Me watching this to remember which way the tank goes even though I’ve been on over 50 dives 👁👄👁 edit: the way I am a dive master now and people are still liking this comment is crazy 😭
No more 1/4 turns! (This has proven by professionals to not be the best way to leave your valve open.) Open your valve all the way to prevent any issues whilst diving! Other than that, great video for a refresher! Thank you!
Sorry dear am a professional, cmas course director, PADI instructor, Tec dive instructor, former army diver, owner of a diving center, certified over 5000 students including instructors. With over 20000 dives. Open your tank and close a 1/4 turn is the proper way. The only thing he has done wrong is purge the 2nd stage when opening the tank to avoid sudden high pressure to the piston of the 1st stage. Also inflate BCD and leave for something minutes to check if there's any puncture then test the lpi ( both ways 1st deflate with lpi push button then deflate by pulling lpi hope) inflate and deflate again. Inflate again and check both quick purge. Check all buckles. Breath in both 2nd stage and octopus to check they're working properly at the same time check the quality of the air in the tank. When you breath the spg needle must not move. If it moves it indicates that may be the spg in not ok or the tank isn't properly open or 1st stage problem
@@odeltarkhan3033 Most places have stopped teaching the back a 1/4 turn. I agree with everything else you said, but the the valve is very unlikely to stick if you open it all the way. What is more likely is confusion of a buddy diver on whether the valve is open or closed. Say for example a diver suddenly has problems with airflow, maybe they didn't open the valve fully etc, a fully open or full closed valve is an immediate indication to a buddy. If it doesn't turn one way the buddy knows it is either fully closed (thus causing the issue), or fully open and so the problem is something else. The 1/4 turn just adds confusion, that way the valve is floating between open and closed and the buddy might not know if they are opening or closing the valve. Each to their own, but this is like CPR, it gets updated every few years with new rules and guidance.
@@ciaranocallaghan5113 I agree with you mostly 1/4 turn was done to avoid confusion. In professional diving it was done to protect from freezing and to avoid damages when tangle in something like in cave diving, police or army rescue
It's always a good idea to wet the strap that holds the cylinder onto your BCD before assembly. These straps get softer and can stretch slightly once they're wet, especially if they dried with salt water not washed out properly from the previous dive. This demo has two straps but many BCDs only have one. Having the cylinder slide out of the strap a few minutes into the dive will upset your trim badly and may even pull the second stage out of your mouth.
@@Aidanhallbass Been diving for over 30 years with over 10,000 immersions. Have yet to find someone confused by the 1/4 turn and your claim it is dangerous is hyperbolic. There is no danger in a 1/4 turn back when the valve is already several rotations own. The reason you should not peg the valve all the way open it is the same reason you do not go 100% with most mechanical equipment, and that is having a margin of error for mechanical failure in the case of the unknown shit that can happen in the unforgiving environment that can be the salty sea. The other reason is that when it is pegged, it is hard to know which direction it is pegged (open or close) when the system is already charged. If the valve has give, you know the valve is open and is supplying air.
I think the "getting-in" clip is just decorational. There are a lot more things to be done before diving. Checking the diving place (first aid things locations etc), dive briefing, buddycheck,... For setting up your dive gear there is a more indepth procedure than this video shows. First your should try to breathe without pressure on it, to check the outgoing valves are sealing properly. Then open the valve while having the purge button on one breathing-thing (don't know English name) pressed in, once the air start coming out release the purge button. This is to prevent a big shock of pressure on all the equipment. Then you should smell te air to see if nothing is wrong with the air. Then you breathe through the primary and backup breathing-things. And check the gauge that the needle is not moving. I think they should take this video offline as it's misleading and a cause for dangerous situations due to being incomplete.
Bad attachment of reg, the point of the yoke screw should be put into the dimple of the tank valve first then screwed up, this will cause the regulator to be pulled straight on to the "O" ring, seating it correctly ... this is basic scuba, and engineering !!!
On some of the newer valves, opening all the way is ok. In fact, some even have an indicator for valve position. However, older valves should be fully opened to turned clockwise about 1/4 turn.
If you need to do a valve drill underwater, and tern the valve 1/4 and it locks that means that it was on and that the other way is off. if you dont do that, you could think that because you cant tern the valve from the start, the tank must me off. making u accidentally close the tank valve. :/ Also i think it also has t do with the O-ring in the valve opening it all the way may have negative effects on that ring.
