hole on my poppet

[gimbo]

Dear all,

this is a picture of the poppet of my Scubapro R190
There is a little hole between the seat carrier and the back.

Is it normal or is my poppet scratched?

Thanks
Paolo

 

[dave4868]

If I understand you correctly, I believe that hole is for inserting a pick to push out the seat. Sherwood has something similar.

Dave C

 

[captain]

Sometimes seat holders have a small hole under the seat to prevent trapped pressure under the seat from pushing the seat out of the holder when the regulator is vented down.