The only regs I've heard of blowing up are Posiedons without the OPV hose. This is a non issue for most regs, but stranger things have happened, I guess. Seems like you hear something new everyday around here
I'm not exactly defending Irvine's maintenance practices, but I have yet to meet anyone as anal about reducing failure points as he is. His recommendations carry a lot of weight, IMO, and he hasn't let me down yet. One thing is for certain, he has more hours on Apeks regs (in overhead environments) than most. Maybe that doesn't mean anything either, I guess
. Like I said, I don't care to argue about what he says or does -- he does a good enough job of that himself.
I love you Canadians
. You can talk to one bunch that dreads the SP's and loves Odins, and another group that loves SP's and hates everything else. It seems to depend on where you live. Other than a couple of my buddies, I'm the only Apeks diver I know of in the UP of Michigan. You don't see too many up here yet as most shops are still selling Sherwoods, US Divers, Dacor, SP and such things. There's no where I wouldn't go with my Apeks regs. I wouldn't blink if I had to use SP's, but I really don't care for the Posiedons (yes, mine was tuned up, BTW) except for continuous, REALLY cold water (-32F) diving.
But you know what they say about opinions
Mike