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>For those of you out there who own lots of reulators, how do you get them >serviced? I ask becasue I have just bought my first reg (total of three >stages) and was a little irritated that the local shop wants to charge me >$60/year ($20/stage)to service them - or the warranty (scubapro) goes out >the window. That's not out of line - though, if they are under SP warantee, parts are supposed to be free, and you are supposed to be paying just for labor. We all know, of course, that's not really what is happening, but it should cut the price somewhat. My SP dealer gets $36 1st and 2nd, $12 oct, routine parts included, to service my out of warantee SP regs, which is roughly the list price of the parts alone. So you aren't going to save much doing your own work, if you've got a good shop - if you replace all the parts you are supposed to. On the other had, there's another SP shop that charges $25 a stage PLUS parts, and you'll be lucky to get out for under $100. >I know it can't be hard to do the maintenance myself. Is there >an easy way to get qualified as a scubapro tech? or should I just forget >about the warranty and pay for the parts while doing everything myself? >(provided I could find out how to do it properly.) Getting certified as a SP tech can be done only by getting an SP dealer to claim you as a employee and send you the the SP school. Even then, you aren't allowed - under SP "rules" to buy parts or service your own reg - you have to be working for a dealer, in the dealer's premises! It's easier just to pick it up on your own - find a friendly dealer or diver who's doing his/her own maintenance, and get them to walk you through it. Then you'll have to figure out how to get parts. And there is the big catch to self servicing. Even if you can get the overhaul kits (and most reg manufacturers try very hard to be sure you can't), they often have inflated list prices and end up costing as much as servicing by a reasonably priced dealer The good news, though, is that the manufacturer's "must replace" list is usually excessive and you can stretch the time between authorized rebuilds by doing "clean and lube" rebuilds in between, and maybe replacing O-rings as necessary, with generics. But then you are really on your own (althought in good company, I bet many on this list are doing just that). BTW, if you let your SP warantee lapse, if can be reinstated later for a $25 charge - so keep all your documents in case you run into a major problem or an upgrade comes out - SP will often upgrades to a newer model when part to overhaul the old ones run out; if I had the paper on my air one $70 or so would turn it into a D400! -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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