Cleaning rental reg and octo

[robjoubert]

Hi all,

does anyone have any suggestions how I should clean the rental reg and octo before AND after I use them?

[ertechsg]

It's a rental who cares if it is cleaned. But if you want to just put the dust cap on and rinse it in fresh water

[gtjason2000]

I guess it would be nice to rinse it in fresh water. Our shop doesn't wash them after a pool session though.

[Damselfish]

Originally Posted by ertechsg

It's a rental who cares if it is cleaned.

and people wonder why a lot of rental gear is crappy...

[greyzen]

my LDS has a 25.00 fee for uncleaned gear...

[coralcrazed]

I use rentals all of the time to date. I always wondered about that... did theguy before me let go of his lunch its just more than I really want to share with others. Is there some sort of spray on sanitizer than one can use?

[loudgonzo]

A really good fresh water rinse should be fine. I only used the rentals during my OW, but they did make us rinse them after every use. I agree with Damselfish, regardless if it's a rental or not, it should get cleaned and be treated properly.

[robjoubert]

I am with coralcrazed - I want to make sure that I do not get whatever the previous diver has NOR do I want to pass on what I have to the next diver.

I wonder if dunking a reg's mouth piece in Listerine sanitize it??? I will take my chances on the wetsuit but not the mouth piece!!!

Thanks

[ertechsg]

Originally Posted by Damselfish

and people wonder why a lot of rental gear is crappy...

Thats why I don't rent. Beside if I clean it or not it's the shops job to maintain it. Poor LDS is why rental gear is "crappy" not mine for not rinsing it.

[Vercingetorix]

Buy your reg. Rent the other stuff, even the BC...but buy your reg.

But to answer your question, before using the rental reg, clean it. I wonder, would you use a very mild bleach solution (thoroughly rinsed), or is that distructive to the rubber surfaces? Clean the reg and gear afterwards; that's just polite and respectful.