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    Sherwood dry bleed contaminated piston

    I did a second piston, of another regulator I shelved many years ago, and again, I tried everything here that have tried, and nothing. I used the 2,500# pressure cleaner, but I sprayed it a minute each side, and that was too much. I get now, like 100cc/minute, and the check valve has a high...
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    Sherwood dry bleed contaminated piston

    I don’t think Magic Water dissolves silicone or Christo lube at all.
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    Sherwood dry bleed contaminated piston

    Well, I live in South Florida, and they are very popular here, due the mold that grows here in the roof and driveways from the high humidity. They sell them cheap in Home Depot or Harbor Freight tools. Or you can keep and eye, when you see someone using one, and let them use it for a minute or...
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    Sherwood dry bleed contaminated piston

    Well, after baking the Sherwood piston, model 3601-10, in the glass top cooktop red hot for 45 minutes, ultrasonic cleaning with hot water or vinegar for hours, dishwasher soap combination, degreasers, steel brushing it, boiling it in the microwave oven, also I ground a penny coin to fit...
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    Blocked positive pressure valve in first stage

    What I did, since the clogging was probably due from lubricating the "O"rings and or salt water intrussion, I first washed the piston (w/o Orings and HP seal, off course) in boiling water in the microwave for 5 minutes, then, I put the piston a top the electric stove (mine has glass top, I would...
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    Aqualung Calypso J

    I agree with Slonda828. I have a Calypso VI for almost 30 years now, using it almost every week, down here in Flroida amd I still have the original HP seat. Just keep flipping the HP every year at overhaul time and for some reason it will be flat again a year from now. Never had air crepping...
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    Aqualung Calypso J

    I have been using the Calypso VI for about 30 years now, and I have been flipping the HP seat over every year. For some reason, the material gets flat inside the seat after so many dives (2 a week in Florida) and is ready to be flipped for another year, by then , the marks from the piston, are...
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