dpwheeler
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After listening to a discussion about how a ScubaPro Reg., like a MK10, should go on the tank I figured I'd take a poll. Hose swivel up or down? What say you?
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All my MK25's point down or down, at a slant (technical). Keeps me from hitting my head on it & keeps the hoses down, closer to my body, instead of up in the air to snag on something.
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Down and canted to the right for best hose routing with long hose and bungeed alternate.
I point them down as well, and I don't see this as a right vs wrong question either. Set them up to work best for you. If you keep the tank low on your rig, maybe the up direction is best and so on.
ghanu
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I was taught to keep the swivel down on my MK25 but I cannot reach the reg hose this way so I have re-configured the hoses for up, haven't dove it yet though.
Mine's up - though mainly because that's how the shop sent it up when I bought it. They did ask me my choice though. -P
Down.
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Down, the swivel must be weaker than the bottom of the reg and if the tank takes a tumble or you smash into an obstruction, I want the swivel underneath and protected...
Down (Mk 10 on single tank for rec diving). Since 1986. Reg hose exits the side of the 1st stage rather than the bottom (even though the bottom 5th port affords better flow). One BIG advantage of down is, the reg hose is less in the way when you reach back over your right shoulder with your right hand to reach your tank valve to open/close it. (One BIG advantage of having the reg hose exit the side of the 1st stage is, this makes it much easier to reach back over your right shoulder with your right hand to locate your reg hose and therefore your 2nd stage, if you should need to recover your 2nd stage.)
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