cleaning equipment - DIN first stage

[aclivity]

<font color='#810541'>Right, this may well be a silly question, please bear with me.

I bought my regs over a year ago and as I didn't know any better at the time I bought A-clamp. &nbsp;I've now sent them off to Apeks for a service and conversion to DIN - hoping they will be back in time for Stoney.

When they were A-clamp, after a dive I would leave the whole 1st stage, DV's and console in a bucket of water with a capful of milton (as discussed in another thread) safe in the knowledge that the 1st stage was sealed by a little rubber ball bit that you can tighten the yoke screw onto.

Is there anything to protect the DIN equivalent part of the first stage? &nbsp;Can I dunk it into my cleaning / rinsing bucket as has been my practice to date?

Sorry for being such a duffer!

Andy

[Juz]

<font color='#32CD32'>Get yourself a din cap - plastic cap that screws onto the thread of your din regs. £3 or there abouts probably.

Juz

[nickjb]

They'll probably come back from apeks with a little rubber cap. &nbsp; DON'T use this. &nbsp;You can get a decent one from any LDS. &nbsp;

PS are Apeks sending you the A clamp bits back? &nbsp;I held onto mine in case I end up somewhere with A clamp only tanks. &nbsp;I'd prefer to convert them back than use an adapter. &nbsp;I've not needed it yet, anyway.

[aclivity]

<font color='#810541'>I dunno about getting the bits back, I'll post when the regs are returned.

[daz]

OK this might just be me, but what's the point?

soak the 2nd stage and console but the 1st stage I would just dunk or rinse and then leave it to dry. &nbsp;You should be able to spot any gunk building up on it and it's not like any of the moving parts inside need soaking &nbsp;

Agree about the caps though, get a decent screw on one from a LDS.

I just can't see the point in risking any water getting through a improperly fitted cap.

Daz

[Dave Crampton]

<font color='#000080'>I just screw on my A-clamp adaptor. Its got that rubber ball in. I bought the adaptor when I bought my regs. Incidentally I just hang my regs up in the shower and hose them down with hot water. Never had a problem yet. Is this milton thing overkill?

Dave C

[aclivity]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (dcrampt @ Feb. 05 2004,23:14)]Is this milton thing overkill?

Dave C

<font color='#810541'>from what I have read on the other thread (and the other forum), probably. &nbsp;I may revert to just using clean water, anyway, I've run out of Milton now!

[Digger]

<font color='#000080'>I (when my regs ever get cleaned) just stick my thumb over the end of the DIN fitting, protecting where water could get in, and dunk them/hose them off.

Soaking them for hours is overkill, IMO. My regs get washed only really when there's enough dirt to be a problem.

[Driftwood]

<font color='#0000FF'>Apeks sent me the a-clamp back - mind you I did request this in the covering letter sent with the regs

[aclivity]

<font color='#810541'>I spoke to the lady at Apeks a couple of minutes ago, they are sending me the a-clamp back. &nbsp;I doubt I'll even re-fit it back in the first stage but I'll keep it in the ever-growing box of &quot;bits of diving equipment that I don't know what to do with but don't want to throw out&quot;.