How many time did you flood your unit

[Attchoum]

Hi,

The question came up on a other forum in a discussion about flood recovery.

Did you ever flood your unit outside of tranning??

What happen???

[bletso]

Well, it became difficult to breathe, and the gurgling was somewhat of a hint. Just aborted the dive to find what went wrong. Found the DSV not in position all the way, and another time(s), I left the mouthpiece open whilst walking into the water.

Dale

[FW]

The first test of my prototype sidemount scrubber, I left one of the latches open on the scrubber, yuck what a taste! Second time was my fully sidemount prototype. The connector for the ADV failed. The third time I was testing a sidemount prototype for someone else, and I dropped the rebreather. It seemed OK, but there was a crack in the scrubber, and it slowly filled with water. The 4th time was yet another sidemount prototype. I wasn't getting enough O2, so I bailed. I was so hypoxic that I failed to close the DSV.

I guess you see the common denominator, testing prototypes can be hazardous to your health

[Dsix36]

The first test of my prototype sidemount scrubber, I left one of the latches open on the scrubber, yuck what a taste! Second time was my fully sidemount prototype. The connector for the ADV failed. The third time I was testing a sidemount prototype for someone else, and I dropped the rebreather. It seemed OK, but there was a crack in the scrubber, and it slowly filled with water. The 4th time was yet another sidemount prototype. I wasn't getting enough O2, so I bailed. I was so hypoxic that I failed to close the DSV.

I guess you see the common denominator, testing prototypes can be hazardous to your health

I thought that the common denominator might have been YOU.

[Wizard]

So wrong........but funny!
Forrest, you've had as many floods as the number of Spinal Tap's drummers.

[FW]

I thought that the common denominator might have been YOU.

Good one

[Sharky1948]

So far, other than some minor gurgling from loose lips when task loaded, no issues. (Etienne, remember when Mel bit my finger during a dive to reinforce keeping a tight grip on the mouthpiece? I've still got the indentations!)

[Slüdge]

Loose lips sink rebreathers.

[adam0321]

I had a dive partner kick a dsv out of my mouth once....It was on a night dive off the cost of Kuwait. I just cleard it and thru it back in. I think the moisture trap held most of the water. I have seen students flood at least two every class. Only have ever seen one real bad "caustic cocktail". I guess the gurgling and burning sensation where not enough for this kid. We had him on the boat puking for hours...found that coke helps better then water.

[Sharky1948]

...found that coke helps better then water.

Interesting and makes sense. Presumably the acidic coke helps neutralize the caustic cocktail. (Or maybe it just substitutes a better taste!)