water in gauge

[doghouse]

Please notice that this is new divers so this may be a stupid question to most but...

I picked up some of my gear so I could get used to it with instructor there and be more comfortable for the open water dive. We were doing skills and practicing boyancy. After a while I started to get some water in my reg, (could be from the drills) and then when I got home and was drying my gear, I notice a bead of water inside the SPG. and some condensation. This is making me wonder if somehow water got in the lines. I am a little worried as I don't want to ruin my gear. Before I take a day off from work to bring it back to the dealer I thought I might post the question here as to if this is normal, or do I have a problem.

Thanks.

 

[Skooter]

Water in the reg is not unusual but in the SPG, take it in and have it checked out

 

[deepblueme]

Normally seeing water in a gauge is from one of 3 things.

If the face of the gauge has loosend or the oring sealing the face is damaged.
The housing is cracked near where the fitting that attaches the gauge to the hose or that fitting has come loose.
I have seen only a couple of gauges that the overpressure plug on the back has loosend and leaked water in.

Water comming in from the 1st won't show itsself on the face of the gauge unless it (the compression of the water inside) has destoryed the mechanism, as it is sealed.

If the gauge still works the water didn't come in from the 1st.

Take it in to have replaced/repaired.

 

[captndale]

The water in your gauge has nothing to do with any water in your regulator. Water in your gauge is a result of either a crack in the housing or a failure in one of the seals (o-rings). Either way, you will have to replace the gauge. Although it probably still works, it will soon fail due to corrosion in the mechanism. It is virtually impossible to open, clean and reseal an spg with any hope of saving it. (Yes, I've tried.) It is much easier, faster and probably cheaper to just replace it. Through the years I have probably scrapped a dozen or so.

 

[doghouse]

Tnx. I contacted Aeris and they are replacing it. I just picked it up 2 days ago. Great customer service, no questions just offered to resolve the situation.