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Freedivers Recovery Vest Mark II-S
copyright Oceanic Safety Systems LLC., 2015
VIII. CARE AND CLEANING
Rinse the FRV with clear water at the end of every day. Flush salt water from crevices and threads
that if left, will either promote corrosion of the parts, or leave abrasive salt crystals behind.
CAREFULLY CLEANING AND DRYING YOUR
FRV
IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING
YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT AND TO ENSURE RELIABLE FUTURE
PERFORMANCE AND YOUR SAFETY. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE SPRING CHAMBER.
Partially remove the actuator from its pouch, and do the following:
•
Direct a spray of water into the water pressure sensor hole and into the spring hole.
•
With the unit under water, press each actuator and remote button several times to help clear
salt from the mechanism.
•
Unscrew the threads on the oral inflation fitting and depress the end several times then
re-tighten.
•
Flush the OPV.
THE COCKING SPRING CHAMBER REQUIRES SPECIAL ATTENTION. IF THIS AREA IS
NEGLECTED THE UNIT MAY BECOME INOPERABLE AND FAIL TO INFLATE.
At the end of a dive trip, soak the actuator making sure the spring chamber is completely immersed
in one of these products:
Salt Away
(liquid) and
Bluethru
(tablets dissolved in water) for at least an
hour—overnight will not hurt. (Note, each costs about $20 and each is highly concentrated so the
diluted product will last for many years.) On multi-day boat trips where long soaking is impractical,
use a small applicator to flush the chamber with anti-salt liquid and then set the actuator as shown so
the fluid stays trapped in the bell of the spring chamber.
SEQUENCE:
•
Remove the CO2 cylinders and dry them. Alternatively, they can be placed in a VOC bag to
inhibit corrosion.
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Use the manual activation cord to fire the mechanism (you already removed the cylinders.)
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Unscrew the cocking handle until the trigger clicks into place, but do not screw it back in—this
leaves the spring under less tension—desired, especially for long-term storage.
•
Soak the unit and the whole vest, if it fits, in anti-salt solution.
•
Dry the spring chamber and then lightly apply either
Boeshield T-9, or WD-40
to the chamber.
Warning: Simple flushing with fresh water is not enough to remove salt from the
trigger spring chamber. Failure to carefully clean the chamber with salt removal
products followed by the recommended anti-corrosion sprays will lead to internal
corrosion and eventual actuator failure, leading to your death if the unit fails from
corrosion/salt build up.
SOAK THE ACTUATOR FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES,
THE CYLINDER CHAMBERS ARE SEALED FROM THE
INTERNAL ACTUATOR SO THERE IS NO PROBLEM
SOAKING THE ACTUATOR WITH THE CYLINDERS
REMOVED AS SHOWN—JUST DRY THEM AFTER THE
SOAK AND LUBRICATE THE SPRING.
Warning
Never repack the unit with used cartridges!
