Scuba_Noob
Contributor
With my DIN first stage (Aqualung Titan LX), the o-ring sometimes pops out randomly when my gear is set up and pressurized during a surface interval, making an extremely loud noise and wasting air. After I shut off the tank, and detach the first stage from the tank, I can see that the o-ring has popped out. Once in a while, after a dive, when I detach the first stage, the o-ring is shifted too.
I dive at least 10-15 times a month, and it occurs around once a month. This month, it has occurred twice, all during surface intervals between dives, never in the water. It's unnerving always having the thought in the back of your mind, and it's happened once with the tank on my back. The first time it happened was about two months after I got all my gear and tanks, and it's happened around 8-10 times since, many happening in the last three months.
I tighten it pretty tightly when I attach it to the tank. Maybe it's a tank problem, but it occurs with both my tanks. The o-ring is correct. I purge the regs completely when I remove the first stage. Someone suggested that I lube the o-ring, which I did - it has still happened twice since then.
Anyone have a similar problem? Any suggestions of the cause and what to do?
I dive at least 10-15 times a month, and it occurs around once a month. This month, it has occurred twice, all during surface intervals between dives, never in the water. It's unnerving always having the thought in the back of your mind, and it's happened once with the tank on my back. The first time it happened was about two months after I got all my gear and tanks, and it's happened around 8-10 times since, many happening in the last three months.
I tighten it pretty tightly when I attach it to the tank. Maybe it's a tank problem, but it occurs with both my tanks. The o-ring is correct. I purge the regs completely when I remove the first stage. Someone suggested that I lube the o-ring, which I did - it has still happened twice since then.
Anyone have a similar problem? Any suggestions of the cause and what to do?