K_girl
Contributor
I bought a DUI dyrsuit TLS350 that had been sitting on the rack for a long time. LDS sent it back to DUI for new seals and pressure testing before I picked it up. I was assured the suit was leak-free. The suit is not flooding, but it is definitely getting wet. I tested it in my own pool just waist-high for a two minutes, not even letting the neck and wrist seals touch the water. It looks like the material is getting wet right around the waist seal. My left leg was getting wet, where the zipper stops at the right hip, that area did not get wet. I took it back to the LDS and they pressure tested it 3 times, still could not find a leak. I did the test in their pool, again, not letting the neck and wrist seals get wet and they made sure the zipper seal was shut solid. They were amazed - the suit got wet. They had no explanation because the pressure test showed there were no leaks. Afterall, they tested it 3 times!!
Question: how many drysuit divers out there put up with wetness on the interior of dry suits because they think they must they must be doing something wrong? My LDS shop was trying to think of all the things I must be doing wrong until I proved to them it was possible for a pressure test not to show a leak, do everything right and yet, the suit still gets wet inside. We will be sending the suit back to DUI for further repair, but I intend to document my experience to them before it is shipped off. I don't want it sent back again with them saying - pressure test shows no leaks and keep trying to blame it on me.
Karen
Question: how many drysuit divers out there put up with wetness on the interior of dry suits because they think they must they must be doing something wrong? My LDS shop was trying to think of all the things I must be doing wrong until I proved to them it was possible for a pressure test not to show a leak, do everything right and yet, the suit still gets wet inside. We will be sending the suit back to DUI for further repair, but I intend to document my experience to them before it is shipped off. I don't want it sent back again with them saying - pressure test shows no leaks and keep trying to blame it on me.
Karen