the local shop told me "the worst thing you can do to the regulator is storing it and not using it". he described how the pistons would seize/lock up from lack of use. what do you guys do to if it's stored for months without diving? just breath into it so the pistons would move? push the purge button? I am new and not sure what to do
thanks
Oh baloney. A properly stored regulator can sit for years. Not all regulators have "pistons" and while parts can degrade over time a little common sense goes al long way. I would not take a reg out of saltwater, rinse it and throw it in a wet dive bag and then a year later pull it out and expect it to work. But, a prepared for storage regulator can sit possibly for decades with no real harm. A brand new regulator sitting in a box, meh.
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