>When I notified the shop that had sold it to me, they immediately pulled the rest of their stock for inspection. This is the kind of commitment to customer safety rarely seen in the retail dive industry. -----Original Message----- From: Brian Fairbanks [SMTP:bfair@ac*.or*] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:58 PM To: Rich Lesperance Cc: cavers@cavers.com Subject: Re: blown inflator hose Thanks Rich....good post. This is the kind of information that I would like to see more of on this list. Brian Fairbanks -----Original Message----- From: Rich Lesperance <richl@uf*.ed*> To: techdiver@aq*.co* <techdiver@aq*.co*>; Cave listserv <cavers@cavers.com> Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 10:07 PM Subject: blown inflator hose On a dive Sunday, while on deco, I had a newly-purchased inflator hose separate from the BC fitting. On inspection afterwards, it is apparent that the flange around the fitting was never crimped down at the factory, and the fitting was only held on by its barbed male end, inserted into the rubber hose. The hose is a 22" hose with 'Goodyear' prominently marked on the rubber, and was purchased in the North Central Florida area, but it is my impression that it may be more widely distributed. crimpe When I notified the shop that had sold it to me, they immediately pulled the rest of their stock for inspection. All of the rest of them were properly d, I just got (un)lucky, I guess. When I installed the hose, I had noticed that the 'crimp sleeve' looked odd, without the usual longitudinal ridges or depressions from crimping, but that didn't click at that time. I thought maybe it was some different method of crimping. The hose had actually lasted through one dive, and didn't blow until I was at the very end of a second one. Of course, I'm at complete fault for not inspecting my equipment more thoroughly, but I thought I'd post this, in case any others out there have odd-looking crimps, they may want to look closer. Rich L << File: ATT00000.htm >>
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