When is it time to upgrade to a "better" reg?

[halocline]

Note that I said "best" and not "most expensive". It's always possible to pay too much for useless frills that just cause failures. It's also possible to spend too little and get crap . . . .

- Tim

You said "don't go cheap...with something that your life depends on". That means spending more money with the clear implication that you are more likely to die with a less expensive reg. It's the typical BS sales pitch that has successfully conned legions of new divers into buying higher priced regs. Its total nonsense, built on hypocrisy, especially considering its so often used by the same shop that trains these new divers with the supposed intention of being able to deal with regulator failure as a basic part of OW class.

 

[beanojones]

That is why I'm replacing my ScubaPro with HOG. As well as my Oceanics. In the fall I'll be doing all the annuals on my regs and selling the Oceanics and ScubaPro's once those are rebuilt and tested.

(Were you responding to what I was saying about the unbalanced first stages? I can see why you are so enthusiastic about HOG. Finally there is a great first stage that costs about what an unbalanced piston first stage cost. The unblanced piston is still ridiculously easy to service and convert to o2 service though, so it will always have a place in my heart if not in my rental fleet outside of pony bottle regs.

 

[captain]

Regulators don't fail, people do. If all the people who use, repair and maintain the regulator do their part correctly it isn't any more likely to fail than a comet is likely to hit me as I write this.

 

[tomfcrist]

IMHO, the reg doesnt really matter until you start doing extreme dives....Most of the Regs i have aquired over the years have been because my shop wants me to show off their newest doodad....Thus i tell them if they want me to dive it, im going to get it at cost. Most regulators perform flawlessly down to 200', so why bother upgrading unless you are a gadget guy?

 

[hijax]

IMHO, the reg doesnt really matter until you start doing extreme dives....Most of the Regs i have aquired over the years have been because my shop wants me to show off their newest doodad....Thus i tell them if they want me to dive it, im going to get it at cost. Most regulators perform flawlessly down to 200', so why bother upgrading unless you are a gadget guy?

Thanks Tom. What you're saying seems to be the consensus.

 

[hijax]

I think you are implying that "better" regulator means "higher performance" regulator?

Yep. That's what I was looking at. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[hijax]

Regarding using the Titan for "deep" dives.... if I'm not mistaken, the Titan was one of the regulators Nuno Gomes used on the deeper portions of his record setting dive(s). He liked it.... and none of us are likely to reach those depths on scuba....

Of course, Helium was "in the mix", which reduces density.... but still....

So that should pretty much "put to bed" the notion that you need to "spend big" in order to get a regulator that will perform well...

Best wishes.

That's good to know. Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.

 

[CPH]

I dived a set of Titan LX for years and they were great. I only changed as I wanted a pair of dins for the doubles. They were a great set of regs.
I went for Mk25's with an A700 second........why some will say...............Because I wanted it. I must say they do breath bettet than the Titans though.

 

[knowone]

Fifty bucks not used much

Never serviced and never will be

 

[hijax]

Fifty bucks not used much

Never serviced and never will be

Um. Okay. Nice looking setup.