BCD Dump Valve Wrench Set - 2-Piece Spanner Tool for Wings and Backmount BCDs

Two wrenches for getting a BCD dump valve off without wrecking it

Dump valves and over-pressure valves are done up at the factory, then left in salt water for a few hundred dives. By the time one needs a new seal it will not move with fingers - and a screwdriver or a pair of pliers across a moulded valve body is how a cheap service turns into a new bladder. These two wrenches grip the shapes the valve was designed to be gripped by.

What you get

• C-hook spanner - the hooked end drops into the notches on a dump-valve locking ring or a corrugated-hose retaining collar. The opposite end carries a round drive boss, so the tool can be turned from either side.
• Socket wrench - a deep cup that fits over the valve cap and grips its whole circumference rather than two lugs, with a square drive recess in the shank so you can add a bar or a ratchet when a valve is really seized.

Why polymer and not steel

• Will not scratch anodised alloy or moulded valve bodies the way a steel spanner does
• Will not corrode - rinse it with the rest of your kit and drop it back in the save-a-dive box
• Light and flat - it travels in a regulator bag without adding weight

Fitment

Sized for the large-diameter dump and over-pressure valves fitted to most wings and backmount BCDs, and for the retaining rings on standard corrugated inflator hoses. Valve dimensions are not standardised across brands - if you dive an unusual make, measure the ring or the cap on your own BCD before ordering.

While the valve is apart

A dump valve that leaks is almost always a tired seal rather than a broken valve. Have the seals to hand before you open it:

• Service o-ring kit for BCD power inflator
• BCD inflator hose service kit o-rings
• BCD LP hose o-ring install tool
• O-ring seal pick tool
• Silicone grease 50 ml

Ships worldwide from a UK dive specialist.