The 1/4 turn back was from the old pillar valves in the 1960s that would sometimes get stuck if they were left turned on "hard." But it's not only unnecessary with modern valves, it's actually dangerous and is no longer recommended, although many instructors still teach it because they don't know any better. "That's how we've always done it." How is it dangerous? Let's say you accidentally turn the valve the wrong way, turning it off, and then back 1/4 to just barely on. You take a test breath and you get air, and your pressure gauge shows full pressure, so down you go. Now you're down at 60 feet where you need a LOT of air with each breath, but your flow is restricted because your valve is only 1/4 open. Since 1/4-from-full-on feels the same as 1/4-from-full-off when you turn the handle, other than the direction you turn...DON'T DO IT! Turn it all the way on, or all the way off and you'll never have a problem. 100% open is now standard teaching from PADI, NAUI, SSI, DAN, etc. for a good reason. There is NO good reason to turn back 1/4.
This isn't a full training video, in fact it's probably good all the details aren't shown. If people want to learn to dive and do everything then they need to go get certified properly!!!
Yeah you can talk because you aren't a diving center owner and have no Idea how many dumb divers try to open a tank that is already open and damage the tank valve. Then like a fool I have to empty the tank completely to repair the tank valve
Yeah how many people suffered from deco sickness or illness due to lack of knowledge????? Same as life diving evolve mate. Every time there's something new to increase diving safety. 40 years ago people were diving without octopus (spare regulatory) and diving with fenzy instead of BCD jacket. Suits were hard like rock but still couldn't keep you warm as required. Today suits are light and neoprene or plastic for dry suit
@@odeltarkhan3033 Must not have had a good instructor. If a diver doesn't know which way to turn a tank valve they shouldn't be diving. And nobody cares you own a shop blah blah blah
@@scubaeric2820 really your knowledge is very low. You really sound stupid. Even instructors make mistake because they are over confident. On a 6 months trip in Thailand the amount of divers doing the water entry without opening their tanks. You sound to be a week end or holiday diver. Seriously I really wish to know your experience in diving cause you seem to have none. And for any decent diving sir you mess with their equipment they will refund you and ask you to leave. And for your knowledge in the diving professional world certified divers don't mean experienced divers. You know how many diving centers do the illegal practice of certifying divers who didn't pass the exams. In some parts of the world you are certified as long as you pay. In hotels and busy diving destination being certified doesn't not depend on whether you pass the exams but as long as you pay you get certified which is very unsafe and illegal practice. I have seen seen diving center licking celebrities singers actors political figures feet. These people will decide how their course will be carried on and for some diving centers it's ok with them. You have no idea of the diving business mate you're just talking to make noise. Seriously why the hell exam b exists????? If you fail you learn again there should not be any exam b. It's like the diving federation cares for your money not your safety. You fail exam A oh no not a big deal we also have exam b. Most certified open water divers lack experience. I certified over 5000 students including instructors and with over 20000 dives under my belt. AND BY THE WAY IF YOU WERE IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD OF DIVING YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A DIVER'S BEHAVIOUR DOESN'T NOT DEPEND ON HIS CERTIFICATION LEVEL BUT ON HIS CHARACTER. SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY RECKLESS IN LIFE AND IN DIVING TOO. TRY TO DIVE WITH A CELEBRITY OR A HIGH CLASS BUSINESSMAN IF YOU DON'T HAVE PATIENCE AND AUTHORITY YOU WILL END UP TELLING HIM TO LEAVE YOUR PREMISES.
The reason you should not peg the valve all the way open it is the same reason you do not go 100% with most mechanical equipment, and that is having a margin of error for mechanical failure in the case of the unknown shit that can happen in the unforgiving environment that can be the salty sea. The other reason is that when it is pegged, it is hard to know (during a check) which direction it is pegged (open or close) when the system is already charged. You could potential peg it closed. If the valve has give, you know the valve is open and is supplying air.
WARNING!!! YOU CAN NOT SCUBA DIVE IF YOU DONT HAVE A LICENCE, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND YOU CAN GET HARMED DOING IT!!! (you must always have a buddy with you)
just calm down, i am licensed and im 16 but i haven't dived in a long time and forgot, just watching this video makes me recall all the stuff i have to do
Good.. But forgot to check if bcd works properlly; including auxiliary deflating valve. And what about checking both regulators?? Basic man, & Im like a junior open water ;)
there are several important points missed in the video so don't take it as full instruction on how to prepare your eqpmt. Unless you want to dive in a 2m pool....
