Atomic Service Question

[JenCell]

Hi!

Maybe there are some expert of Atomic here....

I have a M1 regulator with a Z2 octo (fantastic reg!)and my 2 year service interval is in october 09.

I didn't do the safety inspection last year because I didn't dive. I've done less than 30 dives with it so far ....so it's pretty top notch...I took great care of it, always rinsing properly and stored.

I want to dive more though and I've got a advanced scuba course in 3 weeks so here is my question:

Would you to wait in october for the 2 year service or do the safety inspection now then the 2 year service later...Is it really necessary to do the safety check?

thanks for your advice!

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

The Annual Inspection is only a recommendation by Atomic, while the 2yr/300 Dive-Hour Service is a requirement (even though your warranty isn't contingent upon doing the service). I would skip the inspection and just get the 2yr service done a little early. I just recently (yesterday) sent my ST1 and SS1 back to Atomic for the 2yr service.

*DISCLAIMER- I'm not an expert on Atomics, just a knucklehead that dives their equipment.

 

[JenCell]

yes that's a good idea, I should do the 2 year service early...

 

[JenCell]

DarcyAtomic, the expert, answered my question, so everything's good\!

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

Don't be shy, post what you were told. Heck, I'd like to hear what the expert advice was. It's got to be better than advice from some knucklehead who only dives their equipment.

 

[fnfalman]

It's close enough to the two-years service requirement. Get it serviced and call it a day. The problem with regulators that sit around without being used often is that things like gaskets & seals get dried and cracked.

If I were to buy that set of regs from you and it only had ONE dive for that whole duration, I'd still send it in for inspection and service.

This goes for all regulators and not just Atomic.

 

[JackSpearo]

listen to fnfalman, he's very knowledgeable about atomic regs

 

[JenCell]

Don't be shy, post what you were told. Heck, I'd like to hear what the expert advice was. It's got to be better than advice from some knucklehead who only dives their equipment.

of course here is the answer:

Thank you for your interest in Atomic Aquatics. Our regs are built to go the distance so if you are not experiencing anything out of the ordinary with your reg I would be confident is saying it is safe to continue using until your service is up in Oct. Of course if you experience any touble then have it checked out but you should be just fine!
Cheers,
Darcy












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[JenCell]

It's close enough to the two-years service requirement. Get it serviced and call it a day. The problem with regulators that sit around without being used often is that things like gaskets & seals get dried and cracked.

If I were to buy that set of regs from you and it only had ONE dive for that whole duration, I'd still send it in for inspection and service.

This goes for all regulators and not just Atomic.

And if it's being used often the seals don't get cracked or dried? I thought it would be the contrary, a lot of use put more stress on the gear no??
Just my opinion...just explain to me why a reg that's not used often is more problematic..

 

[JenCell]

It's close enough to the two-years service requirement. Get it serviced and call it a day. The problem with regulators that sit around without being used often is that things like gaskets & seals get dried and cracked.

If I were to buy that set of regs from you and it only had ONE dive for that whole duration, I'd still send it in for inspection and service.

This goes for all regulators and not just Atomic.

of course, all used gear bought second hand must be checked anyway...I would too...