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it's heavy, but not really any heavier than the Apeks, both around 1.5lbs. They are very big, and that is one advantage of piston designs, they tend to be smaller and lighter.
The freeflow issue I wasn't aware of, but that just means that they shop they bought it from didn't do their job and tune it before they left the door. Easily remedied if you know what you're doing or ask the shop to verify performance before you buy. Regarding performance, they are regularly going to 300+ft cave dives and quite deep in the ocean as well, so if some of the big names in the sport trust them and are using them on expedition style diving, you shouldn't have any issues with them either... If you're state side and mechanically inclined, you can take a course to learn to service them and that will save you time/money at the shops, but more importantly may save a trip if something does go wrong, you can always fix it yourself. Very difficult to get Apeks parts kits.... Atomics are a bit easier, but still not as readily available.
The freeflow issue I wasn't aware of, but that just means that they shop they bought it from didn't do their job and tune it before they left the door. Easily remedied if you know what you're doing or ask the shop to verify performance before you buy. Regarding performance, they are regularly going to 300+ft cave dives and quite deep in the ocean as well, so if some of the big names in the sport trust them and are using them on expedition style diving, you shouldn't have any issues with them either... If you're state side and mechanically inclined, you can take a course to learn to service them and that will save you time/money at the shops, but more importantly may save a trip if something does go wrong, you can always fix it yourself. Very difficult to get Apeks parts kits.... Atomics are a bit easier, but still not as readily available.