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POST DIVE - BC CLEANING
With Proper care and service, your BC should provide years of enjoyment.
THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE AND CARE PROCEDURES MUST BE OBSERVED:
a. Rinse the BC thoroughly, inside and out, with clean, fresh water after every use.
b. Be sure to rinse the entire BC with by dipping in a tub or spraying with a hose.
c. Do not use any aggressive solvents, disinfectants or cleaning agents.
d. Fill the BC Inner Bladder, Approximately 1/4 full with clean fresh water through the
Oral Valve.
e. Orally Inflate the BC and rotate it to thoroughly rinse the inside of the BC.
f. Hold the BC upside-down, depress the Deflate / Oral-Inflate Button, and allow all water
and air to drain from the Oral Valve mouthpiece.
g. Repeat one or two more times.
h. Rinse all valves to make sure all sand and other debris is removed.
WARNING
Avoid prolonged or repeated exposure to chlorinated water, such as in swimming
pools. Wash your BC immediately after any use in chlorinated water. Chlorinated
water can oxidize fabrics and materials on your BC, thereby shortening their life, and
cause colors (especially neon) to fade. Damage and fading from prolonged exposure
to chlorinated water is specifically not covered under warranty.
STORAGE
a. Dry the BC completely before storing.
b. Store in a cool, dry place.
c. Do not store in direct sunlight – Ultraviolet rays will shorten the life of the fabric and cause
colours to fade.
d. Store slightly inflated.
e. Slightly grease the AIR2 and/or BPI Couplings with SCUBAPRO Lubricant Grease.
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