Halcyon over Pressure Valves

[tk trekers]

Diving Equipment Recalled by Halcyon Manufacturing Due to Drowning Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Halcyon Diving Equipment

Units: About 20,300

Manufacturer: Halcyon Manufacturing Inc., of High Springs, Fla.

Hazard: The over pressure valves (OPVs) in the diving equipment could fail allowing the buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs) and the diver lift inflatable devices to leak, posing a drowning hazard to divers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves Halcyon diving equipment including the Halcyon Explorer, Eclipse, CCR35, Evolve and Pioneer Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) and Halcyon Surface Marker Buoys (SMBs), Lift Bags, Diver Alert Markers (DAMs) Surf Shuttle and Diver Lift Raft Inflatable Devices. "Halcyon" is printed on the diving equipment.

Sold at: Diving equipment retailers and distributors from January 2006 through December 2008 for between $350 and $450 for the buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs) and between $50 and $275 for the inflatable devices.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using recalled diving equipment and return it to an authorized Halcyon distributor or dealer for a free inspection and, if necessary, free replacement of the overpressure valve spring.

Consumer Contact: : For more information, contact Halcyon at (800) 425-2966 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, visit the firm's Web site at Product Recall: OPV Spring | Halcyon Dive Systems, or email the firm at techservices@halcyon.net

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10002.html

[mitsuguy]

defective spring ?

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by mitsuguy

defective spring ?

Defective metal (SS). If a spring rusts, it will be weakened and eventually break. If the spring in a valve breaks, the valve no longer stays shut. That could be bad...

[Tekdivr]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

Defective metal (SS). If a spring rusts, it will be weakened and eventually break. If the spring in a valve breaks, the valve no longer stays shut. That could be bad...

Especially if you're overweighted.......

[Splitlip]

LOL..

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by Tekdivr

Especially if you're overweighted.......

Or using a lift bag...

[mitsuguy]

makes good sense to me.... so, essentially, the metal wasn't as good a quality as they originally hoped for...

sucks, especially if it wasn't Halcyon's fault

[Crimediver]

I think the spring is defective as it has a bunch of tiny H's stamped into the metal.

[Tekdivr]

Originally Posted by Crimediver

I think the spring is defective as it has a bunch of tiny H's stamped into the metal.

Oh now that was just mean! Lol. I have two halcyon wings, of older production, and have never had an ounce of trouble with them.

[Flatliner]

Now wait a minute, I thought paying the H tax guarinteed that you didn't ever have to worry about the problems that lesser manufacturers would put you through.