Inflator Hose Routing

[Kendall Raine]

Agree. That also gives the transmitter better protection. Bottom port is great for LPI hose in doubles or sidemount but that's about it.

Also short hose in doubles.

 

[Mflynn06]

A DIN connection would take the reg further back and give you some space. Also are you using an STA? It would also give you some space

I am not.

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

Don’t use the bottom port. Keep the 1st stage vertical. And, get a 6-inch hose on the transmitter.

 

[tbone1004]

Don’t use the bottom port. Keep the 1st stage vertical. And, get a 6-inch hose on the transmitter.

I'll respectfully disagree with all 3 of those recommendations.

bottom port with a long hose is much better for hose routing even though it cants the first stage to the side a bit, and the 6" hose adds all of the high rate of failure points of a SPG back into the system. No need to have an analog spg on the system so put the transmitter on the left so it doesn't look like a valve knob and with the first stage canted over you won't have anyone mistaking it for a handle.

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

Understood… this is one area where I disagree with the standard configuration.

Regardless of which side the transmitter is on, it still looks like a valve handle, and it’s just a matter of time before someone grabs it. Or, sticking up like that, it gets banked on something.

I’m not ready to give up the analog guage. I personally have never had a hose fail because I replace them periodically. I also have several regs and one one transmitter, so the transmitter gets moved from one reg to another, but I still want each reg to be completely functional.

I also occasionally dive dry with a single tank and need another port for the suit. With the valve tilted, it makes that difficult.

 

[Mike_4635]

Might try a swivel between the first stage and hose.