Getting a pony, but have a few questions

[Fastmarc]

Thanks all.

To clarify, I'm talking about leaving it this way at home in between dive weekends.

 

[Landlocked123]

No I would not leave it pressurized from one week to the next. I always leave mine pressurized and on in between dives. When I am done diving for the day, If I am diving salt water which is rarely these days I will get back to the hotel etc and fill the tub up. Leave it pressurized and put it in the luke warm water. Shake the reg around underwater real good. purge the reg a few times under water. Then remove it and leave it to dry still pressurized the whole time. When fully dry, turn off air, purge and remove regulator. Store it....

 

[Fastmarc]

Thanks.

Can it harm the reg?

 

[Landlocked123]

I have no hard evidence to prove either way. Kinda like leaving a car idling. Some say it hurts the engine ..dunno... maybe ask a service tech... but again I just dont see the need to leave it on.

 

[uncfnp]

Thanks.

Can it harm the reg?

This is a reg question and not specific to ponies. Maybe we can get one of the regulator guru’s input. @couv?

 

[Basking Ridge Diver]

One quick question though, is there anything wrong with leave the reg on the bottle and leaving it charged in between dives? Would it be bad for the 2nd stage? I didn't think so, but just checking if there's a reason I'm not thinking of.

To clarify, I'm talking about leaving it this way at home in between dive weekends.

If you go to the Cave Forums they leave stages pressurized for weeks if not months in a cave that they intend on returning to.
That said what benefit would you get by leaving your pony charged? I can only think of negative outcomes - none have anything to do with the regulator...

Just not sure why you would want to do this...

 

[Fastmarc]

Just not sure why you would want to do this...

So true. This dawned on me after my initial post too. I purged it.

Thanks for the input.