first stage equipment failure

[Rick Murchison]

While we're on the subject of getting water where it doesn't belong, let me mention another source.
Especially when changing tanks on a boat, before you take the reg off one tank and move it to the new one, release a short blast from the new tank. Sea spray could be in the valve orifice and you could inadvertantly blow it into your regulator if you don't clear it before hooking up.
Also, the most common cause of internal tank corrosion is a failure to clear the valve of sea water droplets prior to filling the tank - a tiny droplet here and a tiny droplet there and pretty soon you've got a real problem. If you see "freckles" of corrosion in the bottom third of the tank on a VIP that's likely how it got there. So, for all you shop rats, blast 'em before you fill 'em. For all you tank owners, release a short blast between the boat and the fill station.
Rick

 

[Rick Murchison]

AaronBBrown once bubbled...
I'm assuming the sintered filter is the mesh looking thing at the entrance to the first stage, correct?

yep.. that's it.
Rick

 

[MissAmberDiva]

Rick Murchison once bubbled...
While we're on the subject of getting water where it doesn't belong, let me mention another source.
Especially when changing tanks on a boat, before you take the reg off one tank and move it to the new one, release a short blast from the new tank. Sea spray could be in the valve orifice and you could inadvertantly blow it into your regulator if you don't clear it before hooking up.

Wow! Thank you for telling us that! No one has ever told me to do that and I would have never thought of it. Also I don't believe I have ever seen anyone do that. GOOD INFO!!!!
AMber