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Just realized my drysuit inflator valve was stuck half-open for 3 weeks
I kept feeling cold on dives and figured it was just me getting older (you know, 42 now). Checked my underwear layers, tried thicker socks, the whole deal. Finally took the valve apart last Tuesday and found a tiny piece of grit holding it slightly open. Water was trickling in the whole time, maybe 2 cups per dive. Has anyone else had a slow leak from something dumb like a debris stuck in a valve?
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nina1801mo agoMost Upvoted
wait THREE WEEKS of freezing your ass off? dude.
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bettyhunt1mo ago
Three weeks in the cold is brutal. Your fingers and toes probably felt like ice cubes the whole time. Did you at least have one of those little hand warmer packets?
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