Hi all. I just want to sense check a problem that I experienced with my regs.
I recently had my Scubapro (MK25, A700) regs serviced by a reputable LDS near me.
I did 10 (or so) dives with them without problem. Then, on one dive, I experienced a problem while I was hooked on in strong current at around 25 meters...
My regulator started to breath wet. At first it was only slight but it quickly got to the point where it was 100% wet.
I ended up on my guide's AAS. How I ended up on my guides Octo wasn't good at all, and I'd rather not dwell on it in this thread as I think I know what went wrong (I will be making a separate post about this as it involves how my own AAS was positioned) but one reason why I ended up in this state is that I was frightened the problem could be with my 1st stage - I had no confidence at that point in my Octo - how did I know it too wouldn't breath wet?
Anyhow, on our safety stop I switched back to my primary second stage and it was breathing fine. I subsequently did more dives with the reg and all was fine.
Back on the boat, I was told by the dive instructor that the likely culprit was the current pushing its way into the exhaust valves and all I had to do was face the current head on or put my hands over the second stage to block the current getting into the exhaust valves. We turned off the tank and tried taking a breath through the regulator and couldn't (so I'm guessing that meams the diaphragm is fine). The mouthpiece (secured by cable tie) had pulled away ever so slightly from the second stage but there was still a seal, I think. The instructors told me that the mouthpiece wasn't the problem.
Does the above analysis of the problem sound correct - ie this was likely just the current pushing its way into the exhaust valves?
I recently had my Scubapro (MK25, A700) regs serviced by a reputable LDS near me.
I did 10 (or so) dives with them without problem. Then, on one dive, I experienced a problem while I was hooked on in strong current at around 25 meters...
My regulator started to breath wet. At first it was only slight but it quickly got to the point where it was 100% wet.
I ended up on my guide's AAS. How I ended up on my guides Octo wasn't good at all, and I'd rather not dwell on it in this thread as I think I know what went wrong (I will be making a separate post about this as it involves how my own AAS was positioned) but one reason why I ended up in this state is that I was frightened the problem could be with my 1st stage - I had no confidence at that point in my Octo - how did I know it too wouldn't breath wet?
Anyhow, on our safety stop I switched back to my primary second stage and it was breathing fine. I subsequently did more dives with the reg and all was fine.
Back on the boat, I was told by the dive instructor that the likely culprit was the current pushing its way into the exhaust valves and all I had to do was face the current head on or put my hands over the second stage to block the current getting into the exhaust valves. We turned off the tank and tried taking a breath through the regulator and couldn't (so I'm guessing that meams the diaphragm is fine). The mouthpiece (secured by cable tie) had pulled away ever so slightly from the second stage but there was still a seal, I think. The instructors told me that the mouthpiece wasn't the problem.
Does the above analysis of the problem sound correct - ie this was likely just the current pushing its way into the exhaust valves?