell by which bits of undergarment are wet, sleeves= wrist seals, neck= neckseals, chest= leaky inflator, etc etc.

Thinking about it now my T shirt was completly drenched, when i took the suit off there was no excess water in the boots probably a small leak, If water was comming from the wrists and or wrist dump then most of my T shirt would be dry at the highest point.
This is starting to sound like a neck seal problem :doctor:

It was hard to tell where the leak was comming from as the water was about my body temp, the suit and air bubbles made every thing feel weird any way.

Are you sure its not you sweating in the drysuit. Did you happen to notice if the drysuit had an even layer of moisture inside of it or was one spot drenched. I would say it is you perspiring as there was no water in your boots.

 

[Col.Maniac]

Hi Lal7176,

defently not sweat I had to ring out my T shirt I had to dry off too, didnt smell nice any way smelly pool water

Hi Hallmac,
Another thought is don the suit and have some one look at the neck area as you strech, turn, and rotate. Sometimes the muscles and cords in the nect create small folds that create a leak

Yes I was looking around underwater,
Looks like I found my answer ut:

 

[String]

My dry suit leaks like a Tea bag - i was given it second hand so cant complain, it still beats a wet suit.

Check the seals for a leak, stand in the pool up to but BELOW your next seal, get off, remove suit, check for water. You can determine if its the neck seal or not then.

If it has a cuff dump that WILL let in water.

If the suit is second hand it could be the material, the seals or worse the seams.

If its a small leak the soapy water trick wont work - i actually turned my suit (minus boots) inside out and filled it with water to see where it started soaking through (turned out to be a seam).

Also as others have said, head movement can cause it and initially i found my hood pulled down too far and moved the seal.

If i look up at something i always get nice warm bubbles leaving through the neck seal (replaced with not so nice cold sea water).

Check the weight of your BC and tank isnt pulled the neck seal down a bit or folding it at the back.

 

[Col.Maniac]

Hi String,

Its a brand new suit, I shall give it a nother try in the pool next time i go

 

[No Fish]

Col.Maniac once bubbled...

I did not roll the neck seal under, I stuck my head through and just pulled it down ...

Are you sure your neck seal is thin latex and not something that looks like wet-suit material? Kinda foamy & smooth on the outside and slightly spongey? Latex would be like an innertube from a tire.

 

[Col.Maniac]

No Fish once bubbled...


Are you sure your neck seal is thin latex and not something that looks like wet-suit material? Kinda foamy & smooth on the outside and slightly spongey? Latex would be like an innertube from a tire.

Hi,
It is like an inertube from a tyre very thin

 

[IzzyTahil]

you said that your Apex dump is on your wrist. Is it the low profile http://www.apeks.co.uk/apekshome.htm or the cuff dump http://www.apeks.co.uk/apekshome.htm?

If you have the cuff dump, then you might have the same trouble as I did with my dry suit that was fitted with a cuff dump. I did everything you did and still couln't figure it out! I didnt experience a flood but rather definate wetness. I contacted Apeks and the mfg. and it was neither seemed surprised. The mfg suggested i get the auto dump because it seals the exhaust bettter (I dont care for this option since Im happy haivng the control of purging the air from my suit.) Apeks told me to apply cement between the dump and the fabric, and to my astonisment, stopped water from coming in. Also, unscrew the valve and make sure there is nothing jamming the seal open.

good luck