Is there a reg that doesn't blow water in my ears?

[miketsp]

Get a double hose regulator ,the bubbles go behind your head

I can't find it at the moment but I remember a DIY discussion a couple of years back with a very neat idea to just run a loop of bicycle inner tube from one exhaust outlet around the back of the head and onto the other exhaust outlet.
Fasten the tube onto the exhaust outlet with zip ties. With scissors cut various holes in the section of inner tube from the cheeks back and around the head.

The exhaust will leave the regulator and be guided back and up.
Apparently the sensation was just like using a double hose. It just looks a bit strange.

 

[Luis H]

Yep…a double hose regulator would solve you problem. But it didn’t sound like you wanted to by a new regulator.


Here is a nice one for sale at VDH, completely redone with a Phoenix conversion and ready to go. It will accept all the modern attachments. It has 3 LP ports (for octopus, inflator, etc.) and 3 HP ports.
Phoenix Royal Aqua-Master [Phoenix Royal Aqua-Master] - $650.00 : Vintage Double Hose!, Your online source for all things related to vintage diving

When I actually want to put some air in my hood (to get an air bubble to keep my head warm) I actually have to blow out of my nose.

 

[Vie]

Im using a Scubapro r380. My hood is good, but I just seem to always feel the bubbles thumping against the side of my head. Im in the market for an upgrade reg anyways, so I could use some advice on the best reg I can get for a decent price. I mainly dive in the frigid waters of California-only the best!!

The Scubapro bubble deflector should fit on your second stage - may solve your problem?

 

[colieolie]

Why not wear a pair of Doc Pro earplugs? That's the cheapest solution I can come up with!

 

[Couv]

I can't find it at the moment but I remember a DIY discussion a couple of years back with a very neat idea to just run a loop of bicycle inner tube from one exhaust outlet around the back of the head and onto the other exhaust outlet.
Fasten the tube onto the exhaust outlet with zip ties. With scissors cut various holes in the section of inner tube from the cheeks back and around the head.

The exhaust will leave the regulator and be guided back and up.
Apparently the sensation was just like using a double hose. It just looks a bit strange.

Yep...that was a great thread and the participants had a good time contributing. I think it was started by "zonicle" so we sort of voted on calling her invention "the zonicle" Unfortunately, those post were lost due to a computer hiccup on ScubaBoard.

couv

Just found this thread: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/regulators/182829-frustrated-loud-air-bubbles.html

which I think later led to another thread in the DIY section.

 

[olkev]

Another vote for the USD Royal Aquamaster or Phoenix Royal Aquamaster.

The first stage internals are the same as the Conshelf so maintenance is not an issue. It is a balanced first stage like the modern single hose regs out there today. Fit it with a Teflon HP seat and the new silicone valves that are currently available and silicone hoses on the way and you will have a real winner. There is nothing you can do with a single hose that you can't do with one of these, including NITROX. I'm not a technical diver and I haven't seen much talk about it but, I don't know why you could not do some technical diving with one of the Phoenix conversions either. After all, Cousteau went down 200 or 300 feet to the Brittanic with an unbalanced single stage double hose in the '60's. Others may know something in this regard that I don't. If you do a search for Royal Aquamaster you will find many who feel the same about this regulator.

BTW, Luis H who responded earlier is an engineer and developed the Phoenix nozzle. 3 LP ports and 3 HP ports. You can hook up your octopus, BC, Dry suit, SPG, whatever. You can't go wrong if you were to get one and if you don't like it there are plenty around who would take it off your hands. (It breathes a little differently from a single hose but, you will like it. There is a slight learning curve regarding proper positioning lower on the back and clearing the mouthpiece and exhaust hose.) It is a great modification to a great regulator, and you can't go wrong with it, IMHO. YMMV.

 

[farsidefan1]

I second the ear plug suggestion.; Cheap, easy and will probably work fine. I'd try it before all the other stuff and see if it works.

 

[mrabdiver111]

Ear plugs huh? Water pressure wont try and shove them in my ear? It may be a silly question, but I've never heard of using earplugs at depth before?

 

[Nemrod]

Another vote for the USD Royal Aquamaster or Phoenix Royal Aquamaster.

The first stage internals are the same as the Conshelf so maintenance is not an issue. It is a balanced first stage like the modern single hose regs out there today. Fit it with a Teflon HP seat and the new silicone valves that are currently available and silicone hoses on the way and you will have a real winner. There is nothing you can do with a single hose that you can't do with one of these, including NITROX. I'm not a technical diver and I haven't seen much talk about it but, I don't know why you could not do some technical diving with one of the Phoenix conversions either. After all, Cousteau went down 200 or 300 feet to the Brittanic with an unbalanced single stage double hose in the '60's. Others may know something in this regard that I don't. If you do a search for Royal Aquamaster you will find many who feel the same about this regulator.

BTW, Luis H who responded earlier is an engineer and developed the Phoenix nozzle. 3 LP ports and 3 HP ports. You can hook up your octopus, BC, Dry suit, SPG, whatever. You can't go wrong if you were to get one and if you don't like it there are plenty around who would take it off your hands. (It breathes a little differently from a single hose but, you will like it. There is a slight learning curve regarding proper positioning lower on the back and clearing the mouthpiece and exhaust hose.) It is a great modification to a great regulator, and you can't go wrong with it, IMHO. YMMV.

OL'Kev, the newbies will never give up their plastic fantastics, we will just have to be content with enjoying the smooth silence of our golden era Aqua Masters all alone.

Technical, smeknical, who cares, most of us old timers do not seperate diving into "technical" and open water, we are just scuba divers and we do it all as it suits us.

N

 

[olkev]

OL'Kev, the newbies will never give up their plastic fantastics, we will just have to be content with enjoying the smooth silence of our golden era Aqua Masters all alone.

Technical, smeknical, who cares, most of us old timers do not seperate diving into "technical" and open water, we are just scuba divers and we do it all as it suits us.

N

Nemrod,

I agree wholeheartedly. I was just trying to make the point that IMO, the Phoenix Aquamaster or a USD RAM with the proper fittings (banjo and converted hookah port) should be able to take on ANY task in the water and is just as capable as any high toned, latest and greatest, single hose reg out there.

I thought I saw some posts sometime back that indicated that some would be reluctant to take a double hose down past 100 feet or something like that. I don't know why these two double hose regs would have a restriction like that. I could understand that thinking with the single stage or unbalanced models. Maybe Luis can chime in and clarify that point.