regulator free flow

A question for the reg techs out there.. Recently I had a hollis regulator serviced and everything seems fine except if I turn both 2nd stage adjustments(venturi and knob) to the full + it will immediately freeflow from the 2nd stage after purging. When you pressurize the reg even with both...

Hello, I was adjusting the leaver on the 2nd stage as it was too high and the reg kept free flowing. In that process I did something to the pressure seed, so no matter how much I tighten it now, it’s too loose and air flows straight through the 2nd stage (alternate) - it doesn’t even show on the...

I've been primarily diving warm waters so far, but I'm prepping for a trip to try to do Antarctic diving. I have some environmentally sealed regulators but no special second stages, but in the prep material, I'm seeing some interesting information that I don't see anywhere else on the internet...

Hi, A friend of mine was recently certified, he did his confined water up in New England and his checkout dives in Key Largo. Both shops were PADI and had a very good reputations locally and online. For the free flow exercises, both shops instructed him to take the free flowing regulator out...