User manual

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6.2.5 ROUTINES DURING REPEATED DIVES IN ICE-COLD WA-
TER AND/OR AT LOW AIR TEMPERATURE
1. Prepare the next diving occasion by shaking out the water from the full-face mask and the breathing valves.
Disassemble the equipment's components as quickly as possible to prevent them from freezing solid to
each other.
2
. Press the full-face mask against your face at the same time as you depress the breathing valve's vent
button for a few seconds. This removes any water that has fastened in the mask's air channels and in the
breathing valve.
3
. Press the octopus breathing valve's vent button. This will remove any trapped water from the breathing
valve.
4
. Shake the lower section of the cylinder with its branch pipe and regulators in order to remove any trapped
water. This will counteract the risk of freezing.
5
. Place the full-face mask on a dry surface with the visor turned upwards to prevent water and snow from
nding its way into the mask.
6
. If possible, the Divator diving apparatus should be stored in a warm and dry area between diving occa-
sions.
7
. If ice has formed on the equipment or if its components have frozen to each other, e.g. if the Divator
cylinder weights cannot be detached from the cylinder pack, the regulator unit cannot be detached from
the cylinder valve or the reserve valve handle has frozen solid - then the ice can be thawed and removed
with hot water.
8
. In the event of repeated dives, we recommend that a used breathing valve be replaced with a dry one.