Got myself a problem

[wheelietaco]

okay last night I was switching hoses on my regs. putting a short hose on my octo and longer hose on primary. now on the primary its hard to exhale, and when I inhale on both it sounds like its leaking at the connection. I tightend them up but not to tight. What could I have done? knock something loose, broke the thing?

 

[cerich]

The only thing I can think of is somehow the exhaust diaphram on your primary is messed up (folded or pulled in)

What regs do you have?

 

[wheelietaco]

dacor eagle sport.

 

[cerich]

My above is the most likely cause. Peek in the exhaust and see.

 

[wheelietaco]

the exhaust looked good from the outside. I don't know enough to take it apart.

 

[Rick Murchison]

The only thing that is between you and the outside world on exhale is the exhaust valve, so if it's hard to exhale the valve is at least partially stuck or somehow fouled. With the reg off the tank and the dustcap installed, try gently inhaling on the reg - if you can inhale easily, your exhaust valve is fouled; if not, then it's doing its job as far as keeping water out of the second stage, but if it's still hard to exhale it must be sticking - you can probably break it loose by a max purge while the reg's in your mouth. If that fails, it's shop time.
As for it "sounding" like it's leaking, is it actually leaking? It ain't exactly hard to check...
Rick

 

[wheelietaco]

Also it sounds like something was loose inside but i switched them back to the original hoses and it stopped.

I put it on the tank this morning before work. But I couldn't feel anything leaking, but it made a hiss at the fitting. didn't normally do that. with the dust cap on , you can inhale. not much but like an asthma attack. I guess its shop time. Crap i hate spending money, but if is going to keep me alive its worth it huh?

 

[cerich]

I think you may have taken it apart where the inlet is not the hose, that would have caused a loose inside sound.

It's time to take it to someone who knows what they are doing, there should be no loose sound, no fitting and no trouble to exhale.

Sorry....

 

[wheelietaco]

thanks for the help.