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o-rings come with the valve. If the cartrgidge is in there, they fit
perfectly.

Simon Murray wrote:
> 
> The disconnect is made of red plastic and has two pieces that push
> together and you then twist them in order to 'lock' the connection.
> It seems that the plastic ridges that lock the two pieces together are
> not holding securely.  I will have a look this evening to see if it
> has a manufacturers logo.
> 
> You can see a picture of it on this link under "Balanced P-Valve and
> Installation Tools"
> 
> http://www.extreme-exposure.com/pvalve/pvalve-manual-1.shtml
> 
> I had taken it off in order to rinse the whole assembly after my last
> dive, so it is possible that I didnt securely reconnect it.  However,
> a dive buddy showed me another that had broken locking ridges and so
> would not hold together.
> 
> When comparing the two side by side, I noticed that the o-rings in the
> ends of the disconnects were slightly different sizes.  As far as I
> know the differently sized o-rings are as supplied by EE.
> 
> Simon Murray
> 
> 
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Trey
>      To: Simon Murray ; Tech Diver
>      Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 1:19 PM
>      Subject: Re: EE p-valve
> 
>      if it is the disconnect that i specified, there is no way -
>      i have no shrink tubing on any of mine.
> 
>           -----Original Message-----
>           From: Simon Murray <simonm@ho*.co*.za*>
>           To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>           Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 7:08 AM
>           Subject: EE p-valve
> 
>           I have been having problems with my Extreme
>           Exposure balanced p-valve.  The final connection
>           (where the discharge tube joins the round plastic
>           block that is glued to the drysuit) twisted and
>           became detached.  I removed the black plastic
>           shrink wrap and re-connected it, but decided not
>           to put wrap back on so I could inspect it before
>           each dive.
> 
>           I now find that the connection has a tendency to
>           twist open, and come off, with all the nasty side
>           effects you would expect.  I have seen the same
>           problem with several other EE p-valves.  Does
>           anybody have a suggested solution ?
> 
>           Cheers,
> 
>           Simon Murray
>           South Africa
>


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