Where to send regs away for service?

[lairdb]

The relationship between the OP and their former favorite shop went sour after what seems like some issues that occurred out on their boat. Here is a link to a rather long thread where the issue eventually came to light...the link will take you to page 89, see post 890 from DRIS and then read back or forward to get a sense of the "what" and "why" of whatever happened and why the OP is looking for some place new to spend their money: My AN/DP/Helitrox course

-Z

Appreciate the link. That was much more informative than one ungrounded sentence.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Regs = lots of little pieces. Not my idea of fun. I have enough of little springs and such when I take my handguns apart for cleaning.

Assume the gunsmithing position:
*Gets on all fours looking very closely at the ground for the spring or pin that went flying*

Would be funnier if I haven't done it way too many times.

 

[Marie13]

When I did read the title of this topic, something in your words did hurt me.
"send regs away" to be serviced.
I would never separate myself from my regs. Nor allow an unknown guy, possibly with sub-par technical qualifications, to mess inside them.
I service them myself since 1977. And many others here on SB find that this is the only safe way...
I could consider bringing them to a local shop where I know the technician and I thrust him entirely. But also in that case I would ask to be present during servicing...
So my recommendation is to never leave your regs in someone other's hands.
If you are too lazy for servicing them, you have just two options;
1) find a technician you thrust and ask him to service the regs in front of you.
2) every two years buy a new set, trading in the old ones.
Option 2) could seem crazy, but in the end is not so much more expensive, and it is definitely the safest one.
Exactly as with cars: people using them for work do not buy cars, they long-rent them, and swap for a new car when they exceed the number of kilometers requiring major service (typically 100.000 km here in Europe, which can be less than 2 years for people travelling for work).

 

[Marie13]

Assume the gunsmithing position:
*Gets on all fours looking very closely at the ground for the spring or pin that went flying*

Would be funnier if I haven't done it way too many times.

Yep!

 

[formernuke]

Regs = lots of little pieces. Not my idea of fun. I have enough of little springs and such when I take my handguns apart for cleaning.

Handguns for cleaning have a lot less little parts than regulators.

 

[Marie13]

Handguns for cleaning have a lot less little parts than regulators.

And now you see why I don’t want to mess with my regs, regardless of what the resident Italian thinks.

 

[formernuke]

And now you see why I don’t want to mess with my regs, regardless of what the resident Italian thinks.

Yup, I've done guns, I've done nuclear pumps and valves, I've rebuild high pressure air systems..... I don't want to do my own regs.

 

[Marie13]

When I started diving I did know that I had to learn a number of things and to acquire many skills and to buy a lot of equipment.
No one has all this at the beginning.
If you want to proceed in your training you must follow a number of courses and acquire step by step the required knowledge and skills. And to spend money buying equipment.
I wanted to climb the ladder up to the top, and I did learn very early that being able to service all my equipment was a required step along that ladder.
Some people are happy to stay on the lower step, with just an OW cert, and rely on the staff of shop, resort or boat for doing most things they are not skilled enough for doing themself.
There is nothing bad in being lazy, many people think that laziness is the recipe for happyness...
But if instead one wants to proceed to become a good, qualified diver, then the capability of servicing your equiment is a required step.

I am not lazy when it comes to my diving. I don’t have the mechanical inclination or aptitude for it, so why eff with my regs? I don’t tinker with my car, either.

Lazy is an insult. I am not Italian.

 

[Joneill]

There is nothing bad in being lazy, many people think that laziness is the recipe for happyness...
But if instead one wants to proceed to become a good, qualified diver, then the capability of servicing your equiment is a required step.

WTF? There is nothing lazy about not wanting to service one's own regs and, instead, having them serviced by an experienced technician! In addition, becoming a good, qualified diver is in no way dependent upon servicing your own regs... your comments are possibly the silliest I've ever seen here on SB...

 

[Marie13]

Appreciate the link. That was much more informative than one ungrounded sentence.

What makes you entitled to an explanation for anyone’s actions on something that doesn’t involve you?