New Gear Instructions?

[Boarderguy]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to do your initial rinse immediately after your dive since you don't have a tank at home. Couple bottles of sink water run over your 1st stage with it on the bottle and turned on is good. The goal is to avoid getting any water into the hoses and 1st stage. Air pressure ensures that everything stays dry. Short of hooking it up you can do a quick rinse as stated and maintain the 2nds below your 1st stage. Depending on how often you're diving it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up a cheap aluminum tank to keep at home just for this purpose. You'd only need to fill it maybe once a year and your regs would be happy.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

My questions about the BP/W were mainly how to thread the waist and cam band buckles. I also wanted some clarity on how to manage the tails of the waist belt webbing and what would be a good starting location of the weight pockets. I think I have those sorted out. So after a dive, I rinse off the rig with fresh water and flush./drain the bladder?

We can talk about that

The regs were already assembled. I only had to attach the LPI hose. I probably won't have access to pressure after most dives, so I rinse off the 1st stage (with dry dust cap installed) and then soak the 2nd's in warm water and the rinse? Do I need to keep them at a lower level than the 1st stage?

You want to be careful to get the water inside. Ideally you rinse your gear off while pressurized. Are you renting tanks? If the answer is yes, you may want to keep in your car one of those large water coolers from Home Depot and use one of these to rinse off your gear immediately.

 

[Doc Harry]

This old guy is starting to learn that NOTHING comes with an instruction manual anymore. It's all online for download, and on YouTube. Yes, that is the new standard.

I actually like it. I can print the manuals in a large font that I can actually read.

 

[RobPNW]

Not sure if this is obvious but if your hoses aren't pressurized keep your hands off the 2nd stage purge when rinsing.

 

[NorCalDM]

DGX Gears Harness Assembly Instructions | Dive Gear Express®

Here is a link that to assembly/adjustment instructions for a standard BP&W with pictures. Just click on the picture to get a better view.

 

[RobPNW]

So if there's a dunk tank and a shower on the pier, you guys recommend just rinsing at the shower instead?

 

[Sevenrider860]

I think placing user manuals online for download is the norm these days. I see some gear that comes with a QR code that takes you to the manuals online. Many manufacturers are also adding video supplementary material also.

I looked quickly at the Scubapro and Halcyon websites.They both have PDF User manuals that discuss Harness setup, positioning of D-Rings, etc. They both have regulator manuals that talk about post-dive care and storage.

A quick look at the S-Tek user manual shows a section on “Front Buckle Location and Trimming Excess Webbing”. This section also discusses how to thread the waist buckle.

I know Halcyon has a number of videos on setup and positioning and Dive Rite also a number of videos online.

Even dive computers no longer ship with printed manuals. There may be a “Quick Start” card with a link to the Manual, but no more multi-page printed documentation.

 

[Boarderguy]

So if there's a dunk tank and a shower on the pier, you guys recommend just rinsing at the shower instead?

Dunk tank is full of seawater and other misc crap from everyone else. It is nowhere near fresh unless you watched them dump and rinse it before filling. I'm sure it's fine for your BPW/accessories but I wouldn't put regs in it. I would also flush the wing when I got home and give everything a second rinse with a hose.

 

[Litefoot]

So back to reg care, I assume that the post-dive rinse process isn’t as rigorous when diving in fresh water. Who can foresee the future, but I’m landlocked in Utah now, so I think most dives will be lakes or springs.

 

[Litefoot]

DGX Gears Harness Assembly Instructions | Dive Gear Express®

Here is a link that to assembly/adjustment instructions for a standard BP&W with pictures. Just click on the picture to get a better view.

That’s a great tutorial! Thank you!