Very clearly described and easy to follow. My LDS silicone sealed a PV and it leaked after 10 dives. I cleaned it out and used your method instead, and it worked instantly, is bone dry, over 10 dives now, and easy to disassemble for cleaning. Thank you! All PV should be installed this way, ready to dive, easy to test for leaks, no need to wait for "glue" to dry. For my next suit, I'll let the LDS cut the suit, which they do a lot, but will recommend the install be made with this method.
@JCJohnsonAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Great..mine (one in this video) hasn't leaked. Great method
@markeaster3364
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I would have never considered doing this myself and really regretted not ordering it to be installed before I took ownership of my suit but after watching this video I was brave enough to ask Dev if he would assist me. He graciously volunteered but after I received my new Tinkle valve and had picked up Neoprene Washer from Home Depot (I found a couple of 5/8" x 2" Neoprene Washers - Everbilt 598-235 instead of the recommended 1/2" x 2". Less cutting! ) I couldn't wait! I just completed it Solo and the leak test seemed to test just fine! Cant wait to dive it now! I used a THICK layer of cardboard inside when I needed two hands outside the suit! It was a bit nerve wracking but as I read somewhere cutting a hole in a a new drysuit yourself is a right of passage! Thanks for the Video Dev! Keep them coming!
@narqd8711
7 жыл бұрын
Cool, glad it worked out for you Mark. Come on out and dive with us when you get a chance! A couple of us just took our Mobby's drysuit down to 130 feet and 150+ feet. No leaks, nice and warm inside the suit and valve worked great.
@peterfigueroa8807
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video, job well done.
@gjjb6662
3 жыл бұрын
I realize this video is 4+ years old now and there are others but I like the no-glue version you demonstrate. I pretty much had a hard time breathing the whole time you were cutting with SCISSORS... which is half your video, so maybe cut out a lot of that out to make it less of a horror-flick!!! 🙂. Based on other web findings I bought a 15/16" punch (Grainger in Canada), which fit perfect over the thread with stretch or gap. But I did see others' KZitem vids with smaller punches, but they may be other generations? Neoprene would need a smaller punch as it has some elastic properties. Anyhow, this is my 2nd Light Monkey Tinkle (DRIS installed me last one into my neoprene drysuit). I just punched the hole into my DUI Cortez (gulp) and it is perfect. Now what I'm about to try, because I had one sitting around, is making my washer out of a new rubber inner-tube. I cut the outer perimeter about a 1/4" bigger than the nut OD just to be safe, then used the same 15/16" punch for the center of that. If the rubber tube material proves too hard and it leaks, as I suspect it might, I'll try an old silicone neck/wrist seal somehow and try that. Only if that fails will I go to the RTV / Aquaseal combo I've seen on another videos. Thanks for this vid.
@SeanWalberg
6 жыл бұрын
Not sure of the exact size of the hole you need but I wonder if some kind of hole punch would make this easier than cutting? A quick look on Amazon and you can get metal punches that you hit with a hammer in various sizes for around $12.
@narqd8711
6 жыл бұрын
Sean Walberg good idea for sure...
@rsanoian
Жыл бұрын
I have always used a punch, one swift hit with a hammer and you have a perfect hole.
@albertbell7120
5 жыл бұрын
Great job mate ... but a hole punch would certainly be less stressful than cutting with scissors
@oliviercombastel
6 жыл бұрын
Bonjour Dev, my suit is to thick. I can't screw completely to the bottom. Is it possible to dive and let the valve open ? Thank you :)
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