halocline
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I would not leave them pressurized, it will cause unnecessary wear in the first stage.
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I've always stored my regulators in the closet with the dust caps on, but to save time gearing up I've been thinking of just leaving them screwed into the tank valves, unpressurized.
Any possible issues with this?
Threaded joints like to seize.
I've kept my regs on my doubles for well over a decade, closer to two of them, I find it works out wellThey'll be attached to my doubles, which sit inside by the front door for easy moving. I keep backplate/wing attached to save on time gearing up, so figured might as well keep the regs attached too.
I put tribolube on the din threads and have never has a seizing issue, i also rinse the gear well...Threaded joints like to seize.
if you are getting into tech and using oxygen for deco or high O2 ditch the silicone and just go all oxygen compatible lube, less chance of cross contamination and better performanceI read that you should not lubricate the threads nor the O ring of the DIN interface, but I've been putting a very small amount of silicone grease on the threads and the O ring and find it goes on much smoother and the O ring seals better, and with even a small amount of grease it will not seize.