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This valve is shipped oxygen clean. It can be used with either oxygen or any other type of gas. Divers
should be aware that if they use this valve for diluent, it will NOT have enough flow (when the button is
pushed) to do a quick diluent flush.
3.
Left
side
gas
addition
valve,
diluent
no-flow.
This valve has been modified from the original O2 manual
add valve; the flow has been increased. Also, IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ORIFICE; it is plugged. This means
that the only way this valve will deliver gas into the rebreather, is by pushing the button. As this valve has
a higher flow, it should NOT be used with oxygen.
GAS
ADDITION
VALVES
WITH
QUICK
DISCONNECT
FITTINGS
(the quick disconnect fittings are an optional product and not included with the EXPLORER package.)
1.
QD
fittings
not
attached
to
the
manual
gas
addition
valves:
Unless the KISS Explorer is set up for the
no on-board cylinder/travel version, these fittings are not required. While they can be used, divers should
remember that the more fittings on the rebreather, the more failure points it has.
2.
QD
fittings
attached
to
the
manual
gas
addition
valves:
The QD fittings enable the diver to dive without
on-board cylinders, using side mounted cylinders only. (the QD fittings must be ordered extra). With this
rigging method, the rebreather first stages are used as the side mount first stages. These QD fittings are
required if the diver wishes to use heavy cylinders which must be attached in the water. The QD allows
the add valve hose system to split, making this possible. This method would require the diver to attach
the bailout regulators to these first stages. Please see page 21 and page 24 for full details on diving this
rig.
GAS
ADDITION
VALVE
ROUTING
The Explorer ships with the add valves sitting over the divers
shoulders. You may choose to route the valve so that the hoses
wrap around your waist with the valve clipped on the lower part
of your harness. To do this, you will need to turn the scrubber
head elbow so that it turns down. Then attach the longer Miflex
hose to the elbow, and the shorter hose to the first stage. Basi-
cally, you are switching them from how they are shipped. Re-
member, the hose from the first stage should be attached to the
filter on the add valve.
LEFT
SIDE
GAS
ADDITON
VALVE
It’s worth noting that this valve does not need to be used on
every dive. It is included in the Explorer kit as it is a feature that
some divers require on their technical dives. If you find that it isn’t a feature that you need at this point in
your diving, it can be removed.
The easiest way to do this is to remove the miflex hose from the elbow and use a standard LP first stage port
plug to close the elbow. This way, it doesn’t need to be removed and the add valve can easily be reinstalled
when required.
