You don't get how a regulator is life support when you are diving?
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You don't get how a regulator is life support when you are diving?
BMD
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A quote from Joystershell
"Service of gear in one way for the shops to make money, especially in a bad economy"
As a professional I expect to be paid for the work I do, just as any other professional does be it a doctor, lawyer, plumber or auto mechanic.
To suggest other wise or that it is some type of scam or ripoff on the part of dive shop owners shows a lack of understanding of the business and business in general.
The consumer expects to pay a fair reasonable price for the service performed. It is sometimes here that a divergence of opioins and expectations occurs.
As for yearly service. Read the owners manual. It spells out the recommended service interval. For some regulators if the service plan is followed there are free parts for a year or two or for as long as you own the reg. The key part is haveing the service done within the time frame specified by the manufacturer. Anything outside of that, no free parts. I will add one thing, as long as it was purchased from an authorized dealer.
The servicing of life support equipment, and yes your scuba regulator is life support equipment, should be preformed annually at the minimum. I sure all would never think of changing the oil in the car only when it starts to run bad or knock.
"Service of gear in one way for the shops to make money, especially in a bad economy"
As a professional I expect to be paid for the work I do, just as any other professional does be it a doctor, lawyer, plumber or auto mechanic.
To suggest other wise or that it is some type of scam or ripoff on the part of dive shop owners shows a lack of understanding of the business and business in general.
The consumer expects to pay a fair reasonable price for the service performed. It is sometimes here that a divergence of opioins and expectations occurs.
As for yearly service. Read the owners manual. It spells out the recommended service interval. For some regulators if the service plan is followed there are free parts for a year or two or for as long as you own the reg. The key part is haveing the service done within the time frame specified by the manufacturer. Anything outside of that, no free parts. I will add one thing, as long as it was purchased from an authorized dealer.
The servicing of life support equipment, and yes your scuba regulator is life support equipment, should be preformed annually at the minimum. I sure all would never think of changing the oil in the car only when it starts to run bad or knock.
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halocline
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If regulators were truly life support, then there would be strict licensing and qualifications for those repairing them, kind of like there are in medicine and aviation. There would also be lots more dead divers around.
You're a divemaster, right? Well, don't you remember anything about your training like air sharing, buddy system, cesa, NDL diving so that you always have immediate access to the surface? You know, the basic fundamentals of OW diving.
If regulators were truly life support, then there would be strict licensing and qualifications for those repairing them, kind of like there are in medicine and aviation. There would also be lots more dead divers around.
You're a divemaster, right? Well, don't you remember anything about your training like air sharing, buddy system, cesa, NDL diving so that you always have immediate access to the surface? You know, the basic fundamentals of OW diving.
Hey Mattboy, not everyone is a rec diver. Some people get into elements of diving that don't allow direct access to the surface. Some people get into elements of diving that don't make buddy breathing feasible. I guess you missed that part of your Divemaster training. Check with some of those divers and see what they consider a regulator.
Kevin Carlisle
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How many regulators do you take into a cave? Do you ever plan to put yourself into a situation where the failure of a single regulator will result in your death? How do you deal with regulator failures in a cave?
Kevin Carlisle
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