New or service my Regulator?

[divad]

With an Intermediate Pressure gauge

you can easily monitor the condition of your regulator in less than a minute.
10 bucks from DGX.

 

[Frogkicker]

I would say it depends on what your plan is with the old regs.
Its a reason a lot of divers have so much gear.
Are you gonna sell to offset cost, and if so how much will it offset, and how fast would they sell?
Are they gonna sit around and need to be rebuilt before use? Then you have 2 sets to service.
As far as service, I would trust a 10yr old working reg before letting just some dive shop service it. There are lots of good shops, but lots of bad as well.
I would buy the new set of regs that you like ( I really like deep6 and their model). I would then learn to service the old set. Never having to pay for service will offset cost of new regs.
Full disclosure I also believe you can never have enough gear!

 

[divad]

I would say, check your IP........ and go forward from there.

 

[divad]

Full disclosure I also believe you can never have enough gear!

Yes, it is a sickness. Alas...

 

[rhwestfall]

One of my favorite regulators has its birth date in 1958....

 

[Scared Silly]

I have an 11 year old Scuba Pro MK 11 regulator. 350-375 warm water dives, never serviced, still functions fine. Question: Should I service this ($130-175) or move up to a new reg?
Anyone?

Neither, have the regulator inspected. Look at the sticky post at the top of this forum and as suggested buy a IP gauge.

 

[Bob DBF]

There is nothing wrong with having two reg sets.

Buy your new toy if you like, and service the old reg when it need it. If your buddy needs a reg 'cause his is in the shop, when your new reg is in the shop, or you decide to get a pony bottle, you are already set. Of course there is an affliction that starts with getting one extra reg, not saying I know anything about it.



Bob

 

[Perryed]

$130-175 seems very high to me. I thought my bill of $55 to get my Scubapro MK10 done was high. I`ll be doing my own from now on as you can get the kit for $15

 

[Scuba Lawyer]

One of my favorite regulators has its birth date in 1958....

My '58 Mistral is still my go-to regulator and the easiest breathing reg I've ever had (below about 1800 psi at least )

 

[StefinSB]

Or the best Scubaoro 1st: Scubapro Mark 25 EVO - 394.

EVO is their newer Environmental seal.

No, it’s not.