Clamutt
New
Good morning,
I have an atomic t3 regulator. In relative terms my consumption rate has always been on the higher side but I went on a dive recently and my consumption was almost 30% higher than I was used to. I couldn’t figure it out so I played with the regulator knob, closing it significantly (still had no problem breathing effortlessly) but immediately my consumption rates came back closer to what I was accustom to.
when the knob was full open I wasn’t seeing/feeling any leaking.
Does this make any sense that consumption rates would decrease when the knob is tightened or is this something where I may need to have someone retest it? I don’t mind diving with is more closed but I just didn’t think it would or should impact consumption rates…am I wrong? I’d love thoughts on this
I have an atomic t3 regulator. In relative terms my consumption rate has always been on the higher side but I went on a dive recently and my consumption was almost 30% higher than I was used to. I couldn’t figure it out so I played with the regulator knob, closing it significantly (still had no problem breathing effortlessly) but immediately my consumption rates came back closer to what I was accustom to.
when the knob was full open I wasn’t seeing/feeling any leaking.
Does this make any sense that consumption rates would decrease when the knob is tightened or is this something where I may need to have someone retest it? I don’t mind diving with is more closed but I just didn’t think it would or should impact consumption rates…am I wrong? I’d love thoughts on this