Where to buy an inflator?

[jonnythan]

The inflator on my Explorer is crapping out on me (leaks tiny bubbles) and I want a new one.

I can't find any on the typical sites. DRE has them for $40 but that seems a little extravagant to me.

 

[djanni]

Zeagle offers one....... Try Scubatoys.

 

[mfalco]

Did you try your LDS, they are around $35 at mine

 

[SteveFass]

The one at DRE may cost more because it is better than average. I was told that DR's is a top of the line Sherwood. Of course whether "top-of-the-line" translates into improved performance is another matter.

 

[cerich]

Spend twice that and get a Scubapro Balanced inflator. They last forever.

Before anybody jumps on me, the Oceanic wont fit his wing.

 

[SparticleBrane]

5thd-x.com sells the same inflator as DRE but for $35.
Note that it isn't a "sherwood inflator", to my knowledge. It looks exactly the same as the Halcyon SS, but it's plastic.

 

[redacted]

Spend twice that and get a Scubapro Balanced inflator. They last forever.

Before anybody jumps on me, the Oceanic wont fit his wing.

They show up on ebay fairly often. One just when for $28. I replaced my DR inflator with the SP inflator because I prefered the buttons on the SP model.

 

[cerich]

They show up on ebay fairly often. One just when for $28. I replaced my DR inflator with the SP inflator because I prefered the buttons on the SP model.

pros

Balanced so it isn't going to auto inflate your bladder if you have a HP seat failure
Easy to service, but never seems to need it
Standard size

Cons

expensive
some feel it has too high a flow, i feel it is easy to control
Scubapro makes it....

 

[boomx5]

pros

Balanced so it isn't going to auto inflate your bladder if you have a HP seat failure
Easy to service, but never seems to need it
Standard size

Cons

expensive
some feel it has too high a flow, i feel it is easy to control
Scubapro makes it....

That's what I switched to after having an auto inflate issue and I love it! I'm not to sure why people complain about the high flow part since it doesn't seem to be much different than my old Halcyon inflator.

 

[Robert Phillips]

Where is it bubbling from? Mine was doing the same thing from the seat of the fitting where the LP hose connects. I unscrewed the fitting, cleaned it and replaced the o-ring and put it back together and no more bubbles.
This is the replacement inflator for the recalled SS inflator. I still take it apart every few months (dive regualrly in salt water) and clean and re-lube the parts and it hasn't given me any problems aside form the bad o-ring.
Still, you may be better off with a, shall we say, less 'tempermental' inflator.