Dump valve on inflator hose on Zeagle Ranger?

[pilot fish]

I have a friend that has Zeagle Ranger BC and she tells me there is no dump valve on inflator hose. I thought all BC's had dump valve on inflator hose? Anyone know this bc?

 

[Vie]

I thought all BC's had dump valve on inflator hose?

Many wing-type “BCs” (designed for use with a backplate) such as those made by Halcyon and OMS and some harness/wing types such as the Manta Wing made by Zeagle do not have a dump valve on the inflator hose (where the corrugated hose connects to the bladder). The reasoning behind the lack of dump valve? Safety consideration (from a technical diving/DIR approach). See below (quoted from GUE website: http://www.gue.com/equipment/buoyancy.shtml)

“Some BCs have a corrugated hose that is connected to a pull dump allowing the diver to pull the hose releasing air from the bladder. This feature encourages the diver to frequently pull on a vital piece of life support equipment. If a diver accidentally pulled the corrugated hose free from the BC, the bladder would rapidly empty its air supply, leaving the diver without buoyancy control. Individuals are encouraged to avoid this feature as it could easily prove life-threatening.”

 

[Mark Vlahos]

I have a friend that has Zeagle Ranger BC and she tells me there is no dump valve on inflator hose. I thought all BC's had dump valve on inflator hose? Anyone know this bc?

On my Zeagle Ranger Ltd. there is a dump valve on the low pressure inflator (the part you hold in your hand), and there is a pull dump on the bladder end of the hose as well. The pull dump is operated by pulling on the low pressure inflator, this pulls on a wire inside the corrugated hose operating the dump. This is typical of many BC's.

The low pressure inflator has an inflate button that will use air from your breathing gas, and an oral inflator for you to manually inflate the bladder if you choose to inflate it that way.

Frankly, I don't know what your friend is talking about. The Ranger air cell inflation equipment is pretty much like most other BC's intended for recreational use.

Mark Vlahos

 

[divad]

Maybe she doesn't understand that she has an inflator hose pull-dump on her Ranger.

 

[pilot fish]

Many wing-type “BCs” (designed for use with a backplate) such as those made by Halcyon amd OMS and some harness/wing types such as the Manta Wing made by Zeagle do not have a dump valve on the inflator hose (where the corrugated hose connects to the bladder).

It does have a dump in infaltor hose. She just got it to work. Thanks

 

[pilot fish]

On my Zeagle Ranger Ltd. there is a dump valve on the low pressure inflator (the part you hold in your hand), and there is a pull dump on the bladder end of the hose as well. The pull dump is operated by pulling on the low pressure inflator, this pulls on a wire inside the corrugated hose operating the dump. This is typical of many BC's.

The low pressure inflator has an inflate button that will use air from your breathing gas, and an oral inflator for you to manually inflate the bladder if you choose to inflate it that way.

Frankly, I don't know what your friend is talking about. The Ranger air cell inflation equipment is pretty much like most other BC's intended for recreational use.

Mark Vlahos

Thanks, Mark. I told her to put it on, so did her dive shop, and it worked. I was worried that it mght have been defective and she needed to bring it back. She was concerned because her manual said it *may* have a dump valve and she wasn't sure. Now it works and she feels more confident. I was trying to figure this out long distance on the phone.

 

[pilot fish]

Maybe she doesn't understand that she has a pull-dump on her Ranger.

Yeah, that was it, but she now knows she has one, and it works. She is a relatively new diver and I was just trying to make sure she knew how her gear worked.

 

[ScottZeagle]

About 99.5% of all the BCs we sell have the remote exhaust attached to the inflator. Some shops, however, request that their BCs come with only the elbow and corrugated hose.

Glad you got it all figured out!

Scott

 

[divad]

. Glad you got it all figured out!Scott

What about mmm...... spare rebuild kits for regulators in case you're out of America?

 

[wstainsby]

Hi,
I've got a similar problem with the dump valve on the inflator of my bcd.

I've been given a scubapro BCD but the wire inside the corregated hose that operates the pull dump has snapped.

Can I get a replacement wire? if so where? I'm UK based?

cheers?