Diving with two tanks

[NC Wreck Diver]

That is precisely where we differ.

Yes you're right...I don't believe it ever will. It's good to have a difference of opinion.

Safe diving to you.

 

[NC Wreck Diver]

I'm legitimately curious about something on that setup. I'm new to diving, and I promise I'm not trolling or trying to fan fires, etc.

Why do you put the octo on the left and everything else on the right, rather than the octo on the right and everything else on the left?

Thanks

Hey aquaregia:

There is no fire over here. Just two divers with difference of opinions. That's what the board is all about. I put my primary reg, and all it's components on the right post because that is how we always had our regs set up when we dove single posts. They had a lot less redundancy then the double post, isolation valves of today. The octo mounted is on the left, with an extended yellow LP hose, and the second stage is on a necklace. The reg hose is extended, so I still have all my second stages on the right. Second stages on right, like we were taught in basic OW, so many years ago. This allows me to:

1). Give it to someone who is OOG. But, typically they have grabbed my primary reg right out of my mouth (it happens more than you would think in OOG situations). I just let them take it, and get my Octo off my necklace for me. The I try to get good eye contact with them, holding on to their BC during ascent. I can normally read a person's disposition by getting a good look in their eyes (the windows of the soul).

2). If needed, shuts down everything from my primary reg (via activating - turning off my isolation valve), but my Octopus. Less to go wrong. If my intermeadiate pressure goes bad, and starts blowing LP hoses, I want a redundant regulator to abort my dive and return to the surface. This normally gives me plenty of gas, to get out of a wreck, come up from a deep dive, etc., do my deco/safety stop, and surface. Did you ever see Intermeadiate Pressure in a reg go bad? LP hoses would fail first, but it is really, really rare. You have a better chance of wining the lottery.

3). If these both fail......(better chance of winning the lottery back to back weeks), I have a totally redundant slung bailout bottle (30 cu.ft normally - 40 if we are deeper - 80's staged if it's a long deco dive).

There may be a few more issues at hand, but nothing really too important. As I stated before, this is the way I do it. And I like it. It is no way "me telling anyone they must do it MY way." Just one diver's opinion on how I set up my doubles.

I don't dive singles. I favor the redundancy of the double port, isolation valve manifold too much. My buddy even doubles up his steel 45's. Makes a nice set of mini doubles for standard OW dives.

Safe diving to you.

 

[Michael Kazma]

As there are too many reply for this thread for me to read I will just post a simple answer to the question. I would not recommend this regulator but look at the image on the page link and it shows a standard setup for doubles regulators: Hogarthian Regulator Package - Dive Gear Express

 

[Rojoyinc]

Is it possible to connect the two tanks and only use one regulator or do you need separate regulators, one for each tank?

OK, so you need two regs, do you use an alternate air source/octopus (four 2nd stages)?

Hehe, you guys must be banging your heads in the wall when reading this...

I used one regular on my doubles setup until I had a free flow at 200 ft in Lake Superior. Not wise, I then went to two regulators on two takes for redundancy. The single was needed for the full face mask. I haven't dove in years. I'm selling some stuff. I have 1-2 MINT dacor regulators (the old chrome ones) and I may have my manifold here as well. Also the doubles backpack brackets to setup two tanks as doubles.. I also have a excellent condition Dacor BCD. been out of it so not up on prices and value... I can shoot you some pics. email ron@portranet.com if interested or you'd help me price the stuff.

 

[victorzamora]

Welcome to the boards! After 5 years of inactivity, you finally post! I recommend moving your ad to the Classifieds section instead of necro'ing 3-year-old threads back into existence.

I DO want to post here, simply for the sake of newer divers reading this thread and keeping them from being misinformed. If your IP goes bad in your first stage, the only "bad" that happens is your second stage starts free-flowing aggressively. I've had it happen 3 times, once underwater. The results were the exact same each time. This was with different brand and type of regs, as well.