bluebanded goby
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I'm partway through an equipment repair course taught by a local dive shop owner who's been active for many decades and who has torn down a ton of equipment over the years.
He recommends periodically shooting aerosol silicone spray into BC oral inflators and dump valves in order to keep them working smoothly. On the other hand, I noticed in my copy of the book "Scuba Equipment Care & Maintenance" sold in a lot of dive shops that the author recommends only freshwater rinses, _not_ using sprays of any sort, because he says they can encourage grit to accumulate. I asked the local shop owner teaching the class about this, and he said that silicone grease might encourage grit to accumulate, but he stuck by his prescription that silicone spray was a good idea.
So -- what say you all?
He recommends periodically shooting aerosol silicone spray into BC oral inflators and dump valves in order to keep them working smoothly. On the other hand, I noticed in my copy of the book "Scuba Equipment Care & Maintenance" sold in a lot of dive shops that the author recommends only freshwater rinses, _not_ using sprays of any sort, because he says they can encourage grit to accumulate. I asked the local shop owner teaching the class about this, and he said that silicone grease might encourage grit to accumulate, but he stuck by his prescription that silicone spray was a good idea.
So -- what say you all?