WillAbbott
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Ok so I dove my new reg at the pool tonight, it's a ScubaPro Mk25 First with S550 Second, and R380 Backup... When I first got in the water the backup began free flowing (like many regs seem to do)... I didn't like that... with the VIVA or whatever set to "pre dive" which doesn't do much from what I understand.
Anyways, I noticed no matter where I was 14' or at the surface, if the regulator had air inside of it (as in just spit out) it would free flow, each time I removed it I had to slowly tip it upright, so as to allow the air inside to spill out and then it wouldn't free flow... Now I enjoyed the regs, they breathed ok... bout the same as any other reg I've used... BUT I don't like that... I practiced handing off my reg for OOA drill and it constantly freeflowed on me doing so, unless I tiped it down...
Does it need to be "tuned" or what? I'm curious what causes this as well... is it the cracking pressure or the IP? Either way, I'm not sure I like it doing this, but I don't want the reg to be adjusted so it's too hard to breathe... Also don't think it's right that I would need to have it "tuned" when it's BRAND new, could this be?
Anyways, I noticed no matter where I was 14' or at the surface, if the regulator had air inside of it (as in just spit out) it would free flow, each time I removed it I had to slowly tip it upright, so as to allow the air inside to spill out and then it wouldn't free flow... Now I enjoyed the regs, they breathed ok... bout the same as any other reg I've used... BUT I don't like that... I practiced handing off my reg for OOA drill and it constantly freeflowed on me doing so, unless I tiped it down...
Does it need to be "tuned" or what? I'm curious what causes this as well... is it the cracking pressure or the IP? Either way, I'm not sure I like it doing this, but I don't want the reg to be adjusted so it's too hard to breathe... Also don't think it's right that I would need to have it "tuned" when it's BRAND new, could this be?