dpspaceman
Contributor
I'm pretty diligence about washing all of our gear (wife and I). After every dive, I do a full 1-2 hour wash session of all the gear in fresh water at home.
This post is with respect to the regulators. Generally speaking, I take off the regulator on the boat, blow air from tank on dust cap to take water off. My concern is that I don't think it's ever 100% cleared? Am I being paranoid? Also, when the seas are a bit rough sometimes youll get a splash on the regulator while Im taking it off and Id imagine some sprays of salt water might make its way slightly inside the first stage.
I am aware that when you notice greenish build-up on the reg, then you know it is contaminated. These regs (Aqualung Titans) are relatively new <1 year old and have 40 dives max on them. Am I being overly concerned for no reason?
If I was to take nitrox and say some contaminants made their way inside the first stage, would I be at risk of all the terrible things you read about?
This post is with respect to the regulators. Generally speaking, I take off the regulator on the boat, blow air from tank on dust cap to take water off. My concern is that I don't think it's ever 100% cleared? Am I being paranoid? Also, when the seas are a bit rough sometimes youll get a splash on the regulator while Im taking it off and Id imagine some sprays of salt water might make its way slightly inside the first stage.
I am aware that when you notice greenish build-up on the reg, then you know it is contaminated. These regs (Aqualung Titans) are relatively new <1 year old and have 40 dives max on them. Am I being overly concerned for no reason?
If I was to take nitrox and say some contaminants made their way inside the first stage, would I be at risk of all the terrible things you read about?