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March 29th 2018
NEW PARKING LOT!

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New asphalt coat & paint striping on our parking lot! MM Good!

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March 29th 2018
THE LOWLY PORT PLUG

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Most are either 3/8″ for L.P. 7/16″for H.P. & 1/2″ for the classics on older U.S. Divers and duty built Dacor. Mostly chrome plated brass but there are Titanium & Aluminum as well. Some same sized port plugs take different size O-rings, have different O-ring lands & overall differing depths! Use caution mixing & matching between manufacturers. This photo represents longevity, we know not many Dive Centers can produce a supply quite like this!

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December 11th 2017
SIGN OF THE TIMES

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This neon sign was our original one from the 80’s! Classic, Vintage & keeping it real that is what this full service diving center is all about!

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September 30th 2017
SEASONS START

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Fills up a Home Depot bucket & weighs almost 10 lbs! Coastal divers having a hard time so far. Offshore divers doing better with some doing way better than most. This one is from off of Palos Verdes. Openwater Habitat & a select group of Cats will be featuring on this tonight!

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September 27th 2017
GET IT WHILE IT’S GOOD!

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We made it up for a short surface interval so we could finally post something! Tis the season….light offshore breezes, sunny warm skies, no surf & that makes for stellar conditions!

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April 14th 2017
SOME’S GOOD, MORE’S BETTER & TOO MUCH IS DANGEROUS!

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Filling compressed gas cylinders is a serious matter. The Federal Government says that it’s illegal to fill gas cylinders beyond their rated fill pressures. Injuries at the fill station are common. Gas cylinder filling is a Hazmat situation that requires training for any individual who provides pressurized gas fills. Many divers want a “good fill” but what is a good fill? Divers seem to want their cylinders overpressurized meaning more than the cylinder is rated for. Cylinders are engineered & tested to allow for their maximum fill pressures. When cylinders get taken above their engineered max fill pressure things can go wrong. Cylinders will begin to weaken & potentially they will fail their hydrostatic test. It compromises the bust disc causing the burst disc to get bulged & then the burst disc can let go well below its rated burst pressure & at any given time (even U/W!) Most of our more discerning divers bring their cylinders in to fill well in advance so as to allow us to fill nice & slow, allow for cooling then to top up to the final psi while cooled.

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