There is alot riding on your gear working correctly. It pays to have it serviced regularly. Your regulator set, bcd, computer or gauges and even items like lights need to be checked out regularly to keep it in great working condition.
Alot of times, new gear even comes with an added benefit - most of the parts are paid for by the manufacturer if you simply have your equipment serviced once a year.
What happens when you have your gear serviced at Scuba West? To put it simply...alot.
First, your gear is only serviced by a qualified technician with experience. Second, the only parts that go into your equipment are parts that are factory authorized
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Regulator Sets
Your regulator is completely disassembled and cleaned. Over time, dirt, salt and many times water gets inside where it shouldn't be. Corrosion can be a major problem in the function or the regulator.
Factory o-rings and seats are replaced as per the manufacturer's instructions. All other parts are check to ensure they meet specifications.
All hoses, fittings and mouthpieces are checked and replaced if needed.
The regulator is then reassembled and adjusted to specifications.
To finish, we check the pressure gauge and dive computer if installed.
Based on your recommendation, we install new batteries on your computer
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BCDs
BCDs are just as important to have serviced regularly. The integrity of the vest to keep you afloat, the functionability of the power inflator to allow you to adjust your trim, and the alternate inflator regulator if installed on your gear is as important as your entire regulator set.
When your BCD is servied at Scuba West, the power inflator is completely disassembled, cleaned and outfitted with factory parts. If your vest as an alternate inflator regulator as your safe second, it is serviced just like your regulator set.
After reassembly, your vest is checked for leaks, worn fasteners and inflated for a period of time to validate integrity.
The unit is cleaned and ready for your next dive.
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Tanks
Tank service depends on the type of tank and the length of time since previous services have occured.
Scuba tanks are required to be visually inspected once a year, and hydrostatically tested once every five years.
Visual inspections are more than simpy looking at the tank. Our technicians use a standardized program to check and correct if necessary, any functional or safety issues with each cylinder.
It is inspected throughly inside and out. Corrosion, oxidation, dents, pitting, contaminates and any signs of damage or wear.
The threads (where the valve is installed) are checked with a microscope and a visual eddy current computer (for aluminum tanks) to see if there are any signs of stress or cracking.
The valve is checked to make sure it operates correctly and all external o-rings on the valve are replaced.
Hydrostatic testing is done by pressurizing the tank with water to five thirds of the tanks working pressure. The integrity of the metal is checked via computer during the process.
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Oxygen Cleaning
If you intend on using a scuba tank for enriched air (nitrox) or a regulator for enriched air (nitrox) above 40%, than oxygen cleaning is necessary.
Oxygen is corrosive and flameable. When pure oxygen comes into contact with your gear, it needs to be free of any contaminants, as weel as having o-rings suitable for higher oxygen content.
Potential problems include flashing and disintegration of the o-rings.
To oxygen clean your gear we use recommended procedures to wash the equipment with several safe compounds, thoroughly rinse and dry the gear and install oxygen compatible o-rings in the valve and regulator (if being used for high oxygen mixes)
The tanks must be marked with a label acknowledging their fitness for nitrox. A visual sticker showing the tank is suitable for oxygen is affixed to the tank.
Oxygen cleaning must be done annually at minimum, if the equipment will be used for enriched air.
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