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PFLUGER

Pressure testing I gastight Suit chemprotector


1. Placing a suitable sized ball in the latex face piece and put the pipe through
2. Open the air bottle and pressure air in the suit
3. Inflate the suit and locate the leak by using soapy water
4. mark the leak with a chalk before deflating the suit
Verify repairs
After repairs, allow 3 hours for curing and then carry out another pressure test to
acertain the integrity of the suit.
Patching
1. Locate the leak
Carry out a pressure test as described
In the section on pressure testing
2. Cleaning
The suit must be dry
Wash hand: oil and grease must be removed
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Apply three layers of glue, allowing 15 min drying time per layer
3. Patching
Choose a suitable sized patch and remove the backing. Two layers of
glue ( polyurethane suits ) on the patch and the suit. Allow to dry and apply
the patch to cover the damaged area.

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