Rebuild kits

[Wetweld]

How it going everyone. This new guy has a question. I have a Sportsway waterlung 200 that is in need of a new diaphram. I saw a post on here from 2012 about a 75mm off ebay being trimmed down to 74mm and it worked. Wanted to know if there are anymore suggestions or recommendations.
Thanks.

 

[JamesBon92007]

I think that may have been @herman who's making the diaphragms.

Also, Northeastscubasupply.com has some rebuild kits and appears to be adding more as time goes on.

Regulator Service Kits

 

[herman]

Wasn't me but we were talking about possibly making some on VDH but it's on the back burner for now.

 

[JamesBon92007]

Wasn't me but we were talking about possibly making some on VDH but it's on the back burner for now.

Someone was discussing a material that's available that's good for making diaphragms but it may or may not have been recently--it might have been a search of old posts.

In any case thanks for the response!

 

[JamesBon92007]

I also recall a thread I read recently where some people were buying a slightly larger diaphragm and cutting it to size, with satisfactory results. I would not know personally because the only regulator I have that does not work is an old Sportsways diaphragm regulator. Piston regulators I can fix as long as I can find the parts. So far.

I suggest you try searching for those threads and meanwhile I'll see if I can find it on my "recent activity."

Later that day....
Here's one of the threads I'd read:

HP Seats

It mentions a material and a source but I'm not sure how much help it might be. Hopefully the folks who know will chime in.

 

[Wetweld]

Wow thanks for the responses everyone. I looked it up on google. Thats how i even came across this forum.
Someone was buying and 75mm diaphram and trimming it. The thread was from 2012. I went alllllllll the way back and could not find it.

Going to check out northeast scuba and see what they have. Thanks again eveyone

 

[JamesBon92007]

also try vintagedoublehose.com. They might be able to tell you what your options are.

 

[Umuntu]

There was a discussion about making diaphragms for 1st Stages in the DIY section.

1st Stage Diaphragm: Replace or Re-Use?


2nd Stage diaphragms are more complex: dome shaped and usually have a plate under the centre to take the friction from the lever. Maybe VDH carries diaphragms for another reg of the same size ?

In the absence of a reproduction replacement, buying a bigger size and using the body as the cookie cutter shape and a box cutter knife to trim would seem like the best option.