Warren:
You won't listen to me because you think I'm a salesman. Guess what??
I have more time underwater in the last few years than most people on this scubaboard combined! I've got close to 800 dives dives. I do every type of diving from wreck to cave, deep air, trimix, even dabbled a bit with rebreathers. I am an Instructor for every recreational level, and almost every technical level. You're damn right I'm a salesman. I have to be. I need to know MORE about gear and what works than Anyone!
You have a reg that obviously wasn't checked by your diveshop. AS part of the service they should've bench tested the regulator. Its clear that the demand lever is set up too high and that will make it freeflow.
I am also an authorized repair technician for all brands of equipment. Apex included!
You know what? Stop listening to your DM friend, and start actually getting off your butt and learning something for yourself!
This is the only way to learn about gear. I joined scuabboard because I love reading about people just like you who are easily influenced by what they read.
If your diveshop was any good they would have ALL models they sell in rental as my diveshop here does. I've dove EVERY regulator in the industry over the last 5 years and I've done my own independant tests, haven't listened to what people, and since I've done that I see alot of the other Instructors teaching technical courses with Scubapro. I have even got the core group of divers I dive with taking all the regs to obscene depths and playing with them too! Its great.
Part of learning about divegear is trusting what your local diveshop has to say! They (usually) know more than you and most of the other people here (If they do their homework and are good hearted people).
If you Look on the TDI Canada Webpage you'll see a list of instructors. All of the top rated one's are using Scubapro or Poseidon. What does that tell you?
Most of them are using Mark 20/D400 because they have the BEST first stage configuration. The MK20 has a swivel (Oops! Bad word my a$$!) with low pressure ports around the whole swivel, and one off the top of the reg. High pressure ports are grounded and sit on the bottom of the reg. It can be angle where it is more streamlined than anyone elses first stage. The hoses won't interfere with anything. Dual MK20's is a divers wet dream!
The next closest would be the Poseidon or DS4. But with these first stages you are extremely limited in what goes where.
I know of several divers around that bought Apex reg's and have since sold them because they were wet breathing (TX100), or weren't as good as they thought they would be. They were told to move the Scubapro over to the left side of their post, and when they were on the dive switched from Scubapro to Apex, and sold the Apex reg's!
Honest to God Story! Thats happend twice now!
So for you to say that I'm just a salesman just breaks my heart because you're way worse than that. You're clueless.
:boom:
HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?
You won't listen to me because you think I'm a salesman. Guess what??
I have more time underwater in the last few years than most people on this scubaboard combined! I've got close to 800 dives dives. I do every type of diving from wreck to cave, deep air, trimix, even dabbled a bit with rebreathers. I am an Instructor for every recreational level, and almost every technical level. You're damn right I'm a salesman. I have to be. I need to know MORE about gear and what works than Anyone!
You have a reg that obviously wasn't checked by your diveshop. AS part of the service they should've bench tested the regulator. Its clear that the demand lever is set up too high and that will make it freeflow.
I am also an authorized repair technician for all brands of equipment. Apex included!
You know what? Stop listening to your DM friend, and start actually getting off your butt and learning something for yourself!
This is the only way to learn about gear. I joined scuabboard because I love reading about people just like you who are easily influenced by what they read.
If your diveshop was any good they would have ALL models they sell in rental as my diveshop here does. I've dove EVERY regulator in the industry over the last 5 years and I've done my own independant tests, haven't listened to what people, and since I've done that I see alot of the other Instructors teaching technical courses with Scubapro. I have even got the core group of divers I dive with taking all the regs to obscene depths and playing with them too! Its great.
Part of learning about divegear is trusting what your local diveshop has to say! They (usually) know more than you and most of the other people here (If they do their homework and are good hearted people).
If you Look on the TDI Canada Webpage you'll see a list of instructors. All of the top rated one's are using Scubapro or Poseidon. What does that tell you?
Most of them are using Mark 20/D400 because they have the BEST first stage configuration. The MK20 has a swivel (Oops! Bad word my a$$!) with low pressure ports around the whole swivel, and one off the top of the reg. High pressure ports are grounded and sit on the bottom of the reg. It can be angle where it is more streamlined than anyone elses first stage. The hoses won't interfere with anything. Dual MK20's is a divers wet dream!
The next closest would be the Poseidon or DS4. But with these first stages you are extremely limited in what goes where.
I know of several divers around that bought Apex reg's and have since sold them because they were wet breathing (TX100), or weren't as good as they thought they would be. They were told to move the Scubapro over to the left side of their post, and when they were on the dive switched from Scubapro to Apex, and sold the Apex reg's!
Honest to God Story! Thats happend twice now!
So for you to say that I'm just a salesman just breaks my heart because you're way worse than that. You're clueless.
:boom:
HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?
