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

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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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AccessoryKit
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OMS®Catheters20916902OMS®CathetersMed29mmSilicon