DIR Fundamentals

[MechDiver]

The Pirate once bubbled...


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No! You must have the DIR patch for your wetsuit b4 you can be a DIR diver. :kidding:

The Pirate

Another post where you manage to say nothing whatsoever. You're very good at this. Possibly you could trade your pigeon for one with a larger vocabulary?

 

[Compressor]

Agree. Why do that? Maybe it should be removed.

 

[willanz]

If I put a swivel with a captive "O" ring on my first stage to pull a hose down and out of the way...


Dennis,

It's funny you bring up the swivels on the 1st stage. I had to end a dive at the surface of the water because one of the o-rings in the swivel was leaking. We exited the water and I suggested to my buddy an alteranate routing for his regs. He made the change and the hoses were clear of his valves and routed nicely.

We went and had a nice dive. We made our way back to the shop for some fills and I noticed him tinkering with his reg. The next day I looked at his regs and he had the swivel back on there...hmm. I didn't get why he changed it back.

Later I found out that because he paid for it, he wanted to use it.

Some people are just like that...I guess.

I agree on the financial situation. I sold 4 regulators to get 1 solid one but after 6 months of diving them it was worth it : )

Original question:

Can you use a long hose?

Yes.

Just be carefull of the length and how you route it. My first experience of hearing this, I ended up with a 9' hose bungeed on the side of my tanks. It took one air-share to figure out there had to be a better way.