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I have 3 regulators now:
1) Aqualung Titan LX (primary)
2) US Divers (Pony)
3) Sherwood Blizzard Magnum (planned backup)
At $30-$40/stage for labor I am thinking of servicing my own regulators. I have found out that I have been more displeased when leaving it to the "professionals", when it comes to many other things. Also it would be better if I knew how to fix something out in the field. I have found some manuals for the Sherwood, I just picked it up for $30 on craigslist. I would like to start with that one as I had my primary regulator serviced this year already for $90 and my pony last year. I also hear it might be hard/impossible to find Aqualung/US Divers service parts as they only sell to dealers. I have found many sources of Sherwood service parts, though I also hear I should replace the piston in the 1st stage w/ a newer type that is harder to find. Is this a good idea, any suggestions to start. Also do you really need all those proprietary tools?
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1) Aqualung Titan LX (primary)
2) US Divers (Pony)
3) Sherwood Blizzard Magnum (planned backup)
At $30-$40/stage for labor I am thinking of servicing my own regulators. I have found out that I have been more displeased when leaving it to the "professionals", when it comes to many other things. Also it would be better if I knew how to fix something out in the field. I have found some manuals for the Sherwood, I just picked it up for $30 on craigslist. I would like to start with that one as I had my primary regulator serviced this year already for $90 and my pony last year. I also hear it might be hard/impossible to find Aqualung/US Divers service parts as they only sell to dealers. I have found many sources of Sherwood service parts, though I also hear I should replace the piston in the 1st stage w/ a newer type that is harder to find. Is this a good idea, any suggestions to start. Also do you really need all those proprietary tools?
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