art.chick
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...and you have been shown how to rinse the inside of the BC? They can last for years after they go out of fashion if you do this, but I meet plenty of certified divers who have never heard of this.
Let keep the new gear looking new
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DameDykker
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If you're wearing gloves treat the fingertips and the seems with aquasure or similar when they are new. My 6-8 years old gloves are only now starting to look worn - or mostly the old Aquasure layer is worn. This will save you $$ for new gloves. However, it doesn't look so nice 
dotyj
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When I was a teenager we spent a couple of days at a Holiday Inn in San Diego, Califormia. That pool to my surprise was salt water. that was back in '79. I haven't seen a salt water pool since.
o2 clean
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I did my confined water dives exercises in Salt Water, but it was in the Marshall Islands.
Pool water is not good for gear at all!!! You should always rinse the heck out of it when you are done...I don't know how many times I've had my wetsuit and boots in the pool...as well as my all black BC...but they are still looking good due to good rinsing.
What we do for our classes is, get a big plastic drum (a shortened plastic 55 gallon drum works well) and stick a freshwater hose in it after the class. That way, everyone can rinse and dip their gear in the tub to clean it.
Always, always, always stick the hose against your oral inflator for your BC and fill it and rinse it w/ water several times.
Chlorine, like salt water, will crystalize inside of regs and other sensitive equipment and kill it...
What we do for our classes is, get a big plastic drum (a shortened plastic 55 gallon drum works well) and stick a freshwater hose in it after the class. That way, everyone can rinse and dip their gear in the tub to clean it.
Always, always, always stick the hose against your oral inflator for your BC and fill it and rinse it w/ water several times.
Chlorine, like salt water, will crystalize inside of regs and other sensitive equipment and kill it...
GatorDiver
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Thanks for the tip. Would it be worth it to buy some jugs of cheap spring water from the grocery store to rinse with, since these would have no chlorine? Even tap water is chlorinated, so would rinsing with a hose or hose water be as good as water that has no chlorine? It may cost a few bucks, for a few gallons, but I'm only going to be doing a couple of pool dives while getting my certification and I'd prefer not to have my new BC turn grey before I've even taken it out for a real spin. Just wondering.
Personally, I wouldn't go through the effort of buying spring water. Tap water is safe enough. If the amount of chlorine in the water were enough to damage your gear, it definitely shouldn't be coming out of a faucet or a hose!
I just make sure to rinse everything very thoroughly. I've heard of some people giving their stuff a good couple of soaks in the bathtub as well.
I just make sure to rinse everything very thoroughly. I've heard of some people giving their stuff a good couple of soaks in the bathtub as well.
Goeduck
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I am just about finished with my pool sessions, in fact, this Tuesday and Thursday will be the end of them. I then will have two OW dives on Sat. with two more the following Sat. Anyway, when I am done with the pool session, everything, and I mean everything, gets rinsed off in the shower and then when I get home, my gloves, booties, mask, snorkle and fins gets put in our washtub filled with fresh water and gets a good soaking overnight. I then drain and dry everything. Hopefully, that will keep everything looking good for a couple of years, anyway.
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