Reg help, feels out of breath at 100ft?

[mossym]

i had the proton xl with the v16, and took it down to 120-130 quite a few times, and it always breathed well...so the reg is well able to take it

 

[Mike Nebel]

If you are sure the tank valve was fully open, then my guess would be that the Intermediate Pressure is set too low. Have it checked by a technician.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

Another possibility is a partially plugged filter in the first stage. For a new regulator just returned from a trip to Belize, this is probably the most likely possibility. One bad tank of air could be enough to cause a problem.

Leisure pro's 4 to 6 week turn around really sucks, especially for a just purchased in the shop regulator. If you came back into our shop with your recently purchased reg, we'd explore the possible filter and IP problems in 4 to 6 minutes and could pretty much guarentee a fix or exchange while you wait.

 

[czwong]

I agree that 4-6 weeks turnaround is way too long, and I am not sure LP even had a technician in house at that time. The saleperson just took down some notes and gave me that estimate. No one even "looked" at the reg.......

I am quite new to diving, how can you set the intermediate pressure for the reg? or it has to be done by technician only.....