Regulator got dunked

[rsdancey]

We had a little accident this weekend with the regulator and the dunk tank. The dust cap inadvertetly was not fully secured and it detatched while the regulator was in the fresh water overnight.

I assume the SOP at this point is to take the reg in for service. Is there any way to dry the reg at home and avoid a costly, and time consuming trip into the FLDS?

 

[H2Andy]

ready for some heressy?

i never put the caps on my regs when i rinse them. i shake them off
(second stages always lower than first) and up they go to dry

i have never had a problem

 

[Spragg01]

ready for some heressy?

i never put the caps on my regs when i rinse them. i shake them off
(second stages always lower than first) and up they go to dry

i have never had a problem

HE'S A WITCH!!!!!!! BURN HIM!!!!!!!!! :flame:

 

[dumpsterDiver]

If you are really worried, I would take the pressure guage hose off the first stage and then hook the reg up to a tank and purge it for a while. I would not get it serviced for a little fresh water

 

[Hyper-limits]

As mention by H2Andy is no big deal, it also happen from time to time as long as it is in fresh water it nothing to worry about. I've heard of diver removing their SPG before putting the Reg under pressure so not to get water in it.

 

[drdiver1952]

Ditto on above, hook it up to a tank and purge it good.

 

[redacted]

Depends a bit on reg design in terms of does it tend to trap the water or blow it out. What type of 1st stage? As long as it is clean fresh water and you avoid blasting water into the SPG, it should be OK. DA Aquamaster pointed out that if you are dealing with an unbalanced piston design likr the Scubapro Mk2, water is easily driven into the LP chamber and can not escape. If that is the case, that cap should be removed to dry out the LP chamber.

 

[spectrum]

In the future soak you seconds, instruments and QD in a pail of clean fresh water while the 1st stake is pressurized on a cylinder. after a while swish and purge the seconds to flush the cavitiy. Hose the 1st stage and cylinder.

Shut it down, remove the 1st stage from the cylinder and hang to dry.

Pete

 

[redacted]

In the future soak you seconds, instruments and QD in a pail of clean fresh water while the 1st stake is pressurized on a cylinder. after a while swish and purge the seconds to flush the cavitiy. Hose the 1st stage and cylinder.

Shut it down, remove the 1st stage from the cylinder and hang to dry.

Pete

You may get away with that with a sealed diaphram 1st, but you may be asking for trouble with an unsealed piston design. I like to get a good soaking and rinsing of those to get all the salt out of the ambient chamber. Any deposits left there as it dries will tend to be on a surface for the HP or LP dynamic o-rings.

 

[spectrum]

You may get away with that with a sealed diaphram 1st, but you may be asking for trouble with an unsealed piston design. I like to get a good soaking and rinsing of those to get all the salt out of the ambient chamber. Any deposits left there as it dries will tend to be on a surface for the HP or LP dynamic o-rings.

Actually I'm running Sherwood pistons with the dry bleed. I can see where it would be a problem in the regulators you describe. Good point.

Since most dust caps are iffy at best in terms of being water tite those regualtors sound like a PITA.

Pete