<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /></head><body dir="auto"><p dir="ltr">The exception to this would be if the reg is a Sherwood. Sherwood first stages use a dry air bleed system which constantly vents a miniscule amount of gas, instead of allowing seawater into the balance chamber. While this works, it makes it difficult to distinguish the bleed from a problematic leak.</p>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On August 3, 2014 3:25:13 PM CDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Hi Hank,</div><div>the little non threaded holes are usually to let water pressure in to balance</div><div>the regulator to maintain your 130psi above ambient.</div><div>It sounds like o-rings or valve seat. Nothing should be leaking out of it.</div><div>It won't hurt if it's not much & you can get it serviced.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br />Sent from my iPad</div><div><br />On 4/08/2014, at 7:11 am, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br /><br /></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Help</div><div>I bought a scuba regulator set for emergency breathing. When I pressurize the system, the first stage regulator is venting out a small vent on the side of the regulator. The vent hole has no threads, so I assume it is a
vent. The amount of air is very slight, is this thing screwed. It works fine otherwise</div><div>Hank.</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br /><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br /><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br /><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br /></div></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; border-bottom: 1px solid #000"></p><pre class="k9mail"><hr /><br />Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br />Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org<br /><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br /></pre></blockquote></div><br>
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