Regulator Servicing?

[jdvaughn]

Hello,
I recently just bought a scubapro mk25/g250 and an Air 2 for my BC. I was wondering when do I need to have it serviced to keep it in warranty. Do I need to have is serviced within 12 months starting from the date I registered it online with scubapro, or the day I bought it? I just dont wanna lose out on my warranty. I didnt know if I had to have it serviced right when I bought it, since it should be in perfect shape no matter how long its been on the LDS's shelf. I just didnt know how scubapro knew when you had the product come into your hands so the 12months coudl start. Thanks!

 

[Meng_Tze]

I suggest you discuss this with your LDS. Most probably it is from the date of purchase.

 

[wallacm]

I have a scubapro mk 20 and g250, i get it serviced once a year, unlike scuba tanks, nobody checks to see if your regs have been serviced, but you should keep them serviced for your own personal relaxation when they are being used

 

[jdvaughn]

so do I go from the date or purchase or registration?

 

[Black Dog]

Maybe you should think twice about having it serviced every year.
Read about the Regulator tax.
http://www.njscuba.net/gear/eqpt_06_regulators.html#AnnualServicing

 

[spectrum]

Maybe you should think twice about having it serviced every year.
Read about the Regulator tax.
http://www.njscuba.net/gear/eqpt_06_regulators.html#AnnualServicing

Good link, I've been to NJ SCUBA over the years but missed that feature. The analogy to autootive components was noteworty with the exception of the high pressures that scuba first stages contend with.

The rebuild treadmill is a quirky thing to deal with.

I have seen my share of buddies end up with problems with perfectly functional regulators as a result of servicing. I have seen shops that store regulators for pick-up on the floor for anyone to step on. I have been told that with free parts service will only be about $80 plus another $15 for o-rings that don't come in the kits!

I have been involved with pneumatic equipment on an enginering level for 27 years and the notion that a regulator is on the brink of failure after processing air 80 cubic feet at a time for a typical dive year does seem bizarre.

By the same token you need to realize that if you are sloppy in handling your regulator especially around salt water. If you do not rinse and flush your second stages after every dive and otherwise take good care of your regulators they can be compromised in much less than a year. IMO it really comes down to how much do you trust your usage.

Personally I'm being mentored in regulator repair and when we opened mine after 15 months and 175 dives or so I was pleased to see the good internal condition. Even before then I was more concerned about what would happen to my regulator in the shop that any probability of a catastrophic failure.

So what is one to do? Not everyone is mechnically inclined to service their own regulators though I concur that it is not rocket science I also admit it's not everyone. Shop for your techician just as you would your dive instructor. Ask around, inspect the service area, the storage system, ask to see what they have for test instruments, cleaning equipment and what they will return for documents and used parts. Be sure to shake down freshly serviced regulators. Some parts take time & use to seat. If they do not exercise the regulator at the shop on a fixture or do not anticipate this in the adjustments you may have a freeflow after a dive or 2. This is not the stuff you want to be messing with on a demanding dive or a vacation trip. Knowing the scant value of the "free parts" may lead you to just pay for the parts and have your equipment tinkered with less frequently.

Be an informed and vigilant consumer. These are my personal opinions. I respect that they will vary from diver to diver. Above all do whatever you deem appropriate to be a safe, secure, frequent, active diver.

Pete

 

[jdvaughn]

all i want to know is if scubapro starts the warranty from the date of registration or the date of purchase. I purchased it a month earlier and didnt use it and just not registered it. Do I go by my registering date or the date I purchased it?

 

[diveman7683]

all i want to know is if scubapro starts the warranty from the date of registration or the date of purchase. I purchased it a month earlier and didnt use it and just not registered it. Do I go by my registering date or the date I purchased it?

These guys are going to go on and on and on. Just register it with the purchase date and you will be fine.

Cheers
Troy

 

[jdvaughn]

but that dosent answer the question of what date the warranty goes by!

 

[Thalassamania]

I got two identical regulators by a manufacturer in 1999, so I started an experiment. I equipped them both with cold water kits and used them alternately, one I completely rebuilt every year, the other has had no more attention that being washed off after every dive. Guess what?