HOG Reg Serviceability

[t4e]

I am a HOG user and dealer, and I teach the service clinic... it really is not that hard and although the OP may not be comfortable with the idea of doing it for themselves, it is a godsend to be able to make a simple adjustment or do a simple fix when away on vacation... Oh, and I am based in Ontario... which at the moment is a block of ice. WINTER IS REFUSING TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR.

where about in Ontario?

we've just bought the D3 a while ago, used them in two trips already and love them
just out of curiosity what is the normal intermediate pressure?

 

[Doppler]

where about in Ontario?

we've just bought the D3 a while ago, used them in two trips already and love them
just out of curiosity what is the normal intermediate pressure?

I have a home in Muskoka but spend way too little time there.

What conditions do you dive in normally. The optimal intermediate pressure will vary a little accordingly.

 

[t4e]

I have a home in Muskoka but spend way too little time there.

What conditions do you dive in normally. The optimal intermediate pressure will vary a little accordingly.

well 99% of the time balmy Caribbean temps 80-84F, last trip was in Cabo San Lucas 71-74F, not sure i want that cold again lol except for a trip out to Tobermorry this summer

 

[rjk75]

Sure you can, didn't you see Scarface?

Yeah, I remember that "fall" the Columbian took from that motel room; not quite
the same as falling with a pair of snow skiis--the landing looked much harder

 

[TSandM]

I understand that at least some of the HOG regs are quite similar to Apeks models, and Apeks is fairly widespread. But honestly, if I had a regulator malfunction that couldn't be managed by replacing a hose or a simple O-ring, I'd probably just rent a reg for the rest of that triple. In 8 years and a LOT of trips, I haven't had to do that yet.

 

[rhwestfall]

I have a home in Muskoka but spend way too little time there.

hate you.... (I road trip at least 2x a year to APP for a backwoods "de-stress" with a 4 hour drive each way, and a border crossing to boot)

low end of the range for IP here in the "always cold" waters of the Great Lakes.......

 

[BoltSnap]

I wouldn't want any of the staff at most of the dive destination dive centers touch any of my equipment let alone "fix" a problem with it (I NEVER had an issue with my regulator while on a dive trip away from home at all). Why would I want to carry tools, parts, manual, diagrams while traveling when I can just carry a backup regulator just in the remote chance the main regulator fails? I have a spare regulator I carry with me whenever I am going diving and have to stay overnight at the dive destination (never had to use it however).

I invested in high end brand name regulators with sealed FS and a SS that has features to reduce the potential for failure and I never had a problem at all. I send in my regulators for service every 2 - 4 years and make sure to test them before I leave the LDS and before I go on a dive trip that is more than one day of diving.

 

[ams511]

I wouldn't want any of the staff at most of the dive destination dive centers touch any of my equipment let alone "fix" a problem with it (I NEVER had an issue with my regulator while on a dive trip away from home at all). Why would I want to carry tools, parts, manual, diagrams while traveling when I can just carry a backup regulator just in the remote chance the main regulator fails? I have a spare regulator I carry with me whenever I am going diving and have to stay overnight at the dive destination (never had to use it however).

I invested in high end brand name regulators with sealed FS and a SS that has features to reduce the potential for failure and I never had a problem at all. I send in my regulators for service every 2 - 4 years and make sure to test them before I leave the LDS and before I go on a dive trip that is more than one day of diving.

I like you basically carry almost 2 complete sets of gear in case of breakdown and never needed to use it. People are kidding themselves it they think they can repair a regulator on a rocking boat just before a dive.

I would suggest bringing a wrench. pliers, hex key, pic, and some o-rings just in the remote chance you need to swap stages. The only other thing is often times high-end regulators are more complicated and are more apt to have problems.

 

[BoltSnap]

I like you basically carry almost 2 complete sets of gear in case of breakdown and never needed to use it. People are kidding themselves it they think they can repair a regulator on a rocking boat just before a dive.

I would suggest bringing a wrench. pliers, hex key, pic, and some o-rings just in the remote chance you need to swap stages. The only other thing is often times high-end regulators are more complicated and are more apt to have problems.

I usually have 3 computers and 2 regulators with me when I travel. I also carry some tools for the purpose you mention.

The only high end regulators that are problematic are of a certain brand I don't use. I have used Atomic, SP, AL and never had issues.

 

[dinobianco]

I have 2 HOG D3 1st stages and HOG does not have service kits available. After contacting them I was told to wait a few months for fixing my regs. After paying a lot of money they wanted for me to halt my busy diving season and eventually Chris Richardson from HOG was rude and unprofessional. Be careful before purchasing HOG stuff.