SMACO scuba diving
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 29, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 29, 2023the latest report was made
- Nov 29, 2023the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- SMACO
- Maker
- SMACOMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Scuba divingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Scuba Diving (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 1275), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Nov 29, 2023, sent to the company Dec 5, 2023, published by CPSC Dec 27, 2023
The product, in the report: SMACO and similar products use a small high pressure air tank, like those used for paintball, connected to a scuba secondary regulator. These minimalist devices are targeted towards non-certified divers. Their lack of gauges, dive computers or instructions encourages diving until running out of air, which can result in decompression sickness or pulmonary embolism. The system is designed to be filled with paintball air compressors, which don’t necessarily filter out potentially harmful byproducts of air compressors, namely oil aerosols not intended for human respiration. Additionally these tanks aren’t specifically designed for use in water so their anti-corrosion properties are not well studied. Strapping a potentially explosive vessel onto the body is intrinsically hazardous.
I’ve seen several ads and products listed for “SCUBA” equipment, particularly SMACO, that are basically paintball tanks with a Scuba style regulator. My concerns are with the quaikty of the compressed air, the use of encouraging to buy (and use) scuba equipment by those without any training, and the potentially fatal acute health effects from their use.
- Model
- All models
- Where
- Napa, California: Other
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- No Relationship
- As this report names them
- Brand SMACO, made or sold by SMACO
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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