primary behind secondary (tech)?

[jon m]

hey all-
kinda technical, so bear with me-
i was putting together my first set of regs the other day, and was using another set that came pre-assembled to "follow along" i noticed that contrary to what i thought should be done, the primary lp hose was in the port BEHIND the octo lp hose (both on the right side) so, i looked at another "backup" set of regs i have and saw that it was setup the same way (primary behind secondary) hmmmm.... this seems strange, i was thinking it should be the other way! is there any (real) reason regs are set up this way? or am i overanalyzing it?!?! (i've been known to do that!!!!) anyway, i set up mine with the primary in front, since it's a shorter hose...
let me know-
thanks!!!
-me

 

[MSilvia]

So long as you're talking about setup on a single first stage (as opposed to doubles, where what goes where is more important), IMHO do whatever gives you the cleanest hose routing.

 

[tedwhiteva]

One way to know if you have it right - when you reach back over your right shoulder to grab the hose for a regulator recovery, which hose comes easiest to hand? It should be the primary.