Divectionist
Contributor
Hi
I just swapped a Miflex LP inflator hose for another, shorter hose of the same make. After I disconnected the old hose and put it on the bed (where my equipment fiddling takes place), I noticed water seeping out of it, and there was quite a bit more water inside the disconnected hose.
I tasted it and luckily it was rinse water (I dive in salt water only), but it is a complete mystery to me how the water got in there in the first place. When I rinse/soak the reg, I click the inflator connector a few times to make sure no salt gets deposited, but the schrader valve should not be opened without mechanical pressure on the stem. The BCD and reg get rinsed separately, so the inflator button would not be depressed with water entering through a submerged inflator assembly. The hose itself is only a few months old.
Getting water in through the first stage is very unlikely as I rinse it carefully with a screw in DIN cap. I saw no signs of water inside the first stage, which does not mean that it is not in there though.
Any clues?
Cheers
I just swapped a Miflex LP inflator hose for another, shorter hose of the same make. After I disconnected the old hose and put it on the bed (where my equipment fiddling takes place), I noticed water seeping out of it, and there was quite a bit more water inside the disconnected hose.
I tasted it and luckily it was rinse water (I dive in salt water only), but it is a complete mystery to me how the water got in there in the first place. When I rinse/soak the reg, I click the inflator connector a few times to make sure no salt gets deposited, but the schrader valve should not be opened without mechanical pressure on the stem. The BCD and reg get rinsed separately, so the inflator button would not be depressed with water entering through a submerged inflator assembly. The hose itself is only a few months old.
Getting water in through the first stage is very unlikely as I rinse it carefully with a screw in DIN cap. I saw no signs of water inside the first stage, which does not mean that it is not in there though.
Any clues?
Cheers