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Vol. 27, No. 9   What's this?

Flotsam & Jetsam

from the September, 2012 issue of Undercurrent  

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Another Recall of High-Pressure Hoses. We've written a few stores about Miflex, the issues with its double-braided, high-pressure hoses bursting at the consoles, and how the company had to recall 17,000 of them in North America last May. One of the dive shop owners we interviewed told clients to go for Phantom, hoses over Miflex. Well, turns out that Phantom is now issuing its own recall -- its double-braided, flexible high-pressure hoses can burst at the crimp fitting attaching to the first state, leading to rapid depletion of air in the tank. The recall applies specifically to the 11Q3, 11Q4, and 12Q1 lots (the date codes) of those hoses. Phantom hose users should check the hose male fitting that screws into the regulator first stage -- if the hex is stamped with one of those date codes above, send the hose to Innovative Scuba Concepts, the distributor (no packaging or proof of purchase required). For all the details, go to www.innovativescuba.com/Phantom-hose-recall.html...