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What is this "Don't use the purge button" business all about? What is wrong with using the damn purge button?
Been there done that in about 50 feet of water.One of the things I really got sick of was tightening the scuba tank with the plastic cam band that has to be dunked in the water and then halfway unthreaded and then the handle has to be rocked back and forth while you pull on the strap, while the boat is careening crazily to and fro, and then the strap has to be re-strung and the lever flopped over and the end of the strap velcroed which never stays put.
Who invented this effing nightmare? It's exhausting, and if the band isn't tight enough you risk your tank slipping out of the BCD. I have also seen these plastic handles break, and when they do you are done diving if you don't carry a spare.
I purchased tank bands Stainless Steel Cam Latch Tank Strap reviews and discounts, Scubamax[/url] with stainless buckles rather than the cam-type handles. Now I just clip the buckles together around the tank and snap them shut: It's easy, never needs adjusting, works perfectly every time, and there is never a danger of the tank slipping out.
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One of the things I really got sick of was tightening the scuba tank with the plastic cam band that has to be dunked in the water and then halfway unthreaded and then the handle has to be rocked back and forth while you pull on the strap, while the boat is careening crazily to and fro, and then the strap has to be re-strung and the lever flopped over and the end of the strap velcroed which never stays put.
Who invented this effing nightmare? It's exhausting, and if the band isn't tight enough you risk your tank slipping out of the BCD. I have also seen these plastic handles break, and when they do you are done diving if you don't carry a spare.
I purchased tank bands Stainless Steel Cam Latch Tank Strap reviews and discounts, Scubamax[/url] with stainless buckles rather than the cam-type handles. Now I just clip the buckles together around the tank and snap them shut: It's easy, never needs adjusting, works perfectly every time, and there is never a danger of the tank slipping out.
she mentioned that she worries about jumping in with her tank turned off.
One of the things I really got sick of was tightening the scuba tank with the plastic cam band that has to be dunked in the water and then halfway unthreaded and then the handle has to be rocked back and forth while you pull on the strap, while the boat is careening crazily to and fro, and then the strap has to be re-strung and the lever flopped over and the end of the strap velcroed which never stays put.
Who invented this effing nightmare? It's exhausting, and if the band isn't tight enough you risk your tank slipping out of the BCD. I have also seen these plastic handles break, and when they do you are done diving if you don't carry a spare.
I purchased tank bands Stainless Steel Cam Latch Tank Strap reviews and discounts, Scubamax with stainless buckles rather than the cam-type handles. Now I just clip the buckles together around the tank and snap them shut: It's easy, never needs adjusting, works perfectly every time, and there is never a danger of the tank slipping out.
Hi Elmer, While i appreciate your input...You may notice that I am an instructor and I own a dive shop...and average about 700 dives a year. I own eight DIN regs, and not counting my shop stuff 6 yoke regs. I deal with the set up and take apart of about 12 sets of gear a day, ( Very conservative) that`s about 7,000 times a year. So in my experience of roughly 35-40,000 set ups in my diving career. I believe I am aware of any remaining gas in the systems....and usually I do not dive an spg but AI....not a lot of residual gas in that sending unit...Is this a daily problem....no, it has happened four or five times. Have I ever found the cause ? No, have I bled the tanks empty to remove all possible pressure from the system...yes..with that additional information, if any body has a suggestion as to why I would experience this periodic lock up of a din system, it would be useful..
Thanks.
If you are sweaty and donning a wetsuit, put a plastic grocery bag on each foot and hand if needed.
Slip right in without soap, shampoo, hair conditioner etc.
When you set these up the first time you should do them wet, other wise they can loosen up just like the standard ones. Then what's the point. Can also be stiff thereafter when dry and be finger pinchers.
I use the standard ones (stainless, not plastic). Easier to change between different tank sizes. When I arrive at the boat, there is usually a rinse tank and I drop my BC in or hit the bands with a hose.
My daughter has the ones you prefer, and they are a bitch to do dry (I set the size wet remember) so I encourage her to wet them so they loosen up. She, however, never has a shortage of guys willing to sacrifice some flesh in order to render assistance.