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Post by nikeajax on Aug 17, 2014 16:24:59 GMT -8
When I was at my LDS the other day, the owner mentioned that when you put a new HP-diaphragm in it will compress between the pads and need readjustment of the IP after a while. I've noticed this too with LP-seats, "Huh, what the... that's a brand new see fer crying out loud, why is it leaking... grumble, grumble, grumble!"  Now I know, and hopefully some of our newer friends won't be too surprised when the IP isn't right or the second stage starts leaking mysteriously!  All of my regs as of quite recently developed a very slight leak; well, maybe because they were all rebuilt around the same time--SNORT! Jaybird |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 17:07:29 GMT -8
Yeah, rubber tends to shrink over time also.........my old USD JC wet suit is a case in point...........my wife says no however.......says I was getting fatter.........not so says I.......oh well,women......think they know everything. Do I look fat?  |
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Post by Linda on Aug 17, 2014 17:28:43 GMT -8
oh well,women......think they know everything. You mean we don't?!?  I think you look great, Michael.  |
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Post by duckbill on Aug 17, 2014 18:12:14 GMT -8
I keep my newly overhauled regulators on tank pressure over night and readjust the next day for just that reason. No dive shop that I know of does that. I believe they often detune the second stage to make up for such subsequent changes in IP- the quick and easy way.
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 17, 2014 18:59:10 GMT -8
DB, once again, excellent advice--thank you!
Jaybird
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Post by duckbill on Aug 17, 2014 20:56:44 GMT -8
Thanks. I should add that if you do that you only need to have the valve cracked just enough to maintain pressure behind any slow leaks, not full on- just in case something does let loose in the middle of the night!
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 17, 2014 21:32:06 GMT -8
I opened the knob, then closed it: seems to be holding pressure just fine! Yeah, I sure wouldn't want to hear it go "POP-WOOOOOSH!" in the middle of the night, and my cat doesn't want to hear it either, as he sleeps in the back room where I have the reg set up right now. I'll play with it more to morrow adjusting etc.
Jaybird
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Post by duckbill on Aug 18, 2014 9:54:31 GMT -8
A cat would have a heart attack!!!!!!
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Post by scubadiverbob on Aug 18, 2014 10:07:13 GMT -8
Michael,
Both of my wetsuits also shrunk! Maybe I left them out to dry too long ... in the sun! Gotta be what happened. Very hard to zip them up. Maybe they are getting older?
Robert
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Post by diverdon on Aug 18, 2014 11:03:07 GMT -8
Don't people shrink with age too?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 11:45:31 GMT -8
A cat would have a heart attack!!!!!! Yep, and they can also jump vertically six feet into the air and come down ten feet away, disappearing into seemingly nothingness when a full tank valve is opened....... |
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 18, 2014 18:50:29 GMT -8
Michael, here ya go pard...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 7:27:26 GMT -8
Michael, here ya go pard... HA HA HA.... thats good...........yep, the three important things in life for a man........and money........ |
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 19, 2014 7:54:42 GMT -8
So, I've noticed when I turn on the air on my Calypso-VI, I get a pretty loud pop on one of the second stages, but seems to be fine: what's causing this?
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Now I know, and hopefully some of our newer friends won't be too surprised when the IP isn't right or the second stage starts leaking mysteriously! 
All of my regs as of quite recently developed a very slight leak; well, maybe because they were all rebuilt around the same time--SNORT!
