If you heard it from an LDS it's wrong.
Isolator knob position
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I'm guessing NFL has more doubles (over)filled than anywhere else, and I've NEVER seen this done.
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goes to show ya, always check your dive buddy's nuts....
jamb nuts that is.
jamb nuts that is.
Just as a followup to illustrate how easy it can be to miss (if you're not aware/looking for it), several days passed before we even noticed a problem.
There was a fall at the beginning of the dive, but equipment and bubble check showed no problems. We dove, we took the tanks in for fills, picked them up, brought them back, and put them in the gear room. In the meantime, I looked at them a couple of times and asked myself "do they look a little funny?" It was maybe two days before I took a closer look and noticed that the manifold was slightly askew.
It's kind of funny, I noticed there was some optical illusion-type thing that made the tanks look off, but didn't make the connection for a long time.
There was a fall at the beginning of the dive, but equipment and bubble check showed no problems. We dove, we took the tanks in for fills, picked them up, brought them back, and put them in the gear room. In the meantime, I looked at them a couple of times and asked myself "do they look a little funny?" It was maybe two days before I took a closer look and noticed that the manifold was slightly askew.
It's kind of funny, I noticed there was some optical illusion-type thing that made the tanks look off, but didn't make the connection for a long time.
If a tank falls from several feet, that is a lot of force. I'm not sure any band no matter how tight would be able to keep tanks from slipping.
Hindsight is 20/20. I doubt I would have caught the bent isolator during a gear check. I might have caught it during a fill when the tanks weren't standing up square. Besides, if it wasn't leaking, it probably wasn't an immediate danger.
Tom
Hindsight is 20/20. I doubt I would have caught the bent isolator during a gear check. I might have caught it during a fill when the tanks weren't standing up square. Besides, if it wasn't leaking, it probably wasn't an immediate danger.
Tom
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