shopguy
Contributor
Sounds like overkill compared to what everyone I know has been doing — and a lot of these guys are older with regs they have had for 20 years (and maybe serviced once or twice). They just rinse everything with a hose, maybe 15 minutes per diver.
You didn’t mention cleaning under the dust cap. If you rinse with the cap on, I’d still be sure to rinse under the cap carefully, probably with vinegar as boulderjohn does, but at least a good rub with a wet rag or something to get any salt off. Personally I rinse with cap off, but I have ACDs on my two regs.
The only build-up/gunk I’ve seen on any of the gear I’ve cleaned (mine and dive buddies), was on and around the DIN threads, where the dust cap covers. Okay, I’ve probably seen some in other places, but that was the most memorable, it was a pretty new reg, few months old.
You didn’t mention cleaning under the dust cap. If you rinse with the cap on, I’d still be sure to rinse under the cap carefully, probably with vinegar as boulderjohn does, but at least a good rub with a wet rag or something to get any salt off. Personally I rinse with cap off, but I have ACDs on my two regs.
The only build-up/gunk I’ve seen on any of the gear I’ve cleaned (mine and dive buddies), was on and around the DIN threads, where the dust cap covers. Okay, I’ve probably seen some in other places, but that was the most memorable, it was a pretty new reg, few months old.