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Ari
24-12-2009, 11:52
High pressure swivel and lubricant ..

Hi .. After some advice please

1) Can anyone advise a cheap source of High pressure swivels (Looks like £3 to £4 from a quick search and this just seems a bit steep to me) ..

2) What sort of lubricant should be used on the high pressure swivel, and where is good to get this from.

3) Is it the same as the lubricant one would use for the regulator swivels, if not what do we use there and again where is good to get this ..

I am just swapping out some hoses for MiFlex, hence the questions. I would rather buy from my LDS but would just like some advice re this to compare etc..

Any advice appreciated .. :)
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Fiona
24-12-2009, 13:18
You have just bought miflex hoses and you are complaining about £3 for a swivel which is a pretty important bit. Blimey would love to be in your household this weekend :D
Ari
24-12-2009, 13:59
You have just bought miflex hoses and you are complaining about £3 for a swivel which is a pretty important bit. Blimey would love to be in your household this weekend :D
:D That is a very fair comment .. I never said I paid for the MiFlex ;) ..
ianfirmin
24-12-2009, 14:41
:D That is a very fair comment .. I never said I paid for the MiFlex ;) ..

Why don't you steal the swivels as well then?
northern_diver
24-12-2009, 15:12
Why don't you steal the swivels as well then?

Fair enough, its a bit like those ink blot/Rorschach Test isnt it, "tell me what you see here please"....

I thought maybe a mate had swapped or given them...not stolen :rolleyes: :p

I must be the monkey had see's no evils:p

Sure stealing goes against the diving code;)

John
ChristianG
24-12-2009, 15:20
I thought maybe a mate had swapped or given them...not stolen :rolleyes: :p

Sure stealing goes against the diving code;)
I'm a bit confused here (nothing unusual in that).

What do you mean by swivels? Those bits that allow you to adjust a 1st Stage (at the expense of at least one extra failure point), or the itty bitty baby O Rings that seal the HP hose - or something else entirely?
Paul Duckworth
24-12-2009, 16:25
I'm a bit confused here (nothing unusual in that).

What do you mean by swivels? Those bits that allow you to adjust a 1st Stage (at the expense of at least one extra failure point), or the itty bitty baby O Rings that seal the HP hose - or something else entirely?

I'm assuming that the OP means these:

http://www.divegearexpress.com/media/regulators/diverite/RG27AS-640.jpg

OP - please correct if wrong.
Woz
24-12-2009, 21:57
I use only O2 grease on everything now. Swivel O rings are BS002 or BS003 about £1.25/100
allen
24-12-2009, 23:28
I use only O2 grease on everything now. Swivel O rings are BS002 or BS003 about £1.25/100
Do you have a cheap source of O2 grease?
Woz
26-12-2009, 13:17
Do you have a cheap source of O2 grease?No! It's bloody pricey but IIRC AP and Beaver do little pots which will last you ages.

Otherwise a small toothpaste tube sized portion is about £30 from DiveEx in Aberdeen.
Ari
28-12-2009, 11:47
I'm assuming that the OP means these:

http://www.divegearexpress.com/media/regulators/diverite/RG27AS-640.jpg

OP - please correct if wrong.



Thanks... Yes thats the one .. I am referring to that whole assembly not just the O rings ..
Janos
28-12-2009, 12:13
Just to echo everyone elses comments, and to say that I wouldn't expect a hose to come with a swivel, but I would expect a gauge to come with one.

Janos
Ari
28-12-2009, 13:08
No! It's bloody pricey but IIRC AP and Beaver do little pots which will last you ages.

Otherwise a small toothpaste tube sized portion is about £30 from DiveEx in Aberdeen.
Thanks to all ..
That is very helpful

One last thing ..
Is there anything else I should be aware of when lubricating such things, such as places not to lubricate or places that need particular attention ..

Thanks
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Janos
28-12-2009, 19:00
One last thing ..
Is there anything else I should be aware of when lubricating such things, such as places not to lubricate or places that need particular attention ..

Only use the smallest spidgeon of grease. And when doing up the hose, use two spanners on the two 'nuts'. Don't be tempted to use a single spanner and the gauge.

If you've not done it before, why not get someone who has show you how down t'club?

Janos
Ari
04-01-2010, 12:22
Cool ..
Thanks for all the help
Yep that confirms what I thought was correct .. :)

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