![]() ![]() More visual checks for wear and tear and external scrubbing and give it all a good rinse with fresh water before drying your regs out completely inside and out. Check the other end of each hose and make sure the fitting is nice and tight, give it a scrub, and then move onto the 2 nd stages, quick release fittings and gauges. Pull back hose protectors External scrubbing of gaugesĬheck down the length of each hose and look for any wear and tear or anything worth replacing because now’s the time to get a replacement if they need it. They do work themselves free over time so give them a twist and make sure that they don’t need to be tightened. ![]() Pull back any hose protectors you have and give those areas a scrub as well, and check that your hoses are still nice and tight. Start with your 1 st stage and work your way down. With a cheap or old toothbrush work your way around the regulator giving it a gentle scrub in all of the little corners to dislodge any contaminants. Check your hoses are still nice & tight Gently scrub the regulator with toothbrush Dislodge any contaminants If you push the button, it opens the valve and with no air pressure rushing out water can get inside the hose and cause rot from the inside. The other thing is to never hold the purge button down when submerged if your regulator is depressurized. It’s a dust cap, it’s supposed to keep dust out, it can’t keep water out especially when submerged, there may be some designs that can but, it’s better to be safe than sorry.Ī better option, if you’re in doubt, to keep water out of your 1 st stage when washing is holding your thumb over the inlet. If you don’t have access to a cylinder there are two things that you need to remember The dust cap on your first stage is not watertight. The best possible way to do this is pressurized on a cylinder so that there’s no way water can get inside the regulator. Remove the dust cap of regulator Close the inlet with your thumb Hold your thumb over the inlet You don’t need to use any fancy detergents unless you’re diving somewhere particularly nasty, a normal household detergent should do the trick, they’re antibacterial. Basin with warm soapy waterįill a basin with some nice warm soapy water and pop your regulators in for a wash. One of the worst things that you can do is store your regulators when they’re dirty because microscopic nasties can fester and damage your equipment and the next time you go to use your regulators, you’ll get a mouthful of something horrible if your regulators work at all. Wash and Clean Don't store your regulators when they are dirty ![]()
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