blu3 Nomad - Air Free-Flowing from the Smart Reg; If the Mouthpiece Is Damaged; If the Air Hose Is Damaged; If the Snorkel Tube O-Rings Are Lost or Damaged

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13.6 Air free-owing from the Smart Reg
13.7 If the Mouthpiece is damaged
A damaged mouthpiece could lead to water intrusion to the Nomad air ow or become disconnected
from the Smart Reg, leading to an out-of-air hazard. The mouthpiece shall be replaced if damaged.
To replace the Smart Reg Mouthpiece, follow these instrucons:
1. Obtain a new mouthpiece. Any standard scuba regulator mouthpiece will work.
2. Obtain a UV-resistant zip e with a width of 0.19”, length of 8” and tensile strength of 75 lb.
3. Use a ush cuer tool to cut and remove the Mouthpiece zip e that is holding the damaged Mouthpiece
to the Smart Reg.
4. Remove the damaged Mouthpiece by sliding it o.
5. Discard of the old zip e and damaged Mouthpiece.
6. Install a new Mouthpiece by pushing it all the way seated onto the Smart Reg.
7. Wrap the new zip e around the groove on the Mouthpiece and push the end of the zip e through
the head of the zip e.
8. Posion the head of the zip e at the boom right of the Mouthpiece, away from potenal interference
with the user.
9. Pull the zip e ght so the Mouthpiece cannot be pulled o.
10. Using a ush cuer tool to cut o the excess length of the zip e.
13.8 If the Air Hose is damaged
The Air Hose may become damaged if not treated with care. The Air Hose is designed to withstand
normal diving use, but may become damaged if it comes into contact with sharp objects or if exposed to
abrasion. If the Air Hose is damaged do not use it. Return your Nomad to BLU3 for repair.
13.9 If the Snorkel Tube O-rings are lost or damaged
The Snorkel Tube O-rings are designed to withstand hundreds of uses, but could become damaged or lost if
not treated with care. Do NOT operate Nomad if either or both of the O-rings are lost or damaged.
You may replace the O-rings by following these instrucons:
1. Obtain O-ring(s) size 014, material EPDM, and durometer of 70A from BLU3 at diveblu3.com/support.
2. Remove old O-ring(s) from the Snorkel Tube using a small pointed object to pry the O-ring(s)
out of the groove and slide it o the Snorkel Tube.
3. Discard of the old O-ring(s).
4. Apply O-ring lubricant to the new O-ring(s).
5. Install the new O-ring(s) by sliding it over the boom of the Snorkel Tube and pushing it up and into and
into one of the O-ring grooves.
6. Press the O-ring into the O-ring groove unl it is fully smoothly seated all the way around the O-ring
groove.
7. Test the t of the new O-ring(s) by installing the Snorkel Tube into the Nomad Air Intake.
8. Refer to Secon 14.4 on Page 50 for instrucons to check for leaks.
The t should be snug and not loose. The Snorkel Tube should be able to be pressed into the Air Intake about
one inch. If the O-ring(s) installed cause an improper t of the Snorkel Tube, this could result in water in the
air ow and out-of-air hazards while diving. Do NOT use the Nomad if the Snorkel Tube does not t properly.
Air free-owing from the Smart Reg may indicate a problem with the Nomad pump or Smart Reg. You
should NOT operate Nomad if the pump connues to free-ow aer aempng to correct the free-ow
using the ON/OFF Knob. If free-ow occurs during a dive, it may be possible to adjust the Smart Reg knob
toward the OFF posion in order to bring the dive to a controlled conclusion. If free-ow connues and can
not be stopped, the user should disconnue use and refer to diveblu3.com/support.