Hatul
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Mine does not leak nor blow out. but after pressurizing SPG does not swivel.
Is this common issue?
Mine does not turn after it's pressurized. So I turn my console to how I want it first, then turn the tank valve one.
Adam
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Mine does not leak nor blow out. but after pressurizing SPG does not swivel.
Is this common issue?
Mine does not turn after it's pressurized. So I turn my console to how I want it first, then turn the tank valve one.
Adam
The Phantom brand hoses are just now being imported into the US, but have been in other markets for several years, and are much more attractively priced than the Miflex.
Great question. While it seems that the braided hoses do offer some advantages, those advantages don't seem significant compared to the surrender of generations of field testing that standard hoses have undergone. I'm going to wait a while longer.What was wrong with the standard HP hose?
Well I have now personally witnessed a 24-inch series one Miflex HP hose blow. We were on the boat and the guy beside me was gearing up and we all heard this load crack. As a joke, I said "It sounds like a Miflex HP hose to me", sure enough, the hose had burst mid way along the braid. Nowhere near the swages. The yellow centre was showing the the braid had exploded too. He was just turning on his tanks at the time when it happened. Fortunately, the boat skipper had an HP plug and the diver was using an air integrated computer, so he could still dive. Glad I swapped all of mine out now.