PaulFHughes

[PaulFHughes]

Hi Folks. Having just qualified, I have just been sent the ScubaPro MK25 and S600 as a gift. However my local dive shop and some of the divers there don't like these calling them scubaflows because of a particularly difficult episode with them free flowing at around 25/30 meters in cold water.

Is this a general problem? Was it a problem that has been fixed? Should I be concerned about this??

I would love to use my sons gift but am a bit worried that as a novice I might get into trouble with it.

Any comments, reassurances ??

Thank you in advance.

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

I wouldn't worry - its a fine reg.

If you're diving 1-4C water then yes, the Scubapros did have a name for free-flowing under some conditions. If however you are diving warmer water (say >6 C) then it's not an issue.

My wife dives the same reg and we've had no problems down to 5C.

Even within the 'danger zone' getting a free flow depends much more on technique rather than brand: ie are you breathing the reg in sub-zero air before going in? are you making it ice up by purging/blowing bags? Are you breathing like a hoover?

There’s a dim memory that scubapro did fix the design a few years back to cut down on free flows, but don’t quote me on that.

Cheers,
Rohan.

 

[PaulFHughes]

Thanks Rohan.

 

[HowardE]

Let me guess... Your local dive shop DOESN'T sell ScubaPro gear?

 

[PaulFHughes]

Err.. No! not unless they have too!

 

[HowardE]

Not unless they have to? That sounds like biased advice if you ask me... and probably that the shop is trying to sell you on what they have... and bad mouth what they don't have.

ScubaPro is top notch gear, not a piece of crap.

 

[Couv]

Hello Paul,

Welcome to Scuba Board and congrats on your qualification.

Here is a link to a thread you may be interested in:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/regulators/277996-mk25-s600-freezing.html

Couv