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EQ001How Scuba Regulators Work
An animated technical journey through the complete regulator system, from cylinder valve to the air you breathe.
12 lessons About 8 hours of study Free
This course is planned. The syllabus is shown so you can see what it will cover; the lessons are still being written and reviewed.
What you will learn
- Describe how a regulator reduces cylinder pressure in two stages
- Explain how a demand valve delivers air
- Identify the main regulator components
- Recognise common faults and why servicing matters
Syllabus
- 1Introduction to the regulator
- 2Compressed air and gas supply
- 3First-stage construction
- 4Pressure reduction
- 5Intermediate pressure
- 6Second-stage construction
- 7Demand valve operation
- 8Diaphragm and lever mechanism
- 9Purge button and airflow
- 10Alternate air sources
- 11Regulator configurations
- 12Inspection, servicing and common faults