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Instructions
- User’s manual ■ 13
7.
INSPECTION AND SERVICE
It cannot be assumed that a regulator is in good working order because it has received little use
since it was last reviewed. Remember that prolonged or inadequate storage can still lead to in-
ternal corrosion and/or deterioration of O-rings.
You must obtain the factory-prescribed service for your regulator at least once a year from an
authorized TDS Technician, regardless of the amount of use you have received. Your regulator
may require this service more frequently, depending on the amount of use you receive and the
environmental conditions under which it is used.
If the regulator is used for training purposes, it will require a full review and prescribed service
at the factory every three to four months. Chlorinated pool water is an especially harmful envi-
ronment for diving equipment, due to high levels of chlorine and pH-balancing chemicals that
cause certain components to deteriorate rapidly.
Get service for your regulator at least once a year, from an authorized TDS technician. Your per-
sonal safety and the mechanical integrity of your regulator may depend on it.
7.1
SCHEDULED SERVICE EXCEPTIONS
If the regulator undergoes less than 50 dives per year, it is allowed to review it every two years
with an inspection procedure that is performed in the “inactive” years. For example:
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Year 1: Inspection
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Year 2: Review
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Year 3: Inspection
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Year 4: Review, and so on.
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Both inspections and reviews must be documented in the Annual Inspection and Service Re-
gister on the back of the Owner’s Manual. If a regulator is subject to more than 50 dives per year,
it should receive the full review.
NOTE:
A unit that receives intensive or frequent use, such as in educational or commercial applications,
must be serviced at least twice a year, or more frequently, depending on the conditions of use and the way it is
maintained.
