Bent DIN Tank Valve
Monday, November 5, 2007 17:13 | Filled in Dive Gear
Today I was sad to find out why my tank couldn’t be filled for the weekend. It appears the DIN valve was damaged on my last trip to Catalina. I had the tank strapped to the top of my dive trunk. The trunk fell over and when the tank hit the concrete it bent the top of valve lip down forcing the threads out of round. I wish I had my DIN plug in because that would have prevented the damage by reinforcing the threads. I usually leave it out to indicate that the tank needs to be filled. Now I’m out $80 and will be rethinking that method for marking empty tanks.
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