Lp Inflator Questions

[Pavão]

Generally its because the stem is loose. Interstingly all of the stem failures occurred on my sidemount setups. I think the angles the hoses come to the inflator from the sm tanks is a factor. The metal to plastic connection of the stem leads to easily stripping or cracking threads. I think I?ve had at least 4 leak from the stem in the past 5 years.
Most of the other failures are bubbles at the inflate button and since I go between sm, bm, and rb, sometimes some inflators sit for a while. So I?ve had a few that I test before using that have had the inflator button stick or not work presumably from the orings sitting unused.


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I wondered if sidemount could be a factor, no experience on it so I couldn’t draw many conclusions.

I use Scubapro Balanced Power Inflators exclusively. Okay, I have three limited edition clear ones.

That said, I have never had one fail. I don't know if I've ever rebuilt one, except when I first got them. I got all of them off eBay.

All Scubapro Balanced Power Inflators since 1980 are way better than the cheap generic ones that come with most BCs and/or wings.

Our rental fleet bcs are all SP, salt water environment, they are indeed built though, I’ve wanted to switch my inflators to SP

[Doby45]

I use a scuba pro inflator on my instructor rig, but I use the DGX 45* generic inflator on my cave wing and sidemount rig.

[Dominick Gheesling]

I use Scubapro Balanced Power Inflators exclusively. Okay, I have three limited edition clear ones.

That said, I have never had one fail. I don't know if I've ever rebuilt one, except when I first got them. I got all of them off eBay.

All Scubapro Balanced Power Inflators since 1980 are way better than the cheap generic ones that come with most BCs and/or wings.

Thank you!

I was thinking of a Scubapro solution.

[rddvet]

Thank you!

I was thinking of a Scubapro solution.

Just a heads up, I think those Scubapros use their proprietary inflator nozzle. So you'll need an adapter. They have them at dgx I believe. That could be a headache if you do alot of travel diving. You'd need to make sure you have a spare.

[tursiops]

The problem I keep having is I can?t connect the inflator hose to the inflator unless the gas is off. It?s become a real pia


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This often means the Schraeder valve in the hose needs to be tightened.

[Pavão]

Just a heads up, I think those Scubapros use their proprietary inflator nozzle. So you'll need an adapter. They have them at dgx I believe. That could be a headache if you do alot of travel diving. You'd need to make sure you have a spare.

No, same universal/standard nipple as any standard power inflator, drysuit nipple

[rddvet]

No, same universal/standard nipple as any standard power inflator, drysuit nipple

Is the adapter just for the air2?


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[Pavão]

Is the adapter just for the air2?


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The AIR2 certainly has a different connection, I believe all brands of octo/inflator combos have different connections than a standard power inflator, but there may be no more than 4-5 different types (?)

I’m not sure what the adapter from DGX you are speaking about. What Scubapro has that is proprietary is that the chuck(adapter) can be unscrewed from the LP hose and would fit any standard regulator LP hose, as opposed to the permanently crimped versions, the connection to the inflator nipple is still the standard/universal one.

[data2]

I've had it on two inflators now that the nipple came loose. I'm generally not a friend of metal screws into plastic, and inflators around here are more than $16, so I'm not quite that quick to throw them out. But I have trashed one in the same way you did and stripped it.

[Walter Pickel]

I use Scubapro Balanced Power Inflators exclusively. Okay, I have three limited edition clear ones.

That said, I have never had one fail. I don't know if I've ever rebuilt one, except when I first got them. I got all of them off eBay.

All Scubapro Balanced Power Inflators since 1980 are way better than the cheap generic ones that come with most BCs and/or wings.

Joel Clark turned me on to these and that is all I use now.