Silent Diving Systems Recalls Scuba Diving Hoses Due to Drowning Hazard
Home product recall 09-722. Announced by CPSC on Feb 24, 2009.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 24, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 820 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Diving hoses may have been made without crimps, which can allow gas to leak or water to enter into the re-breather unit of the scuba diving equipment, posing a drowning hazard to the user.
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What should you do?
Consumers with the recalled hoses should immediately stop using the hoses and contact Silent Diving Systems to receive a replacement hose. All known purchasers have been contacted directly by Silent Diving Systems regarding the recall.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Silent Diving Systems toll-free at (877) 336-4077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.silentdiving.com
Which ones are recalled?
The crimped hoses are used to carry the air supply in the re-breathing diving system. The hoses were sold on three re-breathing models: Inspiration, Evolution and Evolution Plus. Hoses with a smooth (uncrimped) collar and with the model numbers listed below are included in the recall: AP300/15 ADV Supply Hose RB20/03 Oxygen Injection Hose EV20/03 Oxygen Injection Hose RB20/10 Buzzer Hose EV11A/1 Vision Handset Hose RB11A/1 Classic Handset Hose RB11/B Handset Hose AP300/10 ADV Hose AP300/38 ADV Hose Hoses with eight flats on the hose collar have been crimped and are not included in the recall.
About 820 units, as CPSC gives them.
Crimped Low Pressure Diving Hoses.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Ambient Pressure Diving Ltd., Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
- Imported by Silent Diving Systems LLC, Center Conway, N.H.
- Silent Diving Systems nationwide from January 2007 through August 2008 for about $60. Re-breathers were sold for about $10,000.
- Made in England, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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