Removing reg (was: regulator confusion..now mouthpieces.
Wrolf Courtney
> Andy M Johnson wrote:
> >
> > >A number of us then-dive-instructors could not come up with
> > >ANY reason to take the regulator out of your mouth during a
> > >dive (even if you barf, keep the regulator in place! -- But,
> > >don't eat chicken or any 'chunky' food before diving, 'cuz
> > >the chunks can't get out the exhaust port and might jam it
> > >.open!)
> > I can think of a great reason to remove the reg EVERY dive - to check the
> > function of
> > your backup reg.
> >
> > There, that's it, my annual serious post; phew, glad I got that out of the
> > way :-)
> >
>
> How about to smile for the camera? :-))))
>
> Jim Lydon
To try to fix a free-flow.
Switch regulators from bottom mix to a deco mix.
Switch regulators if diving independent doubles.
If diving with a long hose on the primary, to donate air to a diver.
There are probably others.
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Christian Gerzner
>
> "James M. Lydon" wrote:
>
> > Andy M Johnson wrote:
> To try to fix a free-flow.
>
> Switch regulators from bottom mix to a deco mix.
>
> Switch regulators if diving independent doubles.
>
> If diving with a long hose on the primary, to donate air to a diver.
>
> There are probably others.
Actually there are probably a _number_ of others, but I don't necessarily know
them at all, at all :-)
Christian