Here, in general, are some not-too-serious observations made through the years:
- Vise grips are not appropriate for life support equipment.
- Neither is duct tape, usually.
- Regulators do not usually make daangerous noises; they just make annoying ones, which can be eliminated. However, sometimes incantations or a little chicken blood are involved.
- No matter who does your service, always test your regulator before going on a dive trip.
- Puppies will chew regulators. Labradors will eat them, or seriously try.
- Tropical divemasters are not always competent service technicians, especially if they're carrying vise grips. (see above)
- User-changeable batteries are not always.
- There is, generally, a direct correlation between how quickly the customer wants his regulator serviced and how badly the service is needed.
- The only parts on backorder are the ones we order.
- Just because you bought it mail-order doesn't mean you can have it serviced mail-order. We have no idea who made some of these regulators and how to find the parts.
- Just because you bought it "New - in the box" on ebay doesn't mean it isn't 20 years old and service parts haven'e been available for 10 years. "New" describes condition, not the age.
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