Clean the inside of my BCD

I use aquaseal B.C.Life for inside and outside 1oz of aquaseal and fill the
Bc full with fresh water shake well 1oz thru the inflator hosetip it over to
get solution n water in all crevises drain rinse thoroughly with fresh water
seemed to work for me so far Im thinking of trying another brand a buddy
should me
O and the ingrediants to aquaseal is nonoxynol-9 cleaner and surfactant and
msc silicone conditioner


Whistler wrote:
>> I use Milton Fluid (baby bottle steriliser) 3% Sodium Hyperchlorite diluted
>> about 1 to 50 with tap water and leave for at least one hour, then
>> thoroughly rinse with water.
>>
>> If its good enough for babies bottles & feeding teats then it's good enough
>> for me.
>
> From wikipedia:
>
>Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the formula NaClO. A
> solution of sodium hypochlorite is frequently used as a disinfectant
>and as a bleaching agent; indeed, often it is simply called "bleach",
>though other chemicals are sometimes given that name as well.
>
>...
>
>A 1 in 5 dilution of household bleach with water (1 part bleach to 4
>parts water) is effective against many bacteria and some viruses, and is
>often the disinfectant of choice in cleaning surfaces in hospitals. The
>solution is corrosive, and needs to be thoroughly removed afterwards, so
>the bleach disinfection is sometimes followed by an ethanol disinfection.
>
>Using a bleaching agent on the inside of a BCD would not be my first choice.

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What can I use to clean the inside of my BCD? TIA

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> What can I use to clean the inside of my BCD? TIA

Check with one of the shops that claims they service them along with your
other equipment. I imagine you could use whatever you'd use for the
outside, but it wouldn't hurt to check to ensure you don't damage whatever
material is on the inside.

My best guess, Simple Green.

Lee

Mild soap and clean water.

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> What can I use to clean the inside of my BCD? TIA
>
>

In article <ZYYif.646655$oW2.220691@pd7tw1no>, chilly
<slarson@shaw.canada> wrote:

€ What can I use to clean the inside of my BCD? TIA
€
€

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a simple detergent (dish soap)
in water. Rinse very well.

"Alan Street" <agstreet@nonono_san.rr.com> wrote in message
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> In article <ZYYif.646655$oW2.220691@pd7tw1no>, chilly
> <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote:
>
> ? What can I use to clean the inside of my BCD? TIA
> ?
> ?
>
> Never underestimate the effectiveness of a simple detergent (dish soap)
> in water. Rinse very well.

Thanks to all. I'm assuming that use of an antibacterial soap is not the
way to go as it might degrade any glueing?

"Whistler" <whiNstOler@sSan.rPr.cAomM> wrote in message
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> chilly wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to all. I'm assuming that use of an antibacterial soap is not
the
> > way to go as it might degrade any glueing?
>
> I doubt the antibacterial would cause harm,

I used to clean my booties with an antibacterial soap but was advised that
it could eat the glue.

>but I'm pretty sure that
> saltwater would kill the bugs.

If it did, then there would never be any bugs in any ocean divers BC's. ;^)

>I'm not suggesting you flush it with
> ocean water, just heavily salted tap water.

OK. :^)

chilly wrote:
>>but I'm pretty sure that
>>saltwater would kill the bugs.
>
>
> If it did, then there would never be any bugs in any ocean divers BC's. ;^)

I would say that is generally true. But if you rinse out the salt and
leave the goop, then stuff might grow.

>>I'm not suggesting you flush it with
>>ocean water, just heavily salted tap water.
>
>
> OK. :^)

People eat pork that is solely cured with salt. Hard for a bacterium to
live when it gets all the water sucked out of it by osmosis. I wouldn't
breathe the bacterial soap, myself.

chilly wrote:

>>I would say that is generally true. But if you rinse out the salt and
>>leave the goop, then stuff might grow.
>
>
> Do ya think? ;^)

I thought bacterial infection had been ruled out?

In any case, the antibacterial soap probably isn't very strong. I'm
sure the docs would salt your lungs except for the unfortunate
side-effect of it killing you.

On 2005-11-30 02:46:33 +1300, "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> said:

> What can I use to clean the inside of my BCD? TIA

If you really want to be sure that it's as clean as can be, then just
find one of the many products for cleaning out rebreather counterlungs
(eg. Trigene).

They won't harm the materials in your BC and they will effectively
sterilise it.

Dan.