MK16 leak problem...

[nomoreno]

I got my Scubapro MK16 three weeks ago at LDS. Done 4 dives with it at local quarry, and everything worked very well.

However, when I went diving again today, the MK16 leak, internally, before I did any dives. ;-0

I did not expect a regulator is that fragile. Anyone has problem with MK16 like this? What could I have done to prevent this?

Thanks!!!

 

[scubahorse]

Sorry about your new MK-16. I am not really sure which part are you talking about? The yoke connection, the HP/LP or the hose? What's you second stage?
Don't dive with this reg. bring it back to your LDS.
Good luck but leave nothing to chance.

 

[nomoreno]

It's the upper part of the yoke. I use scubapro G550 for my second stage and they work fine.

 

[Genesis]

Or the O-ring behind it may have been damaged during assembly.

Both are 30-second fixes.

If its leaking from the reg BODY, that's a different matter.

 

[nomoreno]

My LDS just told me that the O ring of my high presure port has gone bad. Thanks God it is not something major about it. So how often an O ring will go bad normally?

 

[Genesis]

almost never.

That kind of problem is usually caused by damage during installation.

 

[nomoreno]

I am a newbie (Just got NAUI OW 3 weeks ago) so I would like to know if you guys could share me any tricks to protect my essential gears (reg, bp/wing, etc...), apart from what was taught in the textbook.

 

[scubahorse]

All the SP hose protection has some O-ring keeper, right? Use it.