Author, you didn't check if you can actually BREATHE from your primary or alternate regulator, and didn't try inflating and deflating your BCD. Sorry to say, but this video is dangerous if anyone were to follow your instructions.
I believe the video is titled "Scuba Diving: How to Assemble Equipment" not "How to check if your scuba diving equipment works". The author is okay and the video isn't instructing you to jump in the water after those steps. It's more about clarifying how set it up.
Enderrs "Mental its actually "Your command of the English language", your English is not so good." You command isn't that great, either. "Its" is a pronoun like "his" or "her." The word you should have used is "it's," which is a contraction of "it is." You also wrote a run-on sentence. There should have been a period (also known as a full stop), not a comma, after your quote, and the next sentence should have started with an uppercase Y.
Many people asking why you should keep the valve with 1/4 give. There are two good really reasons. 1) To allow for a margin of error in mechanical failure. Important in the case of the unknown shit that can happen in the unforgiving environment that is the salty sea. This is true for all mechanical equipment, not just scuba tanks. Valves can and do get stuck open for all kinds of reasons, which causes all kinds of issues, especially if another emergency arises. If you have some give, you can usually do something about it. 2) When the valve is fully pegged, it is hard to know (during a check) which direction it is pegged (open or close) when the system is already charged. You could potentially peg it closed and never know. A pegged valve has a chance of being fully open or fully closed. An unpegged valve will always be open.. If the valve has give, you know the valve is open and is supplying gas. It is unfortunate and confusing as to why some youtube instructors do not teach this any more, there are real engineering and safety reasons to keep doing it. It is one of the easiest things to do.
Holy shit never turn your valve back a quarter turn it can bite you in the ass a depth because it needs full pressure to deliver the air bad bad practice!!
"Most people get certified when [they're] like 10." Nope. That's very young. Go to any scuba class that's not specific to kids and you'll see the average age is late teens to 20s. And that's just the average. In my class the youngest student was 13 and the oldest was 60.
After not diving for 4 years of not diving this is exactly what I needed as a refresher!
Me watching this to remember which way the tank goes even though I’ve been on over 50 dives 👁👄👁 edit: the way I am a dive master now and people are still liking this comment is crazy 😭
Hahaha I feel you 😅✨
Lol I always watch videos before a dive
literally same
Same here, I keep forgetting. 😂
Definitely. Mee tooo. Lol. Ugghh. Feel dumb sometimes. Lol
No more 1/4 turns! (This has proven by professionals to not be the best way to leave your valve open.) Open your valve all the way to prevent any issues whilst diving! Other than that, great video for a refresher! Thank you!
Sorry dear am a professional, cmas course director, PADI instructor, Tec dive instructor, former army diver, owner of a diving center, certified over 5000 students including instructors. With over 20000 dives. Open your tank and close a 1/4 turn is the proper way. The only thing he has done wrong is purge the 2nd stage when opening the tank to avoid sudden high pressure to the piston of the 1st stage. Also inflate BCD and leave for something minutes to check if there's any puncture then test the lpi ( both ways 1st deflate with lpi push button then deflate by pulling lpi hope) inflate and deflate again. Inflate again and check both quick purge. Check all buckles. Breath in both 2nd stage and octopus to check they're working properly at the same time check the quality of the air in the tank. When you breath the spg needle must not move. If it moves it indicates that may be the spg in not ok or the tank isn't properly open or 1st stage problem
@@odeltarkhan3033 what is the point of the quarter turn?
@@johnmartin2992 please check my posts I already replied to this question 3 times.
@@odeltarkhan3033 Most places have stopped teaching the back a 1/4 turn. I agree with everything else you said, but the the valve is very unlikely to stick if you open it all the way. What is more likely is confusion of a buddy diver on whether the valve is open or closed. Say for example a diver suddenly has problems with airflow, maybe they didn't open the valve fully etc, a fully open or full closed valve is an immediate indication to a buddy. If it doesn't turn one way the buddy knows it is either fully closed (thus causing the issue), or fully open and so the problem is something else. The 1/4 turn just adds confusion, that way the valve is floating between open and closed and the buddy might not know if they are opening or closing the valve. Each to their own, but this is like CPR, it gets updated every few years with new rules and guidance.
@@ciaranocallaghan5113 I agree with you mostly 1/4 turn was done to avoid confusion. In professional diving it was done to protect from freezing and to avoid damages when tangle in something like in cave diving, police or army rescue
That was 100% of what I was looking for a quick reminder after some month, Nice!
