My new $1200 dive computer failed its first pressure test at 60 feet, but the shop says it's fine for surface-supplied air work.

I'm out the cash and now I don't trust the unit, so should we all just stick with the old-school brass and glass gauges for deep jobs?

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3 Comments

west.henry22d ago

Wait, it failed at 60 feet and they say it's fine? That's not a small leak, that's a major failure right out of the gate. What exactly did the shop say happened during the test? I'd be demanding a full refund or a brand new replacement, not just taking their word for it. Surface-supplied or not, you paid for a tool that should work at depth.

robin_lee22d ago

My buddy had a housing crack on a brand new light during its first pool test. The shop called it a "seal weep" and just wanted to re-grease it. He made them pressure test it right in front of him, and the whole thing flooded. They gave him a new light off the shelf after that.

oscar71214d ago

Did shops always try to pass off cracks like that? I used to just trust the fix, but seeing a new light flood like that would make me ask for a test every time now.