You could replace your hose with a plain regulator hose with one of these on the end. should make it easier to detach and or re attach under pressure. its the same idea as the hose hat.
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I find it interesting, by the way, that when you buy a dry suit, it comes with a low pressure inflator hose with a big, easy-to-grip end that can be removed easily, but most BCDs don't have those.
You really do need to practice this. I borrowed a wing from somebody last summer to try and the inflator stuck. This is a necessary skill for a reason. Uncontrolled ascents are not a good thing.if it makes you feel better, we practiced this in OW confined dives and it took me over 5 minutes and a bit of help to get it unconnected. There is no way I could get it released in an emergency.
Didn't Halcyon have a recall because of inflator sticking a while back?Sometimes the inflator button stuck not because of bad maintenance but because of bad inflator. Like everything else man made, there's a lemon that would make it through the quality control process now and then.
If unable to manually disconnect the LP hose from the power inflator, then there is an inline check valve that can be installed between the LP hose and the power inflator itself.
I know that some people poo-poo this check valve setup, but it's another solution to the problem.
You really do need to practice this. I borrowed a wing from somebody last summer to try and the inflator stuck. This is a necessary skill for a reason. Uncontrolled ascents are not a good thing.
---------- Post added July 25th, 2013 at 09:40 PM ----------
I have a very old BC that was having issues with a stuck inflator hose. I was actually having more trouble connecting the hose than anything else. A tiny bit of silicone lubricant solved the problem. It had gotten a bit of rust/corrosion on the little balls and connector underneath the metal fitting.
---------- Post added July 25th, 2013 at 09:49 PM ----------
Didn't Halcyon have a recall because of inflator sticking a while back?
---------- Post added July 25th, 2013 at 09:52 PM ----------
This is another classic example of how the basic skills required in OW class are neccessary and need to be practiced regularly. Don't just pass the class and forget about it.
I think I've used almost everything I learned in OW at one time or another.
Didn't Halcyon have a recall because of inflator sticking a while back?