Now that I'm on the topic, it's maybe a good idea to point out what I see as a really GOOD inflator, namely the old Seaquest one. (see picture).
I've actually gone to a bit of trouble to collect a few of these inflators from people who were selling trashed vests online because they are THAT good. I replaced the inflator on my old Diverite wing with one of these because Diverite's standard K-type is too prone to sticking and requires regular maintenance. I also have 2 Apeks wings with their K-type and one of them has started going to hell as well and will get replaced with the old Seaquest from my worn out Diverite wing as soon as I get frustrated enough with it.
The first Seaquest inflator I "collected" came off of an old trashed vest of my own that I needed to retire. I think I must have made .... I don't know.... 1200 dives with it, including a LOT of dives in the pool (which is probably why it fell apart). My daughter's vest is an older Seaquest as well and I have several friends who either currently own one or did in the past and I have literally never heard anyone of them complain about the inflator.... They outlive the vests that they're attached to to such a degree that they're actually worth collecting and since I have this little collection, if I had a Cressi vest the very first thing I would do with it is put a Seaquest inflator on it.
I've actually gone to a bit of trouble to collect a few of these inflators from people who were selling trashed vests online because they are THAT good. I replaced the inflator on my old Diverite wing with one of these because Diverite's standard K-type is too prone to sticking and requires regular maintenance. I also have 2 Apeks wings with their K-type and one of them has started going to hell as well and will get replaced with the old Seaquest from my worn out Diverite wing as soon as I get frustrated enough with it.
The first Seaquest inflator I "collected" came off of an old trashed vest of my own that I needed to retire. I think I must have made .... I don't know.... 1200 dives with it, including a LOT of dives in the pool (which is probably why it fell apart). My daughter's vest is an older Seaquest as well and I have several friends who either currently own one or did in the past and I have literally never heard anyone of them complain about the inflator.... They outlive the vests that they're attached to to such a degree that they're actually worth collecting and since I have this little collection, if I had a Cressi vest the very first thing I would do with it is put a Seaquest inflator on it.
