I live in north Idaho USA. Water here gets extremely cold in the winter. Last dive was 36°F air temp 18°. One of my buddies was getting ice in his mouth and slowly free flow. Come to find out his kit was only rated to 50°. Check and make sure your kit can handle the conditions your diving.
Off topic, this is a regulator service question. I have a couple of regulator sets that have only a few hours of usage. One set is a 2018 purchase with about 12 hours total usage, and the other is a 2020 purchase with about 4 hours total usage. Do you still recommend a service with low usage? They are about 3 years old. Thanks in advance for your advice
Yes. It isn't just usage that causes wear, but time itself. Seals/O-rings dry out over time and valves and springs that go unused can get sticky. Depending on storage conditions you can have degradation of plastic parts; embrittlement. An annual service on all your gear is a great practice to have. These things keep us alive.
"Most" are every 100 dives or once a year, but a couple are longer. And a lot of them specify if they haven't been used in more than 6 months. So yeah, get them done, diving isn't about saving money. Your life is worth the few dollars.
@@derekwalter7100 During the period when "Parts for life" was common most companies went to every two years, with an inspection suggested but not required for warranty purposes.
Thanks for the advice. I'll get them in for an inspection and service. I wanted to be sure I wasn't trying to stretch it, and yes, save a bit of money as well. Much thanks again.
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Excellent video! We use redundant first stages in alpine lakes, where air temperature goes down to
As usual a well produced and helpful video. Thanks.
Why don't we use inflator hose quick connection for sec. stage ? That could really help in case of freeflowing sec. stage.
I live in north Idaho USA. Water here gets extremely cold in the winter. Last dive was 36°F air temp 18°. One of my buddies was getting ice in his mouth and slowly free flow. Come to find out his kit was only rated to 50°.
Check and make sure your kit can handle the conditions your diving.
Thanks for the video. Great information.
Awesome video. Thank you.
i know about the thumb but never thought about crimping the hose.
Good video
Off topic, this is a regulator service question. I have a couple of regulator sets that have only a few hours of usage.
One set is a 2018 purchase with about 12 hours total usage, and the other is a 2020 purchase with about 4 hours total usage.
Do you still recommend a service with low usage? They are about 3 years old.
Thanks in advance for your advice
Yes.
It isn't just usage that causes wear, but time itself. Seals/O-rings dry out over time and valves and springs that go unused can get sticky. Depending on storage conditions you can have degradation of plastic parts; embrittlement. An annual service on all your gear is a great practice to have. These things keep us alive.
"Most" are every 100 dives or once a year, but a couple are longer. And a lot of them specify if they haven't been used in more than 6 months. So yeah, get them done, diving isn't about saving money. Your life is worth the few dollars.
@@derekwalter7100 During the period when "Parts for life" was common most companies went to every two years, with an inspection suggested but not required for warranty purposes.
Thanks for the advice. I'll get them in for an inspection and service. I wanted to be sure I wasn't trying to stretch it, and yes, save a bit of money as well. Much thanks again.
Is there any reason not to throttle back the tank valve during first stage freeflow in order to reduce the rate of gas loss?