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I have two of the double hose regulators. In you post you mentioned that the regulators are repairable.
The hoses are not usable and the regulators need to be rebuilt. The rubber has deteriorated on both the hoses and the mouth pieces.
where can I get them rebuilt to be usable again?
Yea, I took my old twin 50's into a dive shop in Hyannis Mass, back in the 1980's & the guy there confiscated my tanks because they had pipe thread necks on them. He returned my backpack & valve assembly, but would not let me have my tanks back because "none of the ones with pipe necks are safe anymore". I was young & stupid back then, so I just took his word for it that he was not allowed to give the tanks back. I also had a shop in NJ loose my Dacor double hose regulator with externally adjustable venturi. It was the only one like that I ever saw. That was also back in the 80's
I have two of the double hose regulators. In you post you mentioned that the regulators are repairable.
The hoses are not usable and the regulators need to be rebuilt. The rubber has deteriorated on both the hoses and the mouth pieces.
where can I get them rebuilt to be usable again?
Actually, the hoses look good, and so does the mouthpiece. Yes, they probably need to be cleaned and looked at, but to say that the "hoses are not usable" is a stretch. I don't see the deterioration you mention. The duckbill exhaust valve should probably be replaced, as those simply do not do well over time. Also the non-return mushroom valves in the mouthpiece need to be examined to see if they are still usable.
The one thing I do see is that two clamps are together for the regulator, indicating that they have been loose or have ben removed and replaced. The box clamps are not in the normal position. This needs attention if this regulator is to be used. Otherwise, it is probable that water will get into the regulator during a dive.
If the regulator is to be simply used for display, then nothing needs to be done with it.
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