Tom_Ivan
Contributor
I was servicing my regulators the other day and at the bottom of every page in the service manual is a full paragraph repeating the same lecture about how untrained divers should never attempt to service their equipment, its a great way to die, your an idiot if you try etc etc.
Is there any data to actually support this? I did a search online and there are plenty of stories about equipment failure but they all are new equipment, equipment recently serviced by a dive shop or rented equipment. Couldn't find a single story of a dive incident that was a result of poorly DIY serviced equipment.
I'd have thought if the manufactures were really interested in keeping people safe they would make the service manuals public and include more detail on how to test your equipment post service.
Is there any data to actually support this? I did a search online and there are plenty of stories about equipment failure but they all are new equipment, equipment recently serviced by a dive shop or rented equipment. Couldn't find a single story of a dive incident that was a result of poorly DIY serviced equipment.
I'd have thought if the manufactures were really interested in keeping people safe they would make the service manuals public and include more detail on how to test your equipment post service.