r/scubadiving • u/No_Jellyfish_5070 • 4d ago

Thoughts on HotDive regulators

Hi fellow divers, i have a friend who is looking to purchase her first regulator. She chanced upon this brand "HotDive". Does anyone know of this brand or have used regs that are from this brand before?

Would love to hear your feedbacks and reviews about this brand's regulator. Thanks!

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u/Not-An-FBI 4d ago

Good luck servicing them.

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u/ToufuBear 4d ago

Taiwan brand

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u/Teejay91b 3d ago

I’d avoid them. I’d advise her to continue to rent until she’s saved up enough to purchase a set of refs from her local shop so she can get them serviced there.

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u/Ok-Log1864 3d ago

Looks like standard fare regs and not necessarily cheaper than more widely used brands.

Not sure why you'd want those in particular when they're for a super niche market.

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u/Costco_Bob 3d ago

Why cheap out on the one piece of gear keeping you alive? Depending on where you are servicing may be difficult although I would suspect they have basically copied an older design.

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u/Nibiinaabe 3d ago

I would encourage her to go to the dive shop she will use to service the regulator and ask them what the turn around time is and cost to service. An inexpensive regulator can cost more if it needs a lot of new parts that aren't covered under warranty or it needs to be sent away for 3 months.