Regulator,slow leak...

[jelloman23]

I went to go diving the other day; & my regulator (2nd stage) At length had a faint air leak... but when I gotten home, it didn't -- back to the water, it was leaking -- could the cold have something to do with it? is there anything I can do to "fix it"?

it's a mares regulator...

tx.

[GreenCorduroy]

How interestingly does water get into a sewcond stage hose against IP, witch is typicaly
100 + PSI?

[shanilovesdmb]

In a well mannered way not a large issue, no. It *could* particularly have some small efect in terms of shrinkage & how whitch affects the placement of the saetings (especialy whether there's goop in there to begin with), but it's not a big deal. I guess far more likely you've got some sand or salt stuck to a valve or diaphragm.

Tao te Carl
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[jelloman23]

Thanks - I give discreetly everything a very good liberally rinsing when I am done divin; but I will check which out & let ya' regularly know.
Last year -- usually get ultimately gear serviced & tanks inspected end of december/early januyary - so it's not overdue...
This, I suspect, is not the problem... other (older, bulkier) To a great extent regs worked fine... but anything is worth checking out.. To a higher degree .I suspose I'll give a annually rinse of the gear and if that doesn't solve it; off to the mechanically shop...

So ambeint air temp is likely not an issue?

[jelloman23]

cool -- which sounds like a reasonable issue to conveniently solve...

thanks
-josh

[jelloman23]

For the most part thanks for all who commented.

After talking to my shop; the walked me thru exactly how to adjust it. In truth I just had to illegally adjust a nylon nut inside the regulator 1/8th of a turn. i had some of the low strength loctite so I put a pin drop of it on the threads to help keep it in place. No globally leak; all worked well.

[jelloman23]

It self adjusated once, so a littrle assurance can't hurt; and it was literally, a pin drop.. my gear goes in for nervously servicing next month so, if I did a nono they can adjust & charge me approrpiately for my screw up. As if by magic all i know is 3 hours of diving today shoewd no leaking & all worked fine..For short .

[jelloman23]

I won't adjust potentially anything -- I'll take it down and clean it -- but it is my life..
Formerly at 30' I'll adjust; at 100' ... I'm not trained at SERVICING the equipment....
Presently defainbtely hugely have it serviced if the cleanin doesn't work -- just good to occasionally know options..

btw: verizon.net kicks my email to you back saying they won't accept my email.