Power Inflator button leaking air - Zeagle Ranger

[Ron Brandt]

They are not that hard to take appart and clean...

Have you checked with Zeagle on the replacement,I think Scott used to replace them for free.

Personally,while I no longer dive a Zeagle, inflators are made in Tiawan 99.9% of the time and eventually fail. I allways keep spairs around and take a spare with me on vacation and while teaching.

Ron

 

[Ron Brandt]

Malfunctioning inflators have caused lots of dive accidents such as runaway ascents.

Yes,this is why we teach students to disconect it and use it oraly...

Ron

 

[Houston_Diver]

Thanks for the replies. The power inflator was an older model, gray buttons for inflation and deflation. I bought the Ranger used on Ebay, and it came to me with the leak. Talk about a bummer, get into the pool and the first thing you see is leak. Believe it or not, I was actually able to return it to the very kind seller.

So I then went out and bought a brand new Zeagle Ranger (with the white inflator button) from Sea Sports Scuba in Katy, Texas.

I learned a valuable lesson from the Ebay experience, you simply don't know how well equipment was taken care of by the previous owner.

Although I have been certified for years, I have limited experience with scuba diving and even less experience with the innards of the dive gear. What is an o-ring? Just kidding.

I'm glad I bought new, since I will know every detail of the BC's service life.

I will still buy gear on Ebay and from online stores, but I sure am glad I utilized the dive shop for gear that I needed advice about. I think I will start a new thread (in the appropriate forum section) on my visit to the dive shop, what I bought and how I was treated.

As I gain experience, I will definitely service some of my own gear, but not today...

 

[blewgrass]

Thanks for this thread... it helped me three years later.

Steve

 

[Hatul]

You can take the inflator apart clean it and regrease. But if it's an old one a better solution is to replace with a BX inflator, which costs $40 and allows your to thoroughly flush the wing with a garden hose.

Adam

 

[tflaris]

They are not that hard to take appart and clean...

Have you checked with Zeagle on the replacement,I think Scott used to replace them for free.

Personally,while I no longer dive a Zeagle, inflators are made in Tiawan 99.9% of the time and eventually fail. I allways keep spairs around and take a spare with me on vacation and while teaching.

Ron

ScubaPro has the only model that can be rebuilt the rest are unrepairable and require purchasing a new one.

Safe Diving


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ScubaPro has the only model that can be rebuilt the rest are unrepairable and require purchasing a new one.

Safe Diving


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How do you figure that???

I'm pretty sure I rebuilt my neighbors Sherwood inflator just last week. Well, to be completely correct, I only rebuilt the power inflate portion. the manual inflate and deflate mechanism was still working OK

 

[diver 85]

Zeagle's have a lifetime warranty---I'd call Zeagle & talk to them OR contact Scott here on SB, click link below & you can find a post by him & send him a PM.....

Zeagle - ScubaBoard

 

[MN Lakeman]

My 4 yr old Seaquest Airsource inflator had a similar problem on a recent dive trip. After it began slowly "auto inflating", I snapped the button quickly a few times, & it temporarily subsided...only to start doing it again on a dive later in the day. A note worth mentioning here: after reaching ideal bouyancy @ a cruising depth of 60 -70 ft, I simply disconnected the LP hose & was good for most of the dive, occasionally breathing manually into the inflator. Dumping air as I ascended of course did not require the LP hose to be connected. I can certainly understand how a panicked diver could shoot to the surface without calmly figuring this out.

After getting the BC to the dive shop for service, it was simply a corroded schrader valve. The dive tech said this is common with ANY inflator hose that hasn't had ample rinsing. The last two week long trips I had done were liveaboards, which are notorious for not getting the "ample" rinsing it should have had. Cost of service & parts: $20.

 

[diver 85]

My 4 yr old Seaquest Airsource inflator had a similar problem on a recent dive trip. After it began slowly "auto inflating", I snapped the button quickly a few times, & it temporarily subsided...only to start doing it again on a dive later in the day. A note worth mentioning here: after reaching ideal bouyancy @ a cruising depth of 60 -70 ft, I simply disconnected the LP hose & was good for most of the dive, occasionally breathing manually into the inflator. Dumping air as I ascended of course did not require the LP hose to be connected. I can certainly understand how a panicked diver could shoot to the surface without calmly figuring this out.

After getting the BC to the dive shop for service, it was simply a corroded schrader valve. The dive tech said this is common with ANY inflator hose that hasn't had ample rinsing. The last two week long trips I had done were liveaboards, which are notorious for not getting the "ample" rinsing it should have had. Cost of service & parts: $20.

I carry an extra schrader valve in my spare parts kit.....