I feel like this is a really weird video to be in watchmojo compared to the videos they make now lol
Would this help me when I go to like BUDs
a tip: watch movies at kaldroStream. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Maddox Drew Definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone} for since november myself :D
@Maddox Drew yea, I have been using Flixzone} for years myself :)
@Maddox Drew yup, I've been using flixzone} for years myself :D
After not having dived for 2.5 years this is great (and I've done almost 250!)
Short, sweet, and straight to the point. Great!
It's always a good idea to wet the strap that holds the cylinder onto your BCD before assembly. These straps get softer and can stretch slightly once they're wet, especially if they dried with salt water not washed out properly from the previous dive. This demo has two straps but many BCDs only have one. Having the cylinder slide out of the strap a few minutes into the dive will upset your trim badly and may even pull the second stage out of your mouth.
I like this video so much. And really like these Diving Equipment, it help us dive easily.
I got my license 1 year ago, and this was really good for me to remember everything
A very helpful video, thanks! :-)
Could've sworn Brad Pitt was teaching me how to assemble my scuba gear.
SO STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IMO No need to turn the valve back 1/4 turn. I believe it’s dangerous and confusing. It should either be on or off
you're wrong, it's standard practice for safety
@@and16and please explain how it increases safety..
@@Aidanhallbass because your buddy is supposed to check the tank. If you open it completely he might close it accidentally
@@hicrhodushicsalta4382 nope, I still disagree. It could be confusing for your buddy if opened 1/4 turn and could accidentally be turned off
@@Aidanhallbass Been diving for over 30 years with over 10,000 immersions. Have yet to find someone confused by the 1/4 turn and your claim it is dangerous is hyperbolic. There is no danger in a 1/4 turn back when the valve is already several rotations own. The reason you should not peg the valve all the way open it is the same reason you do not go 100% with most mechanical equipment, and that is having a margin of error for mechanical failure in the case of the unknown shit that can happen in the unforgiving environment that can be the salty sea. The other reason is that when it is pegged, it is hard to know which direction it is pegged (open or close) when the system is already charged. If the valve has give, you know the valve is open and is supplying air.
Its reccomend to take 2 small breaths before getting in to make sure nothing is wrong
I think the "getting-in" clip is just decorational. There are a lot more things to be done before diving. Checking the diving place (first aid things locations etc), dive briefing, buddycheck,... For setting up your dive gear there is a more indepth procedure than this video shows. First your should try to breathe without pressure on it, to check the outgoing valves are sealing properly. Then open the valve while having the purge button on one breathing-thing (don't know English name) pressed in, once the air start coming out release the purge button. This is to prevent a big shock of pressure on all the equipment. Then you should smell te air to see if nothing is wrong with the air. Then you breathe through the primary and backup breathing-things. And check the gauge that the needle is not moving. I think they should take this video offline as it's misleading and a cause for dangerous situations due to being incomplete.
Thx this really helped
thx, that really helped 😅
Good Video
Bad attachment of reg, the point of the yoke screw should be put into the dimple of the tank valve first then screwed up, this will cause the regulator to be pulled straight on to the "O" ring, seating it correctly ... this is basic scuba, and engineering !!!
When it comes to tank valves, there are only two options, open or closed, nothing in between.
Razor 404 no not really
Your wrong because fully open puts too much stress on the seat supporting the valve...study with a technician to understand this
Hai nama kamu siapa dan rumah kamu ada di kota mana?
On some of the newer valves, opening all the way is ok. In fact, some even have an indicator for valve position. However, older valves should be fully opened to turned clockwise about 1/4 turn.
@@kevinmcgrath127 BS Why not ask the manufacturer. You think valves are designed to not handle tank pressure?
Thanks was wondering how to set bcd and tank valve height .
Wish i was there to swim
not dived in a while what dose he mean open it fully then a quarter tern? how do i know iv got it right
If you need to do a valve drill underwater, and tern the valve 1/4 and it locks that means that it was on and that the other way is off. if you dont do that, you could think that because you cant tern the valve from the start, the tank must me off. making u accidentally close the tank valve. :/
Also i think it also has t do with the O-ring in the valve opening it all the way may have negative effects on that ring.
I actually always wondered about the quarter turn. Thank you for the description; that makes a lot of sense.
