I have seen many posts on this board advising divers, mostly newbies, to rinse their first stage by installing the dust cap and soaking it in fresh water. In most cases the mfg recommends rinsing while under pressure to avoid getting water or anything else into the first stage. The dust cap provided with the reg is to be installed when the reg is not in use. Now comes the rant.
It's a "dust cap"!
I'll say it again.
It's a "dust cap"!
For the ones looking for advice on care of your reg, consult the mfg's recommendations and follow them. If your owners manual doesn't answer all of your questions, contact the mfg directly.
For those on this board who have suggested otherwise, shame on you! I don't care about your experience level, # of logged dives, years under your belt, or anything else you may use to justify giving advice that is contradictory to what I have found in every reg manual I own. Dust caps are just that. No more, no less. They were not meant to be a waterproof seal. So do what you want but never tell someone else(especially a new diver) it's ok to install the cap and soak away. We are supposed to be doing preventative maintenance! You folks need to stop and think! There are alot of new divers who come to this board looking for advice and will assume what they recieve must be right because they heard it here. Again, think before you speak/post.
I believe this is a safety issue that can be passed on to the new divers and at least brought to the attention of the experienced divers on this board. Something so simple as how to rinse a reg? Go figure... Really! Go figure!
Jet
It's a "dust cap"!
I'll say it again.
It's a "dust cap"!
For the ones looking for advice on care of your reg, consult the mfg's recommendations and follow them. If your owners manual doesn't answer all of your questions, contact the mfg directly.
For those on this board who have suggested otherwise, shame on you! I don't care about your experience level, # of logged dives, years under your belt, or anything else you may use to justify giving advice that is contradictory to what I have found in every reg manual I own. Dust caps are just that. No more, no less. They were not meant to be a waterproof seal. So do what you want but never tell someone else(especially a new diver) it's ok to install the cap and soak away. We are supposed to be doing preventative maintenance! You folks need to stop and think! There are alot of new divers who come to this board looking for advice and will assume what they recieve must be right because they heard it here. Again, think before you speak/post.
I believe this is a safety issue that can be passed on to the new divers and at least brought to the attention of the experienced divers on this board. Something so simple as how to rinse a reg? Go figure... Really! Go figure!
Jet