Advice please: replacing power inflator

[rhwestfall]

......hey aren't you a scubapro dealer? Can you get the clamps?

LeisurePro sells them (or did in the past). The ones you post do not look like the ones I have purchased in the past.

Seems the brand has changed: Aqua Quick Release Mouthpiece Clamp these are what SP used to sell under their brand, not the one you had shown..

 

[rhwestfall]

 

[rhwestfall]

these, however, are not "round" and will not likely work for attaching an LPI (didn't work for me). YMMV.

 

[stuartv]

LeisurePro sells them (or did in the past). The ones you post do not look like the ones I have purchased in the past.

Seems the brand has changed: Aqua Quick Release Mouthpiece Clamp these are what SP used to sell under their brand, not the one you had shown..

Funny enough, the first line of the description says: "Scuba Pro introduces a new concept in Mouthpiece Retainers."

I found one of the reviews to be especially amusing.

"This came in handy on a recent dive trip when for some ridiculous reason the dive boat I was on did not have a DIN valve cylinder for me to use (OR an adapter), so I had to use one of their regulators,"

The person brought a DIN reg and no Yoke adapter and the boat is "ridiculous". LOL

 

[stuartv]

I ordered a 100 pack of the low profile cable ties today. $5 + $7 shipping.

"Low Profile Cable Wire Tie 7-1/2" 50 lb Tensile Black 100 Pcs. Made in USA" from www.parts-express.com!

Should work for mouthpieces or corrugated hoses and without leaving the annoying bit that might irritate someone's lip. But, DGX does have these clamps for the corrugated hose:

Clamp, Corrugated Hose, each (two required)

 

[dumpsterDiver]

I like to use Stainless steel safety wire or string with a constrictor knot. Sometimes both and/or add a zip tie for redundancy.
I trust those methods more than a zip tie.

 

[Phillipus2005]

@spoolin01 Any recommendations of what to use?

 

[spoolin01]

Don't think it matters much so long as it's non-hardening. I've used Barge cement and Bostik one-part inflatable boat glue, but there are lots of brands and formulations of rubber cement. I've used various types of Goop - the thinner stuff is easier to apply. I'd expect even urethane sealants or tub 'n tile type sealant would work fine. It's basically a sealant effect. I don't know which ones stick particularly better to the inflator bib, so maybe some in theory are better suited than others, but since most of the time there would probably be a good seal even without the sealant, you don't get to see the relative performance.

 

[Alastor]

Never used sealant on Halcyon and DTD. I always cleaned up both the surfaces before reattaching them. I use low profile zip ties, but I put a piece of rubber inner tube over them, just to be net and clean.

 

[boat sju]

I think some of you guys need to go spend a day looking around in a good hardware store.

Use finger nail clippers to cut the end off the zip tie. That rounds it off just enough not to leave a sharp edge.