Odd drysuit leak

[Shoehorn!]

My Andy's drysuit shell has a leak where no seals are. When I get done with a dive my left side below the waist is soaked. There are no seals or seams here, so I can only assume its coming from somewhere around the waist.

Living in Hawaii there isn't any places I know of that do drysuit repair, so I have to send it out. Can anyone recommend a good place to send it off to to get the seals repaired? Any idea on the cost and turnaround time on something like that?

 

[burna]

Could be a pinhole. Have you tried blocking the wrists and neck and inflating it then soaking with soapy water?

 

[TechBlue]

Could be a pinhole. Have you tried blocking the wrists and neck and inflating it then soaking with soapy water?

What Burna said you could solve your problem with a dab of aquaseal

 

[Skookumchuck]

I had a pinhole in the fabric of my suit nowhere near a seam. To find it I used my dive light in a dark room and shone it through the suit, to confirm I had the right spot I turned that part of the suit inside out, formed a little pouch and poured some water in. I then used plumbers goop to patch it because the LDS had no Aquaseal. Sixty dives later the Goop is still holding.

 

[rakpix]

or just stop peeing all over yourself

 

[warmwaterturner]

Overinflate and hop in the pool - look for bubbles.

 

[BabyDuck]

if you decide to send it somewhere, steve gamble in florida is 'da man' for drysuits.

but, yeah, try the things above to find the problem yourself. there's also a great thread on the dive matrix about how to find little drysuit leaks - give that a read, too.

 

[TechBlue]

if you decide to send it somewhere, steve gamble in florida is 'da man' for drysuits.

but, yeah, try the things above to find the problem yourself. there's also a great thread on the dive matrix about how to find little drysuit leaks - give that a read, too.

Steve is da man!

 

[Shoehorn!]

Awesome, thanks for the advice. I will try searching for a small hole myself before sending it anywhere.

 

[jqjcn]

it is better to buy a new suit