Chinese generic regulators - fit-for-purpose or not?

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If you are so financially-challenged to even remotely contemplate trusting your life to Chinese made dive gear, you Really need to take up a different sport, you can't afford to scuba.
 
JNG...

A little late to the picnic...but it looks like you've already been told...

Suggest:

Dive Gear Express/House Brand
DiveRite
Dive Right In Scuba/House Brand
HOG
Deep 6 Scribble

All well known names...that perform...most of us use one or more of the above brands...

There is a difference between proven economical...and questionable cheap...

AliExpress/Alibaba...is the worlds knock-off dumping ground...where you get what you pay for with no after sales service or support...

Best...

Warren
 
It’s almost like buying used name brand equipment. No warranty support.
 
Not recommending these exactly, but it would appear that these are on Amazon too. Might be easier to buy there.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OHQ-Adjustable-Regulator-Breathing-Equipment/dp/B07K1NY2LP/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/REAMTOP-Equipment-Regulator-Octopus-Mouthpiece/dp/B01M2AC0VX/

They are scary cheap though.
umm.. look someone will say I am biased and want you to get my regs. But those are really cheap knockoffs of late 70's designs and while they may "work" I would be concerned regarding CO2 retention and flow rates. I have seen them in asia and haven't even bothered testing but did try one on a tank and the cracking effort was very high, easily 4+
 
I saw regs like those 2nd stages. Hanging on a shop wall in the early 80's - they were obsolete then.

Who's going to service your chinese knock-offs next year?
 
I saw regs like those 2nd stages. Hanging on a shop wall in the early 80's - they were obsolete then.

Who's going to service your chinese knock-offs next year?
Service these next year?!? Why bother? At that price, they are disposable and cheaper to replace than to service. Like a really cheap digital watch that costs less than a replacement battery....

To be clear, I wouldn't want to have anything to do with these. But just saying based on the math alone....
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/perdix-ai/

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