Question Scubapro A700 Metal Body "Flaking"

[Alfa13]

Add one more shop to the "Do Not Patronize" list. I mean, c'mon! That's a garden variety A700.
Overhyped reg, but serviceable.
How about this one? LOTS of "flakey".
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Send it to me. I'll service it good as new.
$35 + expensive service kit.

The legion of stories about bad shops just continues to grow. I had a buddy chat with me yesterday. He was in a shop when someone brought back their second stage reg - free-flowing. He knew the brand very well, and took it apart there on the counter. He found that the shop had 1) bent the lever, 2) used incorrect orings, and 3) ?lost the poppet? because they had switched in another brand's poppet with an aftermarket seat.

You can't make this stuff up.
Words were exchanged...

I think I will take you up on this. I tried sending you a direct message, but my account might be too new for me to be able to do that.