jd950
Contributor
- Messages
- 1,302
- Reaction score
- 288
- # of dives
- I just don't log dives
My family primarily dives Aqualung regs and have been happy with them. In the past year (well, before covid), I have had two second stages develop holes or tears in the diaphragm and a three second stages have counterbalance cylinders go bad, I am told due to wear.
These problems have appeared on or getting ready for dive trips, typically to locations where repairs and parts are not available. Both of the problems I mention render the second stage unusable.
Most of these regs are 5-10 years old, get serviced fairly often, treated with care and rinsed after every dive.
Although they have otherwise been great, I am losing confidence in them. I have started taking spare second stages with me on trips, which is probably prudent anyway, but only in the past year of use have these failures started and I have had three cylinders and two diaphragms replaced. When the first diaphragm needed replacing I was told it was unusual to see a tear in one.
So I guess my question is whether anyone has meaningful suggestions as to why this is happening/can it be prevented?
Thanks
These problems have appeared on or getting ready for dive trips, typically to locations where repairs and parts are not available. Both of the problems I mention render the second stage unusable.
Most of these regs are 5-10 years old, get serviced fairly often, treated with care and rinsed after every dive.
Although they have otherwise been great, I am losing confidence in them. I have started taking spare second stages with me on trips, which is probably prudent anyway, but only in the past year of use have these failures started and I have had three cylinders and two diaphragms replaced. When the first diaphragm needed replacing I was told it was unusual to see a tear in one.
So I guess my question is whether anyone has meaningful suggestions as to why this is happening/can it be prevented?
Thanks