Comments on: Dual Bladder Wings http://www.diverite.com/blog/2007/08/15/dual-bladder-wings/ Equipment for Serious Divers® Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kathleen http://www.diverite.com/blog/2007/08/15/dual-bladder-wings/comment-page-1/#comment-15 kathleen Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:37:56 +0000 http://www.diverite.com/blog/2007/08/15/dual-bladder-wings/#comment-15 As a technical instructor I recommend my students do not even connect an LP supply hose to the backup power inflator, relying only upon oral inflation for the back up wing in an emergency. There are several reasons: I dislike having power inflation on the backup wing because a failing o-ring in the power inflator can begin dribbling gas into the backup bladder creating a difficult to diagnose buoyancy control problem. I've seen divers mistakenly attempt to power inflate both bladders at the same time, which can actually cause further problems. Omitting the second gas supply hose also keeps hose routing clean and simple. Mark Derrick Fill Express As a technical instructor I recommend my students do not even connect an LP supply hose to the backup power inflator, relying only upon oral inflation for the back up wing in an emergency. There are several reasons: I dislike having power inflation on the backup wing because a failing o-ring in the power inflator can begin dribbling gas into the backup bladder creating a difficult to diagnose buoyancy control problem. I’ve seen divers mistakenly attempt to power inflate both bladders at the same time, which can actually cause further problems. Omitting the second gas supply hose also keeps hose routing clean and simple.

Mark Derrick
Fill Express

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