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Kew48.. The grommet in reference is behind the left pocket.. Look inside the flap and there is a valve with a grommet around it.

Great feedback.. He and I are going diving later this month in the Bahamas. Going to be a BLAST!!!

I ended up pulling the inflator flush with the hole and then sealed it up with Aquaseal. WOW! That stuff is GREAT! Tried it in the pool and so far it's been working great!

I read through my son's paperwork and he completed his SSI Junior Open Water Certification. I appreciate everyones feedback.

My 13 Year old son went to Boy Scout camp this week and took Scuba Certification.. He successfully completed his SSI Open Water Online course before camp. I heard from his scout master that he only got the Scuba Diver Certification instead of the open water. Anyone know about SSI? I'm a PADI...

LOL! I have to say.. This has been a very educational thread!

Just glued the valve in place with some Aquaseal, let it cure overnight and tried it in the pool today.. WOW! Aquaseal is pretty amazing stuff! Didn't leak during my hour in the pool!

That was for whole reg and BCD

Recently purchased some used gear and was going to take it into my local dive shop for general maintenance.. Was BLOWN away by how much they charge for service! To take a look at my octo kit and bcd was going to cost an estimated $200 for labor and parts kits.. This really seems like a rip off...

Spoke with Stuart's Cove and they pickup and drop off at Atlantis.. I'm heading to Atlantis at the end of July and I'm researching the same thing! ;)

Been certified since 2000 but just getting back into diving. Excited to see what I can learn here in the forums!

I'm so glad I found this thread. I have a Sherwood Freedom that I would really like to "Get working" again. Is that valve a "free floating valve" that creates a seal when it's held flush with the grommet or should it be attached? Any Sherwood experts out there?

I just picked up the same BCD and air is gushing out of the "mystery valve" under the left pocket.. There was some sort of rubber gasket holding the valve flush.. When I took it off, the valve fell back inside the air bladder. Is that valve supposed to be "free floating" and the gasket holds...