Undersuit blocking shoulder dump valve?

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JazzeD

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Hi

I bought a new Typhoon undersuit after diving +-3 years with the same drysuit.
I seem to be struggling that if i put just a bit to much air into my drysuit and i go up normal 10m/min that my drysuit just blows up and does not dump air properly, if i go up very slow it seem to dump ok.

I never use to have this issue with my previous undersuit/clothes "2 small\tight fleece jackets and pants".

The Typhoon undersuit is quite big and puffy around me, the outer is also very waterproof and possibly not letting air thru.

Searching online i find lots of old articles and it seem like most people advising to duck tape the undersuit part under the valve, or use a sock or so sleeve to compress the arm part of the undersuit.
Don't really wanna puncture the undersuit arm area either.

Anyone else have this issue and what worked best?
 
You can take some bungee or an arm band to help hold it in that area. Ideally, send it back and get a proper undergarment that won't give you those issues. That is a common flaw that most undergarment manufacturers designed around 8+ years ago to get rid of the issue. I'm surprised Typhoon hasn't already fixed that as an issue.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/peregrine/

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