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>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
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