Is it necessary to service a regulator that has been sitting in storage?

[damage]

Regardless the brand or the conditions it was stored, why take any chances? bring it to service.

I've read many threads from accidents or "close calls" that started with: "a piece of equipment that was stored from a long time".

 

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Regardless the brand or the conditions it was stored, why take any chances? bring it to service.

I've read many threads from accidents or "close calls" that started with: "a piece of equipment that was stored from a long time".

Most such threads seem to start with "a piece of equipment that was just serviced". In either case, the way to protect yourself for too much and too little service is to learn to inspect your own gear. And then service accordingly.

 

[Graeme Tolton]

Regardless the brand or the conditions it was stored, why take any chances? bring it to service.

I've read many threads from accidents or "close calls" that started with: "a piece of equipment that was stored from a long time".

Yeah, a lot of those threads also contain the words lobster and not rinsed properly. The regulator checklist will give you a good idea of how it is performing and decide from there whether a service is not necessary. Thats my 2psi.