timz
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Lolx. I just bought a set of Atomic B2 + Z2 Octo + SPG for USD 557 based on the current currency exchange rate.
How to know if your regulators have been serviced properly?
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halocline
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I assume the OP is talking about aussie dollars, not U.S. dollars. $350 aus is about $250 USD. Still, that's what they might call 'bold' pricing, but I guess it wasn't enough to actually clean it, huh?
Phazza, cleaning the sand out of the 2nd stage is such a basic aspect of servicing a regulator that one wonders what else this "professional" might have left out. I would go back to the shop, talk to the owner, not the technician, show him the reg, see what happens.
Stories like this make me really glad I work on my own regs. You can too, by the way, it's not very complicated, if you're mechanically inclined.
Phazza, cleaning the sand out of the 2nd stage is such a basic aspect of servicing a regulator that one wonders what else this "professional" might have left out. I would go back to the shop, talk to the owner, not the technician, show him the reg, see what happens.
Stories like this make me really glad I work on my own regs. You can too, by the way, it's not very complicated, if you're mechanically inclined.
seeker242
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If it hasn't been near any sand after it got serviced, and it looks like that, I would be concerned!
oldschoolto
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Most times when a "scuba shop" services your regulators, you can tell because they don't work anymore...
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My shop charges me for the service kit on one of my Atomics since I didn't buy it from them. Last time I noticed it was $32. And $60 for the service.
Before I started learning to service my own gear I used two different shops for two different brands. My usual LDS doesn't return any parts but he did send home a little packet of sand from one of my Bonaire trips. :blush:
timz
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http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/do-it-yourself-diy/515537-quick-vise-question-2.html
There is a link to another thread in post #16 you might find helpful.
If you search SB in the regulator and DIY forum you will find a lot of threads on this. My understanding is you can do it without the special tools but I decided to ordered several from Scuba Tools. Edit: And VDH and herman
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timz
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Thanks mate. What about the pressure values. I've seen the LDS technician/boss/instructor/dive operator servicing a set of regs and test the pressure after.http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/do-it-yourself-diy/515537-quick-vise-question-2.html
There is a link to another thread in post #16 you might find helpful.
If you search SB in the regulator and DIY forum you will find a lot of threads on this. My understanding is you can do it without the special tools but I decided to ordered several from Scuba Tools. Edit: And VDH and herman
Do we really need to test the pressure?
I am just an amateur and a beginner at that. No one to be giving anyone advice but here is where I started...
SCUBA REGULATOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR by Vance Harlow
Regulator Savvy Book | Scuba Tools
I recommend these books to the OP as well. Probably the best defense against poor service is Knowledge, even if no plans to do the service themselves.
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