OMS P Valve User manual

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OMSBayonetMountP‐Valve

InstructionManual

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DearCustomer,

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YourOMS®Teamappreciatesyourconfidenceinchoosingourproduct.

Ourproductsaredesignedtooffercomfort,reliabilityandsafetyandaremanufacturedwith

onlyhigh‐qualitymaterialsandtheutmostcare.Inaddition,eachproductisthoroughlytested

beforedeliverytoensurereliability.

AtOMS®wearecontinuouslyworkingtoimproveourproducts.Forthisreason,wewould

appreciateitifyouwouldpassonanythoughtsorcommentsontheuseordesignofour

productsto[email protected].

TheOMS®BayonetMountP‐Valveincorporatesthreeuniqueinnovativebenefits.

• Thebayonetmountsystemallowsthevalvetobequicklyandeasilyremovedfromthe

suitforroutinemaintenance.Thebayonetmountallowsthevalvetoberemovedanda

blankingpluginstalledfordiveswhenaP‐Valveisnotneeded.

• Thevalve’sbalanceddesignusesatraditionalProtectiveVacuumBreakerValvebacked

withasemipermeablemembrane,anOMS®originalfeature.Themembraneprevents

debrisfromenteringthevalveandfluidfromenteringthesuitintheeventofavalve

failure.

• TheFastLockCapopensandcloseswithasimplequick1/3turnwhenaquickresponse

isneeded,versusthecommontwoormorefullturns.

Beforeinstallationanduseofthisproduct,pleasetakethetimetoreadthismanualindetail.

Withthecontentsofthismanual,youareequippedforproperoperationandlongterm

performance.

Youcancontactuswithanyquestionsaboutourproductsatanytime

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BayonetValveOverview(Whatisinthebox)

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Installation

MaterialsNeeded

TheinstallationoftheP‐Valvemustbecarriedoutonlyby

authorizedpersons.

Youwillneedthefollowing:

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• OMS®P‐valve

• Aquaseal®(Aquaseal®Cotol‐240™Combopack

containsAquaseal®,Cotol‐240™andapplication

brush)(Aquasure®isareplacementinEurope)

• OMS®P‐Valvebodywrenches

• Marker:Wax,Crayon,Chalk

• Punch38mmor1‐1/2inch

• Punchblockorpieceofwood

• Hammer

• 60to80gritsandpaper

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InstallationProcess

DisassembleP‐Valve(fromtheoutofboxassembly)

1. RotatetheFastLockCapfullyclockwisetothefully

closedpositionandyouwillfeelasolidstop,then

rotatecap1/3ofaturncounter‐clockwise,tillyou

feelastop.Thenpressdownandrotatethecapan

additional1/3counter‐clockwise.Thecapshould

becomeloose.Pullthecapupanditwillcomefree.

Onlyalittleforceisneededtodothis.

2. RemoveP‐Valvebodyfromthebayonetmountring

assembly.Whileholdingthebayonetmountingring

assemblypresstheP‐Valvebodydown,

compressingthespringmechanismandthenrotatethevalvebody90degreesclockwise

orcounterclockwiseandthevalvebodywillcomefree.

3. Unthreadthebayonetmountringassembly

DeterminePositionandConnectionHoseAngleforP‐ValveInstallation

Thisisthemostimportantstepintheprocess;apoorlyplacedP‐Valvewillleadtokinked

connectionhosesandpoorperformance.Aproveninstallationpositionisonthefrontofthe

thigh,slightlyoffsetinwards30‐45degrees.Theinwardrotationisneededbecausethevalve

protrudesandoffsettingitreducessnaggingproblems,howevertoofarinwardsandthevalve

caninterferewithkickingand/orlegmovement.Inaddition,accessibilitytotheFastLockCapis

criticalforthevalve’sproperoperation.

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Ideally,thedivershoulddonboththeirdrysuitanddiveweartomakethiscriticalpositioning

decision.First,donthedivewear,allthelayerstheyplantowear.Thefirstdecisioniswhich

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thightomountthevalveon,eithertheleftorright.Formenitissimplyhowdoyouwearyour

pants“dressedleft”or“dressedright”?Forwomenitismoreaquestionofpersonalpreference

anddivewearfeatures.Thispreferencedictatesthepreferredthighforvalveplacementand

oncethisdecisionhasbeenmadetherearetwoadditionalfactorstoconsider.Thefirstisthe

positionofthevalveonthethighandthesecondistheplannedroutingoftheconnectiontube

betweenthevalveandtheexternalcatheter.Istheroutingstraightup,sothattheconnection

hosepassesthoughthebaseoftheundergarment’szipperorifroutedatananglesothatitcan

passthoughtheP‐Valveconnectiontubeportsbuiltintotheundergarments.Sometimesthese

portsareupbythebaseand/orthesideofthezipperandothertimestheyarelocatedonthe

thighoftheundergarment.

