Nitrox vs. regular air

What is the cost of Nitrox gear vs. regular gear?

I have alot of old gear that I need to replace before my next dive. I'm
not sure if I should get Nitrox or not.










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<usenet69@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> What is the cost of Nitrox gear vs. regular gear?
>
> I have alot of old gear that I need to replace before my next dive. I'm
> not sure if I should get Nitrox or not.

Probably depends upon the concentration of nitrox that you're planning on
breathing... Of course you *could* just get your current gear O2 cleaned if
you thought that it was necessary for diving nitrox... If you dive with a
dive computer that does not support nitrox, you might want to replace it
unless you plan to just dive nitrox but use air tables to be more
conservative...

How old is your gear? Personally, I get a kick out of it when my gear is
older than the age of the other divers on a boat... OK, it's only my tanks
that are older than them, not the regs, but that counts too... <grin>

"Grumman-581" wrote

> Probably depends upon the concentration of nitrox that you're planning on
> breathing...

Unless you're using deco gasses, no need.

Gotta make sure the shop that tells you otherwise makes sure the regs
are He clean also.

>Of course you *could* just get your current gear O2 cleaned if
> you thought that it was necessary for diving nitrox...

Had all my first stages done, so can use any of them on 100%

>If you dive with a
> dive computer that does not support nitrox, you might want to replace it
> unless you plan to just dive nitrox but use air tables to be more
> conservative...

Air tables using EAD work just fine.

> How old is your gear? Personally, I get a kick out of it when my gear is
> older than the age of the other divers on a boat... OK, it's only my tanks
> that are older than them, not the regs, but that counts too... <grin>

From the guy with the "young" 72s

Curtis

<usenet69@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> What is the cost of Nitrox gear vs. regular gear?
>
> I have alot of old gear that I need to replace before my next dive. I'm
> not sure if I should get Nitrox or not.

That's funny, thanks. Nitrox gear........(chuckling to myself).

http://www.gue.com/equipment/equip-anatomy.shtml

"Curtis" wrote

> Air tables using EAD work just fine.

If you don't mind very short dives to stay within deco limits.

Lee

"Curtis" wrote ...
> From the guy with the "young" 72s

Hey, the oldest one is only around 35 years old... Still young for steel
tanks... The hydro shop guy in New Orleans has seen 50+ year old steel
welding cylinders come through and they're still in hydro... I seem to
remember him saying that he even saw one tank that was nearly a hundred
years old and it passed hydro...

"Grumman-581" <grumman581-YYYY-MM@charter.net> wrote in message
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> The hydro shop guy in New Orleans has seen 50+ year old steel
> welding cylinders come through and they're still in hydro... I seem to
> remember him saying that he even saw one tank that was nearly a hundred
> years old and it passed hydro...

Did he say if the original owner brought it in?

"ben bradlee" wrote ...
> Did he say if the original owner brought it in?

Didn't ask... Doubtful, I suspect...

Curtis wrote:

> <usenet69@hotmail.com> wrote