Are Dive Rite and Thermo Modular H valves the same

[mgersch@cox.net]

Are Dive Rite and Thermo modular H valves the same?
I know sometimes one company will sell products to another ect...

They look the same online. At least when putting them together to make the manifold they both have the double o-rings.

I need to by some H valves. Oringinally, I was planning to just go to doubles, but now I have decided that it would be better to do 20-30 dives in H-valves first before adding another levels of complexity. Buy the way if anyone has any they could part with I posted a WTB: H-valve add in the classified.

I am planning on doubling them eventually so modular valves make sence on the one hand. But on the other hand, I don't know if there is much of a market for the extra adapeter part.

What do you guys think?

 

[royalediver]

They are not made by the same company

 

[Leadking]

I can confirm they are not made by the same company. Thermo is made by Hamai in Japan and I believe (bbut do not know for sure) that Dive Rites manifolds are made in Italy.

Lee
www.seapearls.com

 

[mgersch@cox.net]

OK. So they are not the same. Although they appear to be very similar (At least on the diveriteexpress.com website. Do you guys have any reccomendations one way or the other?

 

[divad]

According to DiveRite Express, they sell Thermo valves and DiveRite valves but they look different.

 

[Leadking]

Dive Rite Express is one of our dealers for Thermo valves. Mark is a good reputable dealer of ours, if he says he is selling you a Thermo valve, he is. The question was Are Dive Rite and Thermo modular H valves the same? The answer is no, they are not made by the same manufacturer. I think you're confused by the names Dive Rite Express and Dive Rite. They are two different companies.

Lee
www.seapearls.com

 

[mgersch@cox.net]

Thanks guys. It was just that on the pictures I saw on the website they looked similar. Yesterday I saw them at my LDS and I agree they are different.

I guess I was also confused because I thought that the double O ring design was unique to Dive Rite, but clearly it is not....

Thanks
-Mike