Why No HOG Reg Reviews in Recreational Dive Magazines?

[manni-yunk]

Here are 2 questions - will the D3 require another (seperate) class for rebuilding and maintenance?

What will the price be on the D3 for a doubles set? Same or more as the D1's?








---------- Post added April 7th, 2013 at 03:04 PM ----------

Hey, ever heard of the Osborne effect?

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I was thinking the same thing!!!

 

[cerich]

You should have been told in your class that we are only certifying you on regs you are trained on. I suggest contacting a clinic instructor and doing a model "checkride" on new regs.... did ya think I would recommend you wing it?

---------- Post added April 7th, 2013 at 03:19 PM ----------

from a former east coast submariner in Slackers...judging by your location you are quite possibly a sandy bottom sailor and as such you should be used to being laughed at. If you aren't ignore last.

Hey, ever heard of the Osborne effect?

So....is the smart money to snap up D1's or to wait?

(BTW, you guys are killing me...i stumble on this thread after hours of sifting through other threads trying to come to the HOG vs. LDS (AL/Apeks for me) decision. I know i need a new reg set...my credit card was warm and trembling...now my SO is just laughing and laughing)

 

[chrpai]

Why is putting a balanced diaphragm regulator on a stage/deco bottle bad?

I didn't use the word "bad". I merely said what I'd do not that one is right and one is wrong. The basis of my reason is that a stage/deco regulator is more likely to get flooded and that piston regulators tolerate this better.

 

[616fun]

I didn't use the word "bad". I merely said what I'd do not that one is right and one is wrong. The basis of my reason is that a stage/deco regulator is more likely to get flooded and that piston regulators tolerate this better.

How is it more likely to flood?

 

[chrpai]

How is it more likely to flood?

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so many divers prefer to use a similar regulator to that used as a primary. However, stage and deco first stages are more likely to be flooded with water, making piston-style regulators a common favorite.

I never said one or the other was "bad" I just said what my choice is. I use a Hog D1 on my primary and a ScubaPro MK20 on my AL40. I like them both for their intended purposes.

 

[JohnN]

I didn't use the word "bad". I merely said what I'd do not that one is right and one is wrong. The basis of my reason is that a stage/deco regulator is more likely to get flooded and that piston regulators tolerate this better.

Why are piston first stages more likely to flood than diaphram first(s)? Shouldn't a purge on the second stage blow any water out of either?

I would have throught that since diaphram firsts are sealed, they would be less likely to flood.

 

[chrpai]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/edge-gear/356605-hog-regs-o2-bottle.html#post5541160

 

[JohnN]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/edge-gear/356605-hog-regs-o2-bottle.html#post5541160

OK, still don't understand. . . it would seem like badness for either a piston/diaphram regulator to get nasty, corrosive salt water where it is not supposed to be.

If this ever happens to me, how would I know, and should I plan on stripping that primary stage and cleaning it?

And if the primary became flooded, what difference would there be in clearing it?

 

[chrpai]

I don't pretend to be a regulator engineer. I've read many threads on the subject arguing back and forth but the majority of the opinion was that piston was better for stage / deco. There is a minority that says it doesn't matter and I don't recall anyone ever saying piston is worse. So I base my choice on that information.

 

[WB2GLP]

So how long has Hog-Edge been around now?