Water in bladder inside wing?

[stuartv]

I tried out my new-to-me BPW today. It seemed to work perfectly. When I got home, I put it in a tub full of water to rinse off the chlorine water. I dunked it and let it soak. When I went to take it out, I found that it had probably 2 cups (roughly) of water inside it. Is that normal? I assume it got in through the inflator hose. But, I would have thought water could not get in there without pressing one of the buttons on the inflator. ???

 

[CT Sean]

Was the water left over from the dive? That's not uncommon - I always have some water in mine. Or are you saying it was definitely dry inside before dunking in the tub.

 

[stuartv]

It could have been from the dive. I don't know.

So, it would have gotten in when using the butt dump valve?

 

[tomfcrist]

I have rarely had a dive that water did not get into the bladder of the wing...thus the reason you are supposed to rinse it inside as well as outside.

 

[divad]

Plus the chlorine is a disinfectant......... Yes, I am a desperate person groping for silver linings.

 

[Chugwhump]

I just dumped about a cup out myself from today's dives.

Chug
Almost always rinses the bladder.

 

[stuartv]

So, how does it get in there?

 

[Dive Right In Scuba 2]

Anytime you hold down the deflate button or pull the butt dump and no air is rushing out, water is rushing in.

 

[divad]

Anytime you hold down the deflate button or pull the butt dump and no air is rushing out, water is rushing in.

That doesn't sound strictly correct.

 

[gfaith]

What happens when you slightly break the water seal on your mask? Same thing with BCD bladder water leaks in.