(DiverWire) Innovative Scuba Concepts, which distributes braided high pressure hoses under the “Phantom” brand name has been notified by the hose manufacturer that a Consumer Products Safety Commission Recall for braided high pressure hoses has been initiated.
The products were manufactured during certain date code ranges listed below. The failure mode is that the hose can burst at the crimp fitting that attaches to the first stage. When this occurs breathing gas is let out of the tank at an uncontrolled rate and may result in severe injury or death due to drowning.
Visit our website at: www.innovativescuba.com to learn more about this recall and to get Return Authorization Form.
Note this recall applies only to the specific 11Q3, 11Q4, and 12Q1 lots of double braided flexible high pressure SCUBA hoses that are intended for use with submersible pressure gauges (SPG).
This recall does NOT affect other double braided low pressure regulator hoses, BCD inflator hoses, and does NOT apply to any rubber hose nor to any Miflex brand hoses
Rather than wait for the CPSC recall to go into effect, and while only a small number of hoses have actually been returned with this defect, we are proceeding with an abundance of caution to broadcast this recall to consumers who may have purchased these hoses with instructions to do the following:
1) Examine your braided high pressure hose male fitting that screws into the regulator first stage. The hex is stamped with a manufacturing date code (see picture below). The following manufacturing date codes are subject to recall: 11Q3, 11Q4 and 12Q1.
2) If your braided high pressure hose has any of the above 3 date code stamps immediately remove the hose from your tank and visit our website at: www.innovativescuba.com to learn more about the recall and to obtain a Return Authorization Form for free replacement of the affected hose. You may also contact us directly (see below).
Contact Information:
Innovative Scuba Concepts, Inc.
C/O: Phantom Warranty Returns
6170 Lake Shore Ct.
Colorado Springs, CO. 80915
Phone: 719-597-2885, 800-472-2740
Fax: 719-597-4150
Email: warranty@innovativescuba.com
Website: www.innovativescuba.com
