Just picked up regulator from 2 year service/rebuild - what to do with old parts

[Fishhy]

When I picked up my regulator from service; they included a baggie with all the old parts.
Most everything looked good with a tiny bit of dirt on the diaphragm and a couple small o-rings.
Everything looked pretty good- I suppose they give you back your parts to prove they've been replaced, not for me to keep as spares-
If I had an issue, I don't think I'd pull out anything from that bag except maybe a hose o-ring for my save a dive kit?

What do you all do with it? Keep it as proof if you ever need to send it in to the manufacturer, throw it all away, keep some of it?

 

[Marie13]

I just pitch them.

 

[James79]

When I picked up my regulator from service; they included a baggie with all the old parts.
Most everything looked good with a tiny bit of dirt on the diaphragm and a couple small o-rings.
Everything looked pretty good- I suppose they give you back your parts to prove they've been replaced, not for me to keep as spares-
If I had an issue, I don't think I'd pull out anything from that bag except maybe a hose o-ring for my save a dive kit?

What do you all do with it? Keep it as proof if you ever need to send it in to the manufacturer, throw it all away, keep some of it?

I'm a terrible example, but I also work on/rebuild/build from scratch most of my own gear. If you DIY, some bits may be worth setting aside and checking for serviceability, but if you're not going to be DIY'ing stuff just toss it as @Marie13 does. You are correct that they return the old parts as proof of work/replacement.

Respectfully,

James

 

[BoltSnap]

Throw away and dispose of properly.

 

[mdwalter]

I think it depends on how you look at your maintenance cycle. If you have all your regs rebuilt every year because the manufacturer or LDS says you should (or "have to") then it's likely the used parts are still perfectly good yet, so maybe you keep them as spares for a year until the next rebuild, then chuck them and keep that year's returned parts as your new spares for the next year, etc. The likelihood of needing them is next to nothing, but if you do, they are probably good yet.
If your philosophy is to have your regs serviced only when they actually need servicing (i.e. only when they start to actually not work right) then just throw them away, since at least one of those parts is the reason you had the work done (so why would you want to keep known bad parts). The corollary is "if the old parts you got back are still good yet, why did you have them replaced?"
My maintenance schedule has been to rebuild my (Poseidon Jetstream) reg sets every 7 to 10 years, whether they need it or not, unless one needs repair sooner (has never happened yet). So, even though I still have the old parts from the rebuilds that took place in 2008 and 2016 on one set and 2005 and 2015 on another set, I don't expect to ever use them for anything. I should throw them away, but just never did.

 

[Nemrod]

I would not throw the diaphragm away. Those silicone parts could last years and years. If it has no holes, other than a little dirt, wash it in warm water (with Dawn) and then let it dry and put it away for a rainy day.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

My LDS used to return the old parts but all the O-rings were cut and everything was made unusable.
They did this to prevent people from re-using old parts but still prove they replaced them. I never had a diaphragm reg for them to service but I would assume they would cut the diaphragm too.

 

[Still Kicking]

Old tech joke: "These are all the parts we didn't know what to do with." Lol

 

[Divin'Papaw]

I look at them to see what the condition was upon removal and then toss the lot of them. I have no need for them.

 

[Nemrod]

My LDS used to return the old parts but all the O-rings were cut and everything was made unusable.
They did this to prevent people from re-using old parts but still prove they replaced them. I never had a diaphragm reg for them to service but I would assume they would cut the diaphragm too.

I mean the second stage diaphragm. If a service guy destroyed my property I think I would be a bit angry. Those parts belong to the regulators owner. That is usually a replace on condition part anyway as is the exhaust valve (unless removed). It is a good thing I do my own service.