Don't Underestimate The Importance Of Properly Washing Your Diving Gear
By Matthias Zeitler
One of the most important things for those who practice scuba diving is to properly take care of their equipment. The gear you use when scuba diving is one of the most significant in order to dive in the appropriate way. You will find that the equipment for this sport is the one that allows you to understand the under water conditions and to act according to them. Your safety is very important while you swim under the waters and it depends on the proper functioning of the gear you use. Therefore, every diver needs to know that washing the equipment should take place every time it is used and the washing must be done in the correct way for the gear to continue to work correspondingly.
The easiest way to finish the task of washing your equipment is to use a tub with water and detergent. If you visit dive shops you will find two tubs used for cleaning the equipment as one of them is filled with fresh water and the other one with water and detergent. The two tubs will also help you in separating the gear in two categories of objects as not all the items need the same type of washing. When it comes to the wetsuit, the gloves and the booties you should use a disinfectant detergent besides fresh water. Before putting those items into the water, make sure that you clear away the sand and only then start washing the items by dunking them into the water.
The regulator is a more difficult part of your equipment when it comes to maintaining it clean. The regulators we purchase from dive shops nowadays have the best systems of protection against water and contaminants. However, they are surely not completely invulnerable so they also need the perfect cleaning process to keep them in great state. Before you wash you regulator, you must first make sure that the dust cap is in its place and then let the inside of the apparatus to get dried. After that, you have to let the regulator soaked in the water for about five to ten minutes. Once it got cleaned shake it for the water to get out and let it dry.
When it comes to the BCD, the exterior is easy to be taken care of but the interior requests for more attention. To get rid of the salt that entered the BCD you should use a hose to introduce water inside it with a low pressure. Once you do that, just shake the BCD enough for the water to clean it properly. You can then use the exhaust valves to get the water out and then hang the BCD up to dry.
Taking care of the scuba diving equipment is not very difficult but some things should be kept in mind in order for you not to damage it. Also clean the dive computer, the mask, the snorkel and the rest of the gear with care and you will be able to keep your equipment in the best state of functioning.
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