Did I get taken for a ride??

[Splitlip]

It is an o=ring for crying outloud. OP said it looked like it was 5 years old. You are condemning this shop owner without seeing the actual o-ring. It is hearsay.
Forget about inspecting it. An o-ring is a disposable piece rubber which perhaps was damaged by the OP (or buddy), perhaps somebody grabbed a bad one off the bench, or it was 5 years old. She should have had a spare.

edit: oops. couple of posts slipped in a head of me. not meant as a response to reef or Clay

 

[H2Andy]

dude, come on

it's business sense ... your tank, your o-ring ... give the dude credit and get a good customer

 

[jacksatlanta]

If we make the argument that the shop owner should have better maintained the rental tank, just how often should they replace all their o-rings to guarantee that no customer ever gets a bad o-ring?

 

[RJP]

Dumb question perhaps...

WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE AN O-RING OFF ONE OF THE OTHER TWO TANKS?




You should have checked the o-rings before leaving the shop, you should have had spare o-rings, you should have been able to find someone with an o-ring, you should have figured out that you DID have two backup o-rings at hand...

But...

The LDS should have said "My bad, here's your $8 back."

If they had, your post here would have been one extolling the virtues of this particular LDS for making good on your errors.

My LDS has comped me on nitrox fills that varied by more than 1% from requested mix, plus bled and refilled if there was an MOD issue.

 

[H2Andy]

If we make the argument that the shop owner should have better maintained the rental tank, just how often should they replace all their o-rings to guarantee that no customer ever gets a bad o-ring?

maybe once a year

but if dude comes back with a bad o-ring story, and a full tank ... it's sort of like duh

 

[SparticleBrane]

daniel isn't being arrogant--he just has common sense.
Something that's seriously lacking in today's society.

This is life support equipment. I seriously hope no one here, no matter how competent or great the dive shop is, would take someone's word for the condition of the gear they rent. You and you alone are responsible for the condition of the gear. Hopefully the dive shop keeps it up but we all know that many don't.
If you're going to rent gear, bring a spray bottle of soapy solution with you to test all connections and o-rings before walking out the shop.

 

[Cacia]

bring a spray bottle of soapy solution with you to test all connections and o-rings before walking out the shop.

Oh now, that is going a little too far. I have other things on my mind, like breakfast. O-rings? Soap testing? Not happening in my life. I bet I could gotten that eight bucks back if it took me all day....I love challenges like that. He would be paying me extra just to leave.

Sometimes some silicone will fix you up, in a pinch. ....on my own tank, of course.

 

[D_B]

Blaming others concerning scuba will get you killed - YOU are responsible for every piece of equipment that you use.

And, I want to thank those with <100 dives for their usual chiming in...

yep ... we should all just learn to keep our mouths shut ...

 

[SparticleBrane]

Oh now, that is going a little too far.

Is it?
Plenty of people do bubble checks once they're in the water, especially cave divers. While I think that's good--why not just thwart the issues at the source?

Sheesh, a small pump spray bottle might cost $0.50. Fill it with a little shampoo and some water. Bring it with you to the dive shop. Set up the gear, pressurize it, and spray each connection that uses an o-ring. Only takes a few moments.
If there are issues, change out bad o-rings at the dive shop so you shouldn't have to deal with them whenever you're diving...

If you don't rent gear, just pack a small bottle with your own personal stuff for whenever you go diving. A quick spray to each connection is all that's needed.

As a general rule, I'll be thinking more about my diving than what I'm going to get for breakfast.

 

[diver 85]

Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner...

So, a visual inspection picks up 100% of all defective O-rings???....I've been an eye doctor for 31 years now & have never examined eyes that are that 'good', damn can see behind solid structures.........
.......ding ding ding......