A friend's Sherwood Oasis SRB7700 regulator was leaking a small, steady stream of air (evidenced by bubbles) during a recent dive. Upon inspection, the leak was found to come from a plastic plug on the regulator cylinder (I believe it's the 2nd stage). When he took it to an LDS, they told him that it's normal and by design. Does anyone know if this is true? And if so, what is the reason for this design? Doesn't it waste air?
Sherwood Oasis SRB7700 plug leaking - normal?
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NorthernShrinkage
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Yes this is quite normal unless excessive on all sherwoods its a positive pressure bleed and will allow a very small stream of bubbles . Nothing to worry about thats how its designed.
Supposed to do that.Keeps inside of regulator dry..does not waste air.Uses so little that its not noticed.
james croft
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It is normal and a good thing, but it does bother folks to see it. I understand it amounts to a pittance of air lost but I despise losing air that I went to a lot of hassle to compress. You have to look at it and realize it is keeping your first stage in good working condition.
Thank you all for your responses. I thought that leak was the reason why my friend's air tank empties much faster than mine (he's down to 900 psi when I still have 2,000 psi left in my tank). But now I realize it's probably because he's new at diving and will need time and experience to improve his air consumption. It's also good to know that it's normal for Sherwood regs.
Sherwood SCUBA rep.
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Its 15-30 cc pre min. You you burn thru a cylinder fast its not the Dry Air Bleed .
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