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Tooptimizethesedecisions,itisbesttostartbydressingoutinyourundergarmentandany

otheritemstobewornundertheundergarmentsothattheroutingoftheconnectiontubecan

beestablished.Itiscriticalthattheconnectingtubedoesnotmakeanysharpturnswhichcould

kink,whichcouldrestrictorblockflow.

Aftertheroutingplacementandconnectinghoseanglehasbeendetermined,donthedrysuit

andmarktheP‐Valvepositionwithchalkorawaxmarkingpen.Anadditionalfactortoconsider

isthata“good"positionisalwaysawayfromandnotonaseam.

Cuttheholeinthedrysuit

Themarkedholecanbecutwithscissorsorpunchedwithapunchandhammer.Asharppunch

producesthebestresults.Theidealholediametershouldbe1‐1/2inches(38mm).When

punchingthehole,itisveryimportanttohaveastablepunchingblockontheundersideofthe

layerbeingpunchedthroughtoensurethattheunderlyingsuitmaterialisnotpunchedthrough

ordamagedintheprocess.

Somesuitmaterialsarequiteresilient,thereforeitisrecommendedtohitthepunchwith

severalblows,withoutliftingthepunchbetweenstrikes.Liftingthepunchcanleadtomore

thanoneholeandpartiallypunchedholesdeveloping.

InstallationofBayonetBase

Itemsneeded:BayonetBase,RetainingRingandTools

Turnthedrysuitinsideoutbeforeproceedingwiththeinstallationofthevalvebase.Youwant

thesuitlayingoutinsuchamannerthatyouhaveaccesstobothsidesofthepunchedhole.

Thisneedstobedonesothataproperconnectionhoseanglecanbecontrolled.

Beforefinallymountingthebayonetsystem,thedrysuitandthepartstobeassembledshould

becleanedandfreeofgreaseforbetterapplyingAquaseal®.Cotol240™isidealforcleaning

thesesurfaces.Thesealingsurfacesofthebayonetbasecanbelightlysandedtoimprovethe

bond.Remembertocleanaftersanding.

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AfilmofAquaseal®shouldbeappliedtothesealingsurfaceofthebayonetbase.Donotapply

theAquaseal®allthewaytotheouteredgeofthebayonetbase.Applyitabout¼”(6mm)out

fromthethreads.

Placethebayonetbaseinthepunched

holeontheinsideofthesuittakingcareto

adjustthetwoparallellinesonthe

bayonetbasetothedesireddirectionyou

wishtheconnectionhosetoberouted.

Threadthelockingringinplaceonthe

outsideofthesuitandthreadontillhand

tight,allthewhiletakingcarethatthetwo

parallelsurfacesonthebayonetlockin

ringstayaligned.Oncefingertight,usethesuppliedwrenchestosnugtheringsinplace,always

payingattentiontothealignmentofthebayonetlockingring.Wipeupanyexcessadhesive

extrudesfromunderthebayonetlockingring.Itisagoodideatowaitafewhoursbefore

proceedingtothenextstep.Iftheadhesiveshavenotbeenallowedtocurethealignmentof

thebayonetlockingringcouldshift.

InstallingtheP‐ValveBodyandFastLockCap

TheFastLockCapshouldberemovedifyouhavereplacedit.Fromthe

insideofthesuit,alignthetwostraightparallelsideswithvalvebody

withtheparallelstraightsidesofthebayonetmount.Pressinplace

thenrotateclockwiseto90degrees.Onceyoustartrotating,release

thedownwardtensionandvalvebodywilllockinplaceonceitreaches

90degrees.Oncelockedinplacethevalvebodywillnotrotateunless

youapplydownwardpressure.

TurnthesuitrightsideouttoinstalltheFastLockCap.Beforeinstalling

thecapmakesurethespringisstillinplace.Alignthethreeguidepins

withthethreeguidechannelsinthevalvebody.Whilemaintaining

downwardpressure,rotatethecap1/6ofaturnclockwise.Onceastop

hasbeenreached,stoppressingdown.Thecapspringwillpushtheca

upwhichisthenormalopenposition.Tomovetotheclosedposition

continuetorotatethevalve1/3clockwise.

ValveOperation

WhentheFastLockCapisturnedfullyclockwiseandsnugagainststop,

thevalveiscompletelyclosedandinoperable.Nofluidscanbe

dischargedorenterthesuit.Whenthecapisturnedcounterclockwise

approximately1/3ofaturn,thevalveisoperationalandinfully

automaticdivemode.Indivemode,fluidscanbedischargedatwill,but

watercannotre‐enterthevalveduetotheone‐waycheckvalve.The

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FastLockCapisonlyclosedintheeventofone‐waycheckvalvefailure.Itisbesttocheckthe

functionoftheP‐Valvesystembeforefullygearingupandenteringthewaterbysimply

urinating.

