Yearly maintenance

[martzak]

So the waiter at the Mandarin Grill is life support? He brings me nourishment that sustains my life. If he doesn't, I have backup plans, but food is essential to the preservation of my life.

 

[Thalassamania]

I would not trust anyone else to work on my regulator ... after all, it's life support!

 

[LeadTurn_SD]

I would not trust anyone else to work on my regulator ... after all, it's life support!

We have a winner!

 

[Kevin Carlisle]

So the waiter at the Mandarin Grill is life support? He brings me nourishment that sustains my life. If he doesn't, I have backup plans, but food is essential to the preservation of my life.

Life-Support: A system giving a person all or some of the items such as oxygen, water, food and control of temperature necessary for a persons life and health..


So yes if you are that hungry but I would suggest eating sooner

A reg is life support, its not necessary that you dive but it is sustaining your life.

 

[redacted]

Life-Support: A system giving a person all or some of the items such as oxygen, water, food and control of temperature necessary for a persons life and health..


So yes if you are that hungry but I would suggest eating sooner

A reg is life support, its not necessary that you dive but it is sustaining your life.

I'll accept that a diver's air supply can be called a "life support system" but I disagree that a single regulator should be considered life support by itself. I see it as a component of a life support system that should include a number of components which provide redundancy in the event one of those components should fail.

Only a fool would dive with absolutely no backup system for gas supply. For most divers, the primary supply system is quite reliable; probably on the order of .999 or better. And in most cases, that backup system provides 2 or more alternatives should the primary system fail.

 

[Kevin Carlisle]

I'll accept that a diver's air supply can be called a "life support system" but I disagree that a single regulator should be considered life support by itself. I see it as a component of a life support system that should include a number of components which provide redundancy in the event one of those components should fail.

Only a fool would dive with absolutely no backup system for gas supply. For most divers, the primary supply system is quite reliable; probably on the order of .999 or better. And in most cases, that backup system provides 2 or more alternatives should the primary system fail.

I agree that it is a system as a whole that needs to be mentioned.

 

[redacted]

I agree that it is a system as a whole that needs to be mentioned.

Yet we have new divers who believe that it is "life support" and proudly render the annual rental fee on their perfectly functional regulator yet are willing to jump in the water with some pickup buddy that is one of the common redundancies in that system. Or they get more serious and strap on a spare air and think they are now ready. Ever ask a typical recreational diver when the last time was they practiced sharing air with their buddy?

 

[Couv]

....The shop owner asked me why I was buying an inexpensive reg, and said most of his customers felt their life was worth a higher end reg. I asked him if the reg was dangerous in any way, and if so, why was he selling it? .....

Now I understand; you cut off his life support….

 

[fnfalman]

It would not make you a millionaire. But it would fairly quickly pay for a complete backup rig. Even a pretty cheap backup seems to beat the best warranty going. My biggest concern with regulator failures is quickly getting back in the water for the next dive. I always carry a spare rig and it has saved the day for quite a few divers.

I already have a backup rig, and that rig, unused most of the time, still get the factory recommended schedule maintenance.

So that means I'm out $140 a year. Damn, just imagine all the honeys that I could have bought booze for in a bar for that chunk of change. And my LDS is now vacationing in Monaco, cruisin' around in his Rolls and gambling at the Monte Carlo.

 

[Wormil]

I already have a backup rig, and that rig, unused most of the time, still get the factory recommended schedule maintenance.

So that means I'm out $140 a year. Damn, just imagine all the honeys that I could have bought booze for in a bar for that chunk of change. And my LDS is now vacationing in Monaco, cruisin' around in his Rolls and gambling at the Monte Carlo.

It's funny to me that you would attempt to belittle the significance of $140 per year. $140 buys almost 3 boat dives. It buys several weeks worth of food. It can go pretty far in many areas. Your attempt at toppling this with girls and booze is pretty sad.

Take $140 a person per year on average. The area I live in is packed full of divers, so let's pretend 500 people bring their regs in for service. That's $70k. Which is more than many people make in a year. I'd gladly take you and 499 other people's $140 every year to do nothing.

Rolls Royce and Gambling, maybe not. Making free money a solid salary off tons of people, most likely. If it's legit, then cool. If it's dishonest, then it's not right.

Several links of solid information were provided as well as a resolution to the problem, as I stated before, I was refunded the parts fees after making calls.

I'd call this thread...Win.