New diver cold water reg kit

[HeliMech]

i am techy oriented it seems really easy to service your own regs yourself if you follow the manufaturer guide
do you guys discourage servicing is own regulator?

I wish I could get the service kits myself.

I've worked on helicopters, turbine engines for almost 30 years.

I'd rather do the work myself. I love have seen the tech at my LDS do some fairly ham fisted work.

 

[Corbach]

i think i got the message leave that to pros!

 

[Littlerayray]

Surprised no one mentioned Sherwood blizzards they have heat syncs to help keep them from freezing

 

[Centrals]

Here is a fairly good deal in Canada
For Sale - PAIR of APEKS ATX200 Regulator sets with ATX20 Octopus

ATX20 is NOT suitable for cold water diving ie. below 4C. However, you can readily add the required heat exchanger if you can get the part ie turn the 20 into 40.

 

[rhwestfall]

i think i got the message leave that to pros!

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Was that an attempt at humor?

 

[Corbach]

No but i dont want my reg to fail by my fault

 

[Centrals]

No but i dont want my reg to fail by my fault

Learnt it properly.
I only serviced my own regs and they have never failed. Do it carefully and diligently and it should never fail.
Apeks is dead easy to service, the problem is the availability of the service kit in some countries.

 

[Bowers]

i got my sherwood blizzard from the sale section and pieced together a reg set for less than $400. even not on sale the blizzard (blizzard pro for additional cost) and compliments could be pieced together around $500 or so ( i am trying to remember prices and did not look up excact numbers).

 

[buddhasummer]

Although not for everyone, reality is with a bit of homework it's just not that hard. Regs are relatively simple mechanical devices. The subtleties can take a while to learn though and that's through experience and not by following a service manual.

 

[buddhasummer]

I can get service kits but would rather not buy one at a time if anyone wants a higher number, feel free to message me.