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FailureModes

Inabilitytopassfluidsthroughvalve

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• Capisclosed

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• ConnectionHoseKinked:Theuseofthenorprenetubinghasdrasticallyreducedthe

likelihoodofakinkedhose.Thevalveisbestpositionedtoavoidsharpbendsinthehose

routingtofurtherreducetheriskofkinking.UseonlyOMS®P‐Valvehoseforany

replacements.

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• KinkortwistinCondomCatheter:Thismayoccurintheeventthatthecatheterwasnot

properly/completelyinstalled.Blockagesinflowmaybeduetoasharpbendattheend

ofthecatheter,orarestrictioncreatedbytheadhesivewithinthecatheter.Besureto

followthecatheterinstructionscarefully.

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• CheckValveFailure:Debrisordepositscanbuilduponthecheckvalveovertimeand

interferewiththeirfunction.Followingaperiodicmaintenanceandcleaningscheduleis

recommended.

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SeaWaterEnteringtheSystem

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• CloseFastLockCap

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CatheterSqueeze

• FailureofVacuumBreakerCheckvalve,abortdiveand/orserviceorreplaceVacuum

BreakerCheckValve

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MaintenanceandCleaning

TheOMS®P‐Valve,likeallvalvesusedinscubadiving,musthaveabasicmaintenancecheckon

regularintervals.Ifnotcleanedproperly,organicandinorganicdepositswill,overtime,reduce

thevalve’sabilitytofunctionproperly.Additionally,regularcleaningoftheStreamlineP‐Valve

isessentialinpreventingbacterialgrowththatcouldcontributetoaurinarytractinfection.

SeveralcarefulrinsesoftheP‐Valvewithamildvinegar/watersolutionarerecommendedafter

eachdive.Manyusershavefoundthatalargesqueezebottleorlargeboremedicalsyringe

workswelltointroducethesolutionthroughthecatheterinterface,andflushthevalve

thoroughly.

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CheckValveReplacement

OceanManagementSystemsGmbH

Klosterhofweg96

41199Mönchengladbach

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Toinspectorreplacethemainumbrellavalve,removethecap.Lifttheedgesoftheumbrella

valvetoexposethecenterstem.Graspthestemfirmly,andgentlyworkitfreewithaside‐to‐

siderockingmotion.Toinstallanewumbrellavalve,slipthecenterstemintotheretaininghole

inthemiddleofthevalveface.Applygentlepressuretothecenteroftheumbrellavalve,until

itbecomesfullyseated.Toinspectorreplacethebalancedcheckvalvewithintheinternalvalve

body,useacointounscrewtheretainer.Theduckbillvalvecanthenberemovedfor

inspection/replacement.Whenreinstallingtheretainer,besurenottoover‐tightenthefitting.

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WarrantyInformation

AllwarrantyrequestsmustbeaccompaniedbyproofoforiginalpurchasefromanAuthorized

OMS®Dealer.Besuretosaveyoursalesreceipt,andpresentitwheneverreturningyourOMS®

gearforwarrantyservice.

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OMS®warrants,totheoriginalpurchaseronly,thattheOMS®P‐Valvewillbefreeofdefectsin

materialsand/orcraftsmanshipundernormaldivingusefortwoyearsfromthedateof

purchase,providedpropercareisperformedonallmaterialsasdescribedwithinthismanual.

ShouldyourP‐Valveprovetobedefectiveforanyreasonitwillberepairedorreplaced(at

OMS®discretion)freeofchargeexcludingshippingandhandlingcharges.

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OMS®P‐Valvesparesparts

120918002Valve body

220918003Duckbill check valve

320918004Washer (duckbill check valve) Nylon FG black

420918005Protection valve

520918006Male thread pipe fitting barb hose tail connector with O-ring

620918007Neoprene Tube A-60-G

720918008Coupling insert - inHose/hose barb

820918009Coupling body - inHose/hose barb

920918010O-ring (Basic body/Blind plug)

1020918011Umbrella check valve

1120918012Valve holder (umbrella check valve)

1220918013O-Ring (Valve holder)

1320918014Conical spring

1420918015Cap W/O Logo

1520918016Stainless steel dowel pin

1620918017O-Ring (Cap)

1720918018Lockring

1820918019Bayonet base

1920918020Wave spring washer

2020918021Blind Plug w/o Logo

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OceanManagementSystemsGmbH

Klosterhofweg96

41199Mönchengladbach

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OMS P Valve User manual

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