Aqualung Conshelf 14 Users Manual
Aqualung Conshelf 14 Users Manual
Aqualung Conshelf 14 Users Manual
User's Manual
Rev 09/09
2 CONSHELF XIV USER'S MANUAL
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Trademark Notice
Aqua Lung® is a registered trademark of
Aqua Lung America, Inc.
Contents
1. General Precautions & Warnings............................. 4
2. Introduction................................................................ 5
2.1 Product Description............................................... 5
3. Preparation and Setup...................................................6
3.1 Mount the 1st Stage to the Cylinder............................ 6
3.1.1 Yoke Connector .................................................6
3.1.2 DIN Connector.....................................................7
3.2 Pre-Dive Checks....................................................8
3.3 Pressurizing the Regulator.............................................8
3.4 Regulator Mouthpiece....................................................9
4. Diving with the Regulator............................................9
4.1 Using the Octopus........................................................9
4.2 Cold Water Diving.........................................................9
5. After The Dive...............................................................10
5.1 Removal of the Regulator from the Cylinder..............10
5.1.1 General Procedures...........................................10
5.1.2 Yoke Connector..................................................10
5.1.3 DIN Connector...................................................10
5.2 Cleaning.................................................................... 11
6. User Care and Maintenance................................... 11
7. Inspection and Service........................................... 12
7.1 Scheduled Service Exceptions. .............................. 13
8. Annual Inspection & Service Record.................... 14
First Stage Exploded View..................................... 15
Second Stage Exploded View................................ 16
Notes........................................................................ 17
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2. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations and thank you for choosing Aqua Lung. Your new
regulator meets all existing standards for quality and performance and
has been designed and manufactured with the greatest care.
Perhaps, more than any other item of equipment that you have bought,
the better care you take of your regulator, the better it will perform for
you. Its performance will be guaranteed through annual inspection/
servicing by an Authorized Aqua Lung Technician. Before diving with
your new Aqua Lung regulator it is important that you read this manual
in its entirety so that you can familiarize yourself with its features and
the rules for using the regulator before, during and after the dive so
as to retain optimum performance for the years to come.
(Fig 1)
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NOTE: The Conshelf XIV does not come standard with a DIN
Connector. A DIN Adapter Kit , PN 107455, is available and
can be installed by a Trained Technician.
(Fig 2)
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5.2 Cleaning
Aqua Lung America recommends that the second stage regulator be
disinfected periodically using an FDA approved solution. The U.S.
Navy uses SaniZide Plus™- Delivered ready to use (no dilution) from
Safetec® or Advance TBE™- Delivered ready to use (no dilution) from
Infection Control Technology® or Confidence Plus™- dilute one ounce
per gallon of water from Mine Safety Appliances Company®
Rinsing alone, however, will not sufficiently clean the regulator. To clean the
regulator as thoroughly as possible, Aqua Lung recommends:
1. Attach the regulator to a charged SCUBA cylinder, open the cylinder
valve to pressurize the regulator and thoroughly soak both the first and
second stages in a bath of fresh water.
2. After the regulator has been properly soaked, it is important to rinse it
vigorously by flushing the main spring cavity of the first stage regulator
(non-environmentally sealed models only), the second stage mouthpiece
and the openings in the second stage front cover with a strong stream
of water. This will remove the deposits of salt and minerals that were
loosened during soaking.
You must obtain factory prescribed service for your regulator at least once a
year from an Authorized Aqua Lung Technician, regardless of the amount of
use it has received. Your regulator may require this service more frequently,
depending on the amount of use it receives and the environmental conditions
in which it is used.
• Year #1 : Inspection
• Year #2 : Overhaul
• Year #3 : Inspection
5 11
25 ft/lbs 25 ft/lbs
46 2 33.9 Nm 25 ft/lbs
33.9 Nm 33.9 Nm
18 ft/lbs 12
27 31
24.5 Nm 13 38
47 14
6
48 28
15 39
49
29
29
30 34 40
40 in/lbs
4.5 Nm 16
50
33 41
20 ft/lbs 36
27 Nm 42
32 35
43
22
51
19 44
23 21
20
17
15 in/lbs 24
1.7 Nm 18
25
23
15 in/lbs
40 in/lbs 26 1.7 Nm
4.5 Nm
24 18
17 22
21
20
19
*16
27
55 in/lbs 15
6.2 Nm 14
12 13
11 8a or b
10
7
9
6 4
8b
5
*NOTE:
When replacing a Conshelf XIV box bottom 3
manufactured before January ‘97 which does
not feature an external lever height adjustment
port, it is also necessary to order the port plug
and o-ring (items 17 & 18). These three items
2
are available in kit form, PN 108535.
NOTES
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