The 1/4 turn back was from the old pillar valves in the 1960s that would sometimes get stuck if they were left turned on "hard." But it's not only unnecessary with modern valves, it's actually dangerous and is no longer recommended, although many instructors still teach it because they don't know any better. "That's how we've always done it." How is it dangerous? Let's say you accidentally turn the valve the wrong way, turning it off, and then back 1/4 to just barely on. You take a test breath and you get air, and your pressure gauge shows full pressure, so down you go. Now you're down at 60 feet where you need a LOT of air with each breath, but your flow is restricted because your valve is only 1/4 open. Since 1/4-from-full-on feels the same as 1/4-from-full-off when you turn the handle, other than the direction you turn...DON'T DO IT! Turn it all the way on, or all the way off and you'll never have a problem. 100% open is now standard teaching from PADI, NAUI, SSI, DAN, etc. for a good reason. There is NO good reason to turn back 1/4.
@@seikibrian8641 YES ! Exactly old school that can't get it out their head about 1/4 turn.
Seriously, if you don't know which direction to turn a tank valve, you need to get out of the water!
Very helpful. Keep posting about scuba diving.
very good! testing the regulators would be standard right?
Yes, but that's not part of "assembling your equipment." That comes in the next phase, "the buddy check."
@@seikibrian8641 , what is buddy? Am seeing it's a term being used a lot in scuba diving
rgudduu it is the person diving with you
This isn't a full training video, in fact it's probably good all the details aren't shown. If people want to learn to dive and do everything then they need to go get certified properly!!!
And with more modern computers for diving,when you turn the air on you put the screen on top of your BCD and face the screen down.
Take a lesson and you will
Satisfied
Never back a quarter turn.
That hasn’t been necessary in 40 years and is just a dangerous idea now.
Yeah you can talk because you aren't a diving center owner and have no Idea how many dumb divers try to open a tank that is already open and damage the tank valve. Then like a fool I have to empty the tank completely to repair the tank valve
Yeah how many people suffered from deco sickness or illness due to lack of knowledge????? Same as life diving evolve mate. Every time there's something new to increase diving safety. 40 years ago people were diving without octopus (spare regulatory) and diving with fenzy instead of BCD jacket. Suits were hard like rock but still couldn't keep you warm as required. Today suits are light and neoprene or plastic for dry suit
@@odeltarkhan3033 Must not have had a good instructor. If a diver doesn't know which way to turn a tank valve they shouldn't be diving. And nobody cares you own a shop blah blah blah
@@scubaeric2820 really your knowledge is very low. You really sound stupid. Even instructors make mistake because they are over confident. On a 6 months trip in Thailand the amount of divers doing the water entry without opening their tanks. You sound to be a week end or holiday diver. Seriously I really wish to know your experience in diving cause you seem to have none. And for any decent diving sir you mess with their equipment they will refund you and ask you to leave. And for your knowledge in the diving professional world certified divers don't mean experienced divers. You know how many diving centers do the illegal practice of certifying divers who didn't pass the exams. In some parts of the world you are certified as long as you pay. In hotels and busy diving destination being certified doesn't not depend on whether you pass the exams but as long as you pay you get certified which is very unsafe and illegal practice. I have seen seen diving center licking celebrities singers actors political figures feet. These people will decide how their course will be carried on and for some diving centers it's ok with them. You have no idea of the diving business mate you're just talking to make noise. Seriously why the hell exam b exists????? If you fail you learn again there should not be any exam b. It's like the diving federation cares for your money not your safety. You fail exam A oh no not a big deal we also have exam b. Most certified open water divers lack experience. I certified over 5000 students including instructors and with over 20000 dives under my belt. AND BY THE WAY IF YOU WERE IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD OF DIVING YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A DIVER'S BEHAVIOUR DOESN'T NOT DEPEND ON HIS CERTIFICATION LEVEL BUT ON HIS CHARACTER. SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY RECKLESS IN LIFE AND IN DIVING TOO. TRY TO DIVE WITH A CELEBRITY OR A HIGH CLASS BUSINESSMAN IF YOU DON'T HAVE PATIENCE AND AUTHORITY YOU WILL END UP TELLING HIM TO LEAVE YOUR PREMISES.
It seems like this video could of been on the Encarta CD
very informative
why did we need an intro from rebecca?
Joe still work there ?
Why go back 1/4 turn? So it doesn't get stuck under pressure?
Yes because when u disassemble, it would be easier to remove the regulator from the tank
yup !
never open air valve , all the way . one quarter turn back .. or it can get stuck in open position .. on your tank ...
