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Use only silicone grease on the rubber components. Never grease the parts of your
mask with a lubricant containing hydrocarbons, household oil, or motor oil.
Before diving in cold water (water temperature below 10°C / 50°F), you should first
obtain specialized training and certification in the appropriate techniques from a
competent organization. You should also use equipment intended for this purpose.
The use of a CE approved first stage regulator with a silicone oil chamber will
reduce the possibility of first stage icing causing failure. Also, the diver should
have been trained and have mastered the techniques of cold water diving so as to
be able to take all precautions necessary to avoid freezing of the regulator. All of
this is included in the training programs of organizations offering courses in diving
in cold water or under ice.
In order to reduce the risks of regulator freezing when diving in cold water (below
10°C), consider doing the following:
1 - Protect your regulators from any accidental ingress of water into the first or
second stages.
2 -Protect your equipment from cold before the dive. More precisely, keep your
mask and all its accessories in a warm dry place.
3 - Carry out all pre-dive checks of your equipment in a warm dry place if neces-
sary, before even going to the dive site.
4 - Avoid breathing through the regulator or pressing the purge button in very cold
air before entering the water.
5 - As far as is possible, avoid excessive effort during the dive.
6 - Check that the air used to fill your cylinder is dry. The water vapor contained
in this air should have a condensation point below -54
o
C. Excess water vapor can
freeze, causing a free flow, or can block the air flow completely.
The EXO-26 Balanced Regulator Full Face Mask described in this guide was
inspected and certified by a notified testing institution in compliance with EC direc-
tive 89/686 of 21 December 1989. Testing procedures were in accordance with the
