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Found out my drysuit inflator valve was rated for 150 PSI, not 30 like I assumed
I was reading the manual for my Viking suit last night and saw the inflator valve is good for 150 PSI. Does anyone actually run their low-pressure hose that high or is this just a safety margin thing that nobody uses?
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benwilliams1mo ago
Ha! I accidentally hooked my inflator to a 3000 PSI tank once during a gear clusterfck. Thought I was gonna become a human balloon. Definitely just a safety margin though, nobody runs hoses that hot.
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susansingh1mo ago
My buddy's local shop had a hose burst at 1800 PSI just last summer... Guy was lucky it didn't take his eye out. Thing is, these Chinese knockoff hoses are getting real common on eBay, and they're rated for like 500 PSI tops, not the 1500-2000 people actually push through them. You're right nobody runs a hose at its full capacity, but when you factor in heat cycling and saltwater corrosion over a few years, that safety margin gets eaten up fast. I'd rather take the extra $20 for a name brand hose than trust my skin to some factory's "four to one safety factor" on a Tuesday afternoon.
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