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DRY SUIT

USER’S MANUAL

English

ver. 2.1

Summary of Contents for DRY SUIT

Page 1: ...DRY SUIT USER S MANUAL English ver 2 1 ...

Page 2: ... warnings 04 Appropriate undergarment choice 05 Dry suit storage 15 How to dress a dry suit with front zip 21 How to collapse a dry suit 22 How to connect the inflating hose 23 Maintenance 25 Repairing a Dive System dry suit ...

Page 3: ... such as hyperthermia or hypothermia This dry suit is neither a lift bag nor a BCD Do not use the buoyancy capacity of your dry suit as means to lift heavy objects underwater Do not use the dry suit in substitution of a BCD Pay particular attention in cold waters 7 C diving in cold waters 7 C is particularly dangerous Even if DiveSystem equipment are suitable for these kind of dives a special trai...

Page 4: ...nical shirts How to store a dry suit To store the dry suit especially if you will not use it for longtime it is necessary To wash both the exhaust and the inflating valves accurately with running fresh water To wash the dry suit and let it dry in a shady place To carry out the ordinary maintenance of the zip Close the zip leaving 2 3 cm from the zip end This precaution will allow you to handle the...

Page 5: ...mping clockwise Attention Clamp the valve grasping the external ferrule base not the valve itself meaning the part used to open or close the valve s drain during the dive An incorrect exhaust valve s clamping may let water get inside the valve s site Dressing undressing preventive measures Attention never ever use the side dry suit s pockets as handholds to wear un wear the dry suit Attention do n...

Page 6: ...nsert two three fingers of the other hand inside the cuff and enlarge the wrist to ease up the wrist seal s wearing Attention enlarge the wrist seal with your fingers well stretched out do not grasp the wrist seals with nails Stretch the wrist seal helping yourself with the dry suit s sleeve Attention do not pull the wrist seal grasping it directly pull from the dry suit s sleeve ...

Page 7: ...dry suit s sleeve Attention it is very important to pull taking the dry suit s sleeve not the wrist seal Attention do not pull from the wrist seal Even a brand new cuff can be irreme diably damaged by a wrong dressing undressing with a consequent need of wrist seal s replacement NO NO ...

Page 8: ...dry suit s neck seal Insert your hands from the neck seal s sides and enlarge it Attention insert your hands from your ears side not from your chin Insert your head enlarging the neck seal Tip the neck seal over on the dry suit s inner part so that the neck seal s smooth part is in contact with your skin ...

Page 9: ...cause water entrance during your dive Attention do not grasp the neck seal s smooth part with your nails when dres sing undressing your dry suit Even a brand new neck seal can be irremediably damaged by a wrong dressing undressing with a consequent need of neck seal s replacement NO ...

Page 10: ...eviously in contact with your skin paying particular attention not to grasp it with your nails As during the dressing phase insert your hands on the neck seal s sides and enlar ge it pull your head out Attention do not grasp the neck seal s smooth part with your nails when undres sing your dry suit ...

Page 11: ...t Attention enlarge the wrist seal with your fingers well stretched out do not grasp the wrist seals with nails Stretch the latex wrist seal carefully so that it adheres to your wrist very well Attention if the latex wrist seal is not well stretched on your wrist it can cause water seepage Attention do not use the dry suit s sleeve as handhold to wear the cuff NO ...

Page 12: ...en a brand new wrist seal can be irremediably damaged by a wrong dressing undressing with a consequent need of wrist seal s replacement Attention do not pull the latex seal from its extremity Attention do not grasp a latex wrist seal with your nails To avoid any problem while undressing the wrist seal pay particular attention to lubrication carried out during the dressing phase ...

Page 13: ...ttention insert your hands from your ears side not from your chin Insert your head enlarging the neck seal Attention enlarge the neck seal with well stretched fingers do not grasp the neck seal with your nails Stretch the latex neck seal out carefully so that it adhere well to your neck Attention if the latex neck seal is not well stretched out on your neck water see page may occur ...

Page 14: ...aking sure to catch the neck almost until its end Pull your head out Attention even a brand new neck seal can be irremediably damaged by a wrong dressing undressing with consequent need of neck seal replacement Attention do not pull the latex neck seal from its top Attention do not grasp the latex neck seal with your nails ...

Page 15: ...ever ever use the side pockets as handholds to pull the dry suit We suggest to wear and tie the speleo boots before going on to dress the dry suit Braces Wear the braces having care to cross them on your shoulders Attention the braces must not impede movements Adapt the braces well throu gh their buckles An incorrect braces regulation may affect the dry suit s comfort ...

Page 16: ... opened may render the dressing phase difficult and above all it could be subjected to breakage Insert the your left arm pic 1 and bring the zip s metallic part close to your neck Insert your right arm pic 2 The sleeve will be next to your gluteus Insert your left shoulder inside the dry suit and prepare to wear the neck seal pics 3 and 4 1 3 2 4 ...

Page 17: ...o let your buddy check that it is completely closed Attention make sure that the dry zip always works in the correct position and tension Attention pay particular attention not to catch the undergarment in the zip Attention if the zip should not slide fluently it is necessary to carry out the ordi nary maintenance see chapter maintenance Attention an incorrect use or the lack of maintenance may he...

Page 18: ...ld and fasten the crotch buckle The folding give the diver a great possibility of movement and to ease dressing and undressing up Attention for a correct folding functioning the braces must not be excessively tight or broad see chapter braces ...

Page 19: ...the folding Open the zip completely Attention a not completely opened zip besides rendering very difficult undres sing phase is also heavily subject to breakage Undress the neck seal see chapters how to undress a neoprene neck seal how to undress a latex neck seal ...

Page 20: ... chapter how to undress a neoprene wrist seal and how to undress a latex wrist seal Let your right shoulder come out Grasp the right sleeve with your left hand behind your back and extract your right arm Proceed with undressing of your left arm and the rest of the dry suit ...

Page 21: ...ht have 1 Enlarge your dry suit neck seal Attention use all cares described in the chapter how to wear a dry suit 2 Crouch down to make all excessive air come out from your dry suit 3 Close the neck seal 4 Stand up and check that any excess of air has remained inside the dry suit Just in case repeat the operation ...

Page 22: ...hest by the bayonet fit ting paying attention there isn t sand salt crystals or anything else on it Open the tank and check the loading buttons correct functioning Attention unless in case of emergency do not connect disconnect the hose from the valve while you are in water The air under pressure may cause the water remained between the hose and the inflating valve s fittings enter inside Attentio...

Page 23: ...the dry suit Before starting maintenance make sure that there aren t any salt debris or other material on the zip Wash with fresh water and let dry the dry suit before carrying out maintenance Do not use materials which may leave fiber debris on the zip s metallic part for example absorbent cotton Put a small quantity of silicon lubricant for zippers in the cavity on both sides of the zip and let ...

Page 24: ... possible to use the oil for sewing machines or oil for weapons Attention If you prefer to use wax is important clean the zipper before to apply the wax Remove any trace of old lubrificant and dirt from the chain You need to use pure wax white color do not use candles Attention Never ever let the oil pour out the zip both on the zip s base and on zip s seals Pay particular attention when applying ...

Page 25: ...be repaired both in the parts subject to normal usage neck and wrist seals and in case of holes and accidental leakages Repairing interventions carried out by not authorised and not suitably trained personnel the training must be carried out by dives ystem let warranty fall Always send an e mail to export divesystem com for any query and address your dry suit to our company anytime intervention is...

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