Are scuba regulators life-support equipment?

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For what it's worth, I'm servicing my primary set of regs for the first time in 3 years this season. They still work perfectly well and breath as good (or better) than they did the last time they were serviced. If it ain't broke, don't fix it is a pretty good rule. Inspections go a long way to making sure there aren't any "catastrophic" failures beyond repair on my regs. I inspect them before every dive (externally) and internally once every two or three years (at this stage I've only been diving a little over 3 years) as I think is necessary. In the future I suspect it will be about the same.

The only thing I (in my admittedly limited diving experience) consider life-support for rec diving is consciousness. If you're awake and aware, everything else can be dealt with according to it's necessity for remaining awake and aware.
 
Seriously? Has anyone noticed EN250 stamped on their scuba regulator? Who knows what that means?
 
Seriously? Has anyone noticed EN250 stamped on their scuba regulator? Who knows what that means?

it defines parameters for regulator performance, but not sure what your point is regarding this discussion.
 
Well I didn't originally follow to the end of the hijack and was replying to the topic of the thread not what it has morphed into. Sorry for attempting to answer the origal question.
 
OK, so what does it mean? I will look and see if it is stamped on my regulators.
 
Well I didn't originally follow to the end of the hijack and was replying to the topic of the thread not what it has morphed into. Sorry for attempting to answer the origal question.

I'm not aware of any hijack, as far as I know the discussion is still about the original question "Are scuba regulators life-support equipment?"

but I'm a little puzzled as to how the EN 250 stamp answers that question.
 
I'm not aware of any hijack, as far as I know the discussion is still about the original question "Are scuba regulators life-support equipment?"

but I'm a little puzzled as to how the EN 250 stamp answers that question.

Well then I guess you don't know the answer to my question. Thanks for playing though...
 
Well then I guess you don't know the answer to my question. Thanks for playing though...

I guess not.

My guess is that you are (in a roundabout way) try to point out that EN 250 is a standard for life support equipment, or something like that. However, I did a few quick searches and didn't find anything to support this.
 
It means just that its to perform to 165ft and <50f with unchanged breathing performance..
 
Thanks, I looked it up, need to look at my reg tonight and see what it says.
It means just that its to perform to 165ft and <50f with unchanged breathing performance..
 

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