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What do you mean by positive pressure?Yes! I tried Vaseline, silicone grease (did not notice any effects on mask skirts, though I worried - silicone grease ruined some silicone o-rings and killed a camera before I figured that out), position and tightness of strap on head, elastic vs. velcro head strap, etc. I tried slight positive pressure (helps, but did not stop it), shaving the top of my mustache - all no help. I could feel water leak in around the area of the right nasolabial fold. I had to clear between every few breaths and maybe every 1-2 minutes, depending and blew through way too much air. Finding the right mask is what worked for me (and my SAC improved to "below average"). A little grease or wax on the mustache helps, but even when I forget that, I am vastly better off than with all the other masks I tried. Try all that other stuff, but with the best-fitting mask you can find, if you have non-average face.
Physics my dear Watson. Water can only ingress if there is room for it. Keeping your mask equalized means the pressure is equal to the exterior. If you don't exhale through your nose slightly on decent then you'll get mask squeeze. If you get squeeze and your mask is ill fitting then you'll get water ingress.If there is a small break in the seal below my nose, I would think that water can leak in. How is this not possible?
See above amigo.I'm not sure what you mean. How would you add a slight pressure into the mask?
Also, between the surrounding water and the air inside your mask, which one has more pressure?
Put a good-fitting mask on your face without putting on the strap. Sniff in slightly. That will make the pressure outside the mask higher than the pressure inside the mask. The mask should now stay firmly on the face, even without the strap being in place.I'm not sure what you mean. How would you add a slight pressure into the mask?
Also, between the surrounding water and the air inside your mask, which one has more pressure?