The reason you should not peg the valve all the way open it is the same reason you do not go 100% with most mechanical equipment, and that is having a margin of error for mechanical failure in the case of the unknown shit that can happen in the unforgiving environment that can be the salty sea. The other reason is that when it is pegged, it is hard to know (during a check) which direction it is pegged (open or close) when the system is already charged. You could potential peg it closed. If the valve has give, you know the valve is open and is supplying air.
WARNING!!! YOU CAN NOT SCUBA DIVE IF YOU DONT HAVE A LICENCE, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND YOU CAN GET HARMED DOING IT!!! (you must always have a buddy with you)
Chill
***** IM chill now
+Connor Cunningham dude calm down ok
***** k
just calm down, i am licensed and im 16 but i haven't dived in a long time and forgot, just watching this video makes me recall all the stuff i have to do
McKinley and Cleveland
Wall on him removing the desk cap
No more 1/4 turn back, my instructor told me.
Bro first time I used a yolk valve it started leaking now I don’t trust them anymore
Hi
Good.. But forgot to check if bcd works properlly; including auxiliary deflating valve.
And what about checking both regulators??
Basic man, & Im like a junior open water ;)
The video showed how to assemble the tank. BC and regulators.
Who is that girl in the beginning?
Wall now
there are several important points missed in the video so don't take it as full instruction on how to prepare your eqpmt. Unless you want to dive in a 2m pool....
Back one quarter turn isn't taught now.
Author, you didn't check if you can actually BREATHE from your primary or alternate regulator, and didn't try inflating and deflating your BCD. Sorry to say, but this video is dangerous if anyone were to follow your instructions.
Mental its actually "Your command of the English language", your English is not so good.
I believe the video is titled "Scuba Diving: How to Assemble Equipment" not "How to check if your scuba diving equipment works". The author is okay and the video isn't instructing you to jump in the water after those steps. It's more about clarifying how set it up.
Enderrs "Mental its actually "Your command of the English language", your English is not so good."
You command isn't that great, either. "Its" is a pronoun like "his" or "her." The word you should have used is "it's," which is a contraction of "it is." You also wrote a run-on sentence. There should have been a period (also known as a full stop), not a comma, after your quote, and the next sentence should have started with an uppercase Y.
Dad end up in bus as conductor
Police nalang
Interpol nakakahiya ka
This is a video on setup of scuba equipments and explaining all necessary steps before scuba diving. Keep sharing such information.
A lot of what he said was wrong
You didn,t tell about its use
she is cuter than her voice.lol
So, he performed the Giant Stride but didn't explain what is involved in doing that maneuver. Go get Certified people!
Do NOT turn it back one quarter turn! All the way open!
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
1. Scuba tank
2. BCD (Buoyancy Control Devices)
3. Regulator
S...
Scheisssssssseeewwwwwww
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Many people asking why you should keep the valve with 1/4 give. There are two good really reasons.
1) To allow for a margin of error in mechanical failure. Important in the case of the unknown shit that can happen in the unforgiving environment that is the salty sea. This is true for all mechanical equipment, not just scuba tanks. Valves can and do get stuck open for all kinds of reasons, which causes all kinds of issues, especially if another emergency arises. If you have some give, you can usually do something about it.
2) When the valve is fully pegged, it is hard to know (during a check) which direction it is pegged (open or close) when the system is already charged. You could potentially peg it closed and never know. A pegged valve has a chance of being fully open or fully closed. An unpegged valve will always be open.. If the valve has give, you know the valve is open and is supplying gas.
It is unfortunate and confusing as to why some youtube instructors do not teach this any more, there are real engineering and safety reasons to keep doing it. It is one of the easiest things to do.
Holy shit never turn your valve back a quarter turn it can bite you in the ass a depth because it needs full pressure to deliver the air bad bad practice!!
I'm 15 I really want to try scuba diving. I want to be a marine biologist. Am I too old? Most people get certified when there like 10...😭😭😭
Dude, you are no where to old. I got certified when I was 13 and my dad was certified when he was in his early to mid fiftys. You are all good.
I got certified at 16 you're good
"Most people get certified when [they're] like 10."
Nope. That's very young. Go to any scuba class that's not specific to kids and you'll see the average age is late teens to 20s. And that's just the average. In my class the youngest student was 13 and the oldest was 60.
something wrong with strap tank, maybe old system
a video made just for the views.... wrong in so many ways
fucking CYLINDER!!!