Dody
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This is the reason why I don't want my buddies to touch my valve.
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Well, it's more like "toward you or away from you"-- unless you are at eye level with it or standing "sideways" facing the tank.I am surprised that nobody talks about it: do you close/ open the valve clockwise or counter clockwise? The fact that there is no clear rule is for me very hazardous especially with this 1/4 back turn where you may think it is almost fully open when it is almost fully closed and can't realize before you can't breath due to the water pressure. Why isn't there a standard way to make sure that we can't get it wrong?
The way I remember,on my twin-se, is that if I was to touch the ceiling and if the ceiling would roll my valves while diving forward then it will:I am surprised that nobody talks about it: do you close/ open the valve clockwise or counter clockwise? The fact that there is no clear rule is for me very hazardous especially with this 1/4 back turn where you may think it is almost fully open when it is almost fully closed and can't realize before you can't breath due to the water pressure. Why isn't there a standard way to make sure that we can't get it wrong?