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JT - as you say, we leave the reg end hand tight - the hose must be on for real. Capt JT wrote: > > > > >JT - this is normally taken care of by switching lp hoses & 2nd stages, > >not the whole assembly. > > > >Although, ever since I started using the "hand-tight lp hose" guideline, > >I've blown more orings in the last 2 months than I have in the last 5 years. > > I do not believe in switching the LP hose, to have it only hand tight will > cause you to blow more o rings and have leaks. I will let my hose nut be > loose at the second stage to change the second stage if need to. It is > safer to just switch out the regs if the hose blows, stress will become a > big deal if try to screw that hose back into the reg. I think. I've seen > guys have a hard time doing it on land without gloves. > > You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the > water! > > Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more > Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ > Email captjt@mi*.co* > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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