Whites Diving Press Releases

SiTech Inflator Hose Recall

SiTech, a manufacturer of Inflation valves, exhaust valves, inflator hoses etc. has issued a hose recall on all inflator hoses distributed between June 2006, and the present. The recall involves a plastic flow restrictor in the threaded end of affected inflator hoses. This flow restrictor may become dislodged from the hose, enter the 1st stage therefore restricting the airflow to the second stage. This is a potentially fatal hazard.

The following is a list of instructions regarding a SiTech inflator hose recall, issued by SiTech. Please follow the below instructions to ensure your hose is no longer in question, please review all instructions before beginning.

• Inspect your inflator hose at the threaded end for a batch number.
• Compare the number on the hose with the list of recalled numbers issued by SiTech.
• If your hose is within the affected hoses, take your regulator to your nearest Whites dealer for the following service.
• Remove the hose from your regulator 1st stage.
• Inspect the threaded end of the inflator hose for the flow restrictor. If the restrictor is present complete the following 3 steps:
• Remove the flow restrictor as indicted on the SiTech website or follow the video from YouTube.
• Before reinstalling the hose on your 1st stage, a dot needs to be punched on the threaded end hex nut on the flat of the hex next to the batch number, use a nail punch or an awl - This dot indicates that the hose has been checked and is no longer in question.
• Reinstall the hose onto the 1st stage.
• If the inspection of the hose and the batch number indicates there should be a flow restrictor and one is not present, and the hex does not have the punched dot, then all hoses & regulator first/second stages must be inspected by an authorized regulator technician to ensure the restrictor in question is not in the regulator. The high pressure portion of the 1st stage does not need to be inspected.
• Once the regulator and hoses have been inspected, punch a dot on the hex next to the batch number to ensure that the hose is no longer in question.
• If a flow restrictor was not present but was listed as an affected hose, fill out the attached paperwork and submit to SiTech.

FAQ’s

1. As a consumer can I do this myself?
   All consumers should take their regulator into their nearest Whites dealer; the dealer will inspect the regulator for the flow restrictor in question.
2. How do I remove a restrictor from the inside of a hose?
   The second stage hoses should be disconnected from both the first and second stages (primary and alternate). Using a low pressure air gun, blow air through the end of the hose to dislodge the restrictor (air should flow freely through the hose)
3. Do I have to have my 2nd stages inspected as well?
   It would be highly unlikely that a flow restrictor could enter the inside of a second stage; however an authorized regulator technician should inspect the second stage to be sure.

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Download Interpretation of batchcode

More information can be found on the SiTech Website www.sitech.se

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Whites Manufacturing directly