Blew a valve on a sat dive last month and it took 4 hours to fix something I thought was 20 minutes

Tbh I got complacent. We were doing hull cleaning at the port in Norfolk and I noticed my pneumo fader was acting weird on descent. I figured it was just a loose fitting so I told topside I'd be up in 20 to swap it. Turns out the whole valve assembly inside the helmet had a hairline crack and I had to rip apart my Kirby Morgan on deck while the current was picking up. Took me 4 hours to find the right o-ring kit and get it sealed again. Has anyone else had a simple fix turn into a half day disaster?

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lopez.brooke4d ago

Nah, blame the gear not yourself.

angela_flores4d ago

Ha, truth hurts so we blame the gear instead (classic move).