Aqua Lung Servicing

[Green Frog]

Now that you mention it, there’s just something reassuring about having the heft of that nickel plated grass 1085 second stage hanging out of my mouth! Yes there are newer, fancier, more trendy units that have come out since, but as I said, I’ll likely to keep using mine for the decade or so I’ve got left in me for diving. You know what they say about I’d dogs and new tricks.

OTOH, as I also stated, I wouldn’t buy any major piece of new Aqualung equipment until the current kerfufle dies down and is resolved. As a new diver buying new, I’d look at Scuba Pro or one of the other well known and respected manufacturers. Then again, it’s all personal opinion.

 

[spoolin01]

I have two Conshelf 1st stages which both have fairly fresh rebuilds. I don’t dive them much, but I figure I’ll just dive them into the ground and when they need another service (maybe in 10 years) I’ll worry about it then. I’m fairly confident that the 900001 service kit will be around even if it’s NOS for many years. There has to be millions of those kits still in circulation. If the regs eventually become paper weights then so be it. The metal 1085’s however will keep going for life. All the parts can be sourced from other places to keep those going. They’re very simple.

There are at least two aftermarket 1st stage poppet sources, Trident and VDH (not the military historian), as I recall, and the Mares version works as well. In a pinch you can even resurface them. Conshelfs and 1st Gen Titans are pretty obsolescence-proof.

 

[happy-diver]

I looked these up

Trident and VDH

Trident - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Home - Virginia Department of Health

www.vdh.virginia.gov

 

[spoolin01]

I looked these up

Trident - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Home - Virginia Department of Health

www.vdh.virginia.gov

C'mon, what it this, late night internet noob time?!

TRIDENT-DIVING-ACCESSORIES
Home | Vintage Double Hose

I figured anyone interested in service parts would know these suppliers.

 

[James79]

C'mon, what it this, late night internet noob time?!

TRIDENT-DIVING-ACCESSORIES
Home | Vintage Double Hose

I figured anyone interested in service parts would know these suppliers.

VDH is not in business for the foreseeable future (since Bryan's passing). However The Scuba Museum and Silent Explorers are a couple other parts resources.

Respectfully,

James

 

[happy-diver]

C'mon, what it this, late night internet noob time?!

You must look beyond what you can see grasshopper

 

[spoolin01]

VDH is not in business for the foreseeable future (since Bryan's passing). However The Scuba Museum and Silent Explorers are a couple other parts resources.

Respectfully,

James

Hadn't been there in a long time, and figured the 'store closed' sign was due to the late hour. Sorry to hear...

 

[Green Frog]

The “rebuild kit” for the 1085 is pretty minimal. The first stage requires a few more parts but not very many. As others have said, the parts are fairly easily found on the secondary market if you can live without packaging that says AquaLung on it.