Power inflator Hose

[PaulSmithTek]

Alright if anyone read the previous post about my wife instructor you know what the instructor told my wife.

For all who didnt read it here is the link....
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=142377

alright with that. My wife went to her first pool dive and the instructor told her more stuff.

1. My wife wanted split fins so I bought them for her.

Her instructor told her that should could not wear them because they were not good
in to pool or the ocean.. what he didnt mention is he has had split fins for
2 years. What a moron.

2. My wifes BC doesnt have an OCTO it is part of the power inflator to reduce hose's.

Her instructor also stated that she cannot use it, because it isnt in her openwater manual. Which PADI's OW manual states you can use either or. Then he stated that her power inflator hose is not suppost to be inside the velcro strap that it comes with. So my question is, isnt that where it is suppost to be, he said that it just needs to dangle freely. See the attached picture for the power inflator hose the way I have it

 

[H2Andy]

dude, can the instructor. get your wife somewhere else. ask ahead of
time if these are going to be issues.

sounds like this guy has a attitude problem from hell

he's probably right (somewhat) on all counts, but he's taking it to extremes
and is not doing a good job of explaining why:

split fins: they're fine. tons of people use them. would i use them? no. i
want stiffer fins for more delicate fin work.

inflator octo: well... in an out of air situation, it's going to be difficult to
work with that short hose, so it's not ideal. she'd probably be best served
with a regular octo.

hose inside velcro: not sure why those are there. shouldn't be used. it makes
venting air by using the hose very difficult (when you try to extend it).

 

[PaulSmithTek]

The funny thing is I did ask before she headed to class that night. I belive part of the problem is that there is only two of them in class and the other kid is his son in law, and he is trying to show off. So i fixed all of his issues and found my instructor to give her private classes.

 

[Boat Chick]

So i fixed all of his issues and found my instructor to give her private classes.

Sounds like you made the right decision.

I have split fins and love them. I used to get calf cramps with the paddle fins. I am finding though with my dry suit I need something a little stiffer so will have to probably by another pair for that (boy this is an expensive hobby ;-)

Velcro and the hose....When I first started diving I always secured my hose in the velcro, but H2Andy is right, to vent fully it definitely hinders extending the hose verticle above my head. I also found that if it wasn't velcroed, it floated up around my shoulder and head (I have an old Dacor BC, the inflator hose is long). So I use my back dump valve most of the time unless I'm decending at the beginning of a dive and usually slip it through the velcro, if I remember. I have a seperate octo though...

 

[Damselfish]

I use the velcro to keep it put, but then I don't use the hose to vent either.

 

[Sideband]

The velcro on BCs is usually high enough on the shoulder it doesn't hinder dumping at all. This is at least true of every Scubapro and Genesis BC I've ever tried. I have never had trouble dumping air because of the velcro retainer.

Joe

 

[H2Andy]

hey, that's a good point that it would depend on the BC

i had a Dacor Sportster (?) and an Oceanic Probe... both gave me trouble
dumping with the velcro strap on

 

[nwbrewer]

On my BC the I found the velcro too low to dump air easily, and like Cynde I found that without it velcroed in the hose tended to float away and be hard to find, so I stole a bit from the DIR folks and attached a bungee loop to one of my chest D rings and run the LPI hose through that. Since then I never have trouble finding it, and I can extend it almost fully upwards.

Jake

 

[Downeast Diving]

Alright if anyone read the previous post about my wife instructor you know what the instructor told my wife.

For all who didnt read it here is the link....
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=142377

alright with that. My wife went to her first pool dive and the instructor told her more stuff.

1. My wife wanted split fins so I bought them for her.

Her instructor told her that should could not wear them because they were not good
in to pool or the ocean.. what he didnt mention is he has had split fins for
2 years. What a moron.

2. My wifes BC doesnt have an OCTO it is part of the power inflator to reduce hose's.

Her instructor also stated that she cannot use it, because it isnt in her openwater manual. Which PADI's OW manual states you can use either or. Then he stated that her power inflator hose is not suppost to be inside the velcro strap that it comes with. So my question is, isnt that where it is suppost to be, he said that it just needs to dangle freely. See the attached picture for the power inflator hose the way I have it

I find the velcro issue is definitely BC dependant. Some hoses work fine, others need to be out free from the velcro.

The other issues are matter of preference. It seems that instructor made his known.

Dennis--

 

[scubamickey]

You should get your wife her own credit card so she can buy her own fins