Hi All,
I was doing a Tec dive to 130 ft recently and wearing my usual Ultima Dry Gloves on my Fusion Bullet dry suit. At approximately 120 ft on descent, my right glove suddenly flooded (with 6 deg C water). Not rapidly but I knew it was happening. Of course, with equalization tubes in place, the water gradually soaked my entire right arm thermals. I was wearing SI Tech wool inner gloves which were completely soaked.
I noticed after the flooding that I could very easily rotate the glove on the suit ring whereas my left glove was normally resistant to turning. Not sure if that's a clue or not...
I normally raise my hands a bit on descent to make sure that my suit gas finds its way into the gloves. It is possible that I had not done this enough as I passed through 100 ft or so and thus set up a squeeze with my gloves. I find that even with equalization tubes equalization is not automatic unless you raise your hands a bit on descent.
I am normally carefully to ensure no dirt or grit gets into my suit rings or the glove o-ring. I normally lubricate the glove o-ring liberally with silicone grease.
Any idea why it would suddenly flood? Should I be using lots of silicone to fill the space where the o-ring sits in the glove or just a little bit of silicone to ease doff and donning? Could too much silicone attract fibres and such like?
Is it possible that a small wool thread from my inner gloves got stuck between the o-ring and the suit ring seat and just finally let go and caused such a dramatic flood?
Of course I checked my gloves carefully post-dive and there are no holes anywhere. Also, I know that the leak occurred at the glove-suit juncture and not behind the wrist seal because my hand was completely soaked and my arm less so.
Appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Don
I was doing a Tec dive to 130 ft recently and wearing my usual Ultima Dry Gloves on my Fusion Bullet dry suit. At approximately 120 ft on descent, my right glove suddenly flooded (with 6 deg C water). Not rapidly but I knew it was happening. Of course, with equalization tubes in place, the water gradually soaked my entire right arm thermals. I was wearing SI Tech wool inner gloves which were completely soaked.
I noticed after the flooding that I could very easily rotate the glove on the suit ring whereas my left glove was normally resistant to turning. Not sure if that's a clue or not...
I normally raise my hands a bit on descent to make sure that my suit gas finds its way into the gloves. It is possible that I had not done this enough as I passed through 100 ft or so and thus set up a squeeze with my gloves. I find that even with equalization tubes equalization is not automatic unless you raise your hands a bit on descent.
I am normally carefully to ensure no dirt or grit gets into my suit rings or the glove o-ring. I normally lubricate the glove o-ring liberally with silicone grease.
Any idea why it would suddenly flood? Should I be using lots of silicone to fill the space where the o-ring sits in the glove or just a little bit of silicone to ease doff and donning? Could too much silicone attract fibres and such like?
Is it possible that a small wool thread from my inner gloves got stuck between the o-ring and the suit ring seat and just finally let go and caused such a dramatic flood?
Of course I checked my gloves carefully post-dive and there are no holes anywhere. Also, I know that the leak occurred at the glove-suit juncture and not behind the wrist seal because my hand was completely soaked and my arm less so.
Appreciate any help.
Thanks,
Don