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Leejnd:
Beloved Dear Friend:
I am going to show you how to purge ONLY from your rear dump valve, and inflate from your inflator valve.
Hmmm, could I patent that, or is it common knowledge?
Hope you are feeling better,
Tevis
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Beloved Dear Friend:
I am going to show you how to purge ONLY from your rear dump valve, and inflate from your inflator valve.
Hmmm, could I patent that, or is it common knowledge?
Hope you are feeling better,
Tevis
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Leejnd
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Hey there my bestest buddy! Did you dive at Vets today? I'm cursing this head cold for keeping me from it. I'm definitely way better, but my sinuses are still congested and I'm blowing my nose a lot. Which means tomorrow's out too.
Will you be at Vets Wed night? That'll be my next shot at diving. And I think purging from one spot and inflating from another sounds like a wise way to do it -- at least I won't get them mixed up again!
-- LeeAnne
Did you dive at Vets today? I'm cursing this head cold for keeping me from it. I'm definitely way better, but my sinuses are still congested and I'm blowing my nose a lot. Which means tomorrow's out too. Will you be at Vets Wed night? That'll be my next shot at diving. And I think purging from one spot and inflating from another sounds like a wise way to do it -- at least I won't get them mixed up again!
-- LeeAnne
Sounds like Archangel has you covered. Preferred means of purging, for me at least, is from the lower dump/opv valve. There are times however when I need to purge from the inflator.
When I do, it is palm out (when inflator is raised) with index finger.
When I inflate, I do not lift inflator. I wrap my hand around it, palm in, and squeeze with my palm or fingers, depending on whether the inflate button faces left or right.
Building muscle memory.
If you have an integrated octo/inflator it would be a lot easier to mess up, as every manufacturer pretty much has it's own configuration.
My SS1 has the 2 buttons one above the other on the same face of the unit. When I use that I still purge palm out, inflate palm in.
Hope it helps.
When I do, it is palm out (when inflator is raised) with index finger.
When I inflate, I do not lift inflator. I wrap my hand around it, palm in, and squeeze with my palm or fingers, depending on whether the inflate button faces left or right.
Building muscle memory.
If you have an integrated octo/inflator it would be a lot easier to mess up, as every manufacturer pretty much has it's own configuration.
My SS1 has the 2 buttons one above the other on the same face of the unit. When I use that I still purge palm out, inflate palm in.
Hope it helps.
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