RICHinNC
Contributor
I have just read about the umpteenth post on this board regarding a freeflowing regulator and all the "actions" that ensued.
Why cant a regulator be attached like the hose to the bcd whereby if a free flow occurs, the diver could revert to their own octo....their buddies octo....then quick disconnect the freeflowing reg thus, 1. stopping the freeflow and disorienting bubbles, and 2. negating the need to shut down the tank valve.
Now I am not trained in equipment repair or anything like that and therefore I dont know if it is a pressure thing, .... like the pressure on the bcd hose is vastly different from the reg hose....
but even if a quick disconnect isnt possible is some kind of valve shut off near the reg possible. I dont think i have seen 1 diver in a hundred that could really reach around their neck and shut off or on their own tank. Most tanks are hanging so low it would be easier for most of them to reach under their arm for the valve instead.
Just curious, so if there is someone out there that really knows why it wouldnt work, please enlighten me.
Why cant a regulator be attached like the hose to the bcd whereby if a free flow occurs, the diver could revert to their own octo....their buddies octo....then quick disconnect the freeflowing reg thus, 1. stopping the freeflow and disorienting bubbles, and 2. negating the need to shut down the tank valve.
Now I am not trained in equipment repair or anything like that and therefore I dont know if it is a pressure thing, .... like the pressure on the bcd hose is vastly different from the reg hose....
but even if a quick disconnect isnt possible is some kind of valve shut off near the reg possible. I dont think i have seen 1 diver in a hundred that could really reach around their neck and shut off or on their own tank. Most tanks are hanging so low it would be easier for most of them to reach under their arm for the valve instead.
Just curious, so if there is someone out there that really knows why it wouldnt work, please enlighten me.