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3.1 PRE-DIVE CHECKS
WARNING
It is safe diving practice to inspect your regulator before
each use. Check for signs of damage, loose parts, or
possible malfunction. If you detect a problem, have the
regulator properly serviced by an authorized Sherwood
Scuba dealer before you use it agian. Using a regulator that
shows signs of damage or substandard performance puts
the diver at risk of serious personal injury or death.
1. Before mounting any Scuba regulator onto a valve, you must
open the valve briefly to blow out any water trapped in the
outlet area of the valve. Failing to perform this simple step will
often result in water and contaminants being blown into the
delicate interior of the regulator, which in turn will cause future
mechanical problems in the regulator.
2. Before mounting your Sherwood regulator on your tank valve,
check the hoses and hose connections for looseness, cuts,
abrasions or other signs of damage. Slide the hose protectors
back to inspect the areas of the hose normally covered.
3. Just before turning on the air tank valve, check to make sure that
the yoke nut or DIN connection is tight and that the regulator
body is aligned properly, with no kinks in the hoses.
4. Turn the tank valve on slowly and listen for leaks.
