Hello
Recently my Fantasea FG16 housing started to leak. As for now it seems that the camera is fine (but it will probably corrode and die at some point).
I cleaned and rinsed the housing, checked the two o-rings and took the housing alone on a check dive (with some weight and paper inside it). It was leaking again but I am not able to tell where or how.
What would be a good way to find out or do you have any suggestions on how to proceed with this? How to find the leak?
Thank you.
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Fantasea housing leaking
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The most common is should it not be the o-rings, is the buttons or levers on the housing. They may have "bladders" or o-rings themselves. You should contact the mfg. They may be self repairable. If not, you will have to send to a repair center.
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What a pain!
You could try filling the housing with some soft paper, perhaps kitchen roll, and taking it for a test in a swimming pool. When you think there might be a leak, get out and the paper, assuming it’s wet, might give you a better idea on the leak location.
Then, as bill suggests, maybe a self repair - or back to the manufacturers.
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If you think the camera itself got wet, then it is a good idea to send it to a licensed repair shop to have it opened and cleaned.
About the housing leak, a quick check is to submerge the housing for a few minutes in a tub or bucket of water, hold it upright, dry the outside and open it.
Good luck and let us know of your progress.
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Most repair shops, particularly the camera manufacturers won't touch anything with water damage. Basically because of the potential for something else to fail shortly after whatever they do.
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Thanks for your replies. So far I exchanged both o-rings of the door for new ones, and checked everything I could see without disasembling. No luck...
I contacted Fantasea, no response yet, I do hope to get the size of the o-rings and replace them on each button. Will keep you updated.
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As an update, I was able to order a set of o-rings (not including the main o-rings) from Fantasea to replace on every button. I hope to receive it soon so I can try this repair and hopefully take underwater pictures soon again.