servicing your own regs

[Marcus]

If you have to service your own Reg...you can't afford diving.

[jtkkym]

Originally Posted by Marcus

If you have to service your own Reg...you can't afford diving.

Why??? A reg service tec can't afford diving?

[Marcus]

Good point. Diving is hard to afford in general...lol

[in_cavediver]

Originally Posted by Marcus

If you have to service your own Reg...you can't afford diving.

How about I can't afford diving because I own 9 regs???

Or I don't trust a 'shop monkey' to work on my gear or I don't think its worth $450/yr for work that I can do myself

There are a lot of reasons to service you own gear. Its just like people who work on their own cars. Its not always about money.

[awap]

Originally Posted by Marcus

If you have to service your own Reg...you can't afford diving.

If you service your own regs, diving becomes much more affordable.

I'm currently supporting about a dozen regulatorr setups. Annual service at a shop would be both expensive and unnecessary. It probably cost me about $250 for startup and maybe $50 annually for parts. That works out to about one extra dive trip per year.

[Geoff_T]

Originally Posted by in_cavediver

How about I can't afford diving because I own 9 regs???

Or I don't trust a 'shop monkey' to work on my gear or I don't think its worth $450/yr for work that I can do myself

There are a lot of reasons to service you own gear. Its just like people who work on their own cars. Its not always about money.

While I have not done my regs yet I agree %100. I work on my own camera equiptment does that make me an broadcast engineer, no. But it does save me a few thousand dollars annualy in little things money that I spend diving.

[RoyN]

I let my parents service my regs.

[jtkkym]

Originally Posted by in_cavediver

How about I can't afford diving because I own 9 regs???

Or I don't trust a 'shop monkey' to work on my gear or I don't think its worth $450/yr for work that I can do myself

There are a lot of reasons to service you own gear. Its just like people who work on their own cars. Its not always about money.

I agree. I'm an engineer so I'm always curious to know how things work. It is nice to know everything of own regs.

[junzhang]

there's a course from PADI I remember as something like equipment specialty, is that worth attending?

[namabiru]

The ST manuals page is Scuba diving Manuals - Service Manuals - Regulator, Computer, Owners Manuals

Another reason for self-service is geographic location. For instance, out of the 3 dive shops in Doha, none of them service Aqualung. The postal system is not to be trusted, and courier service is an arm and a leg. So, to have my Aqualung regs serviced, I have to either take them to Dubai in person, or have it done on a trip somewhere. Which means time out of the water...

So I suppose this is another reason I'm becoming more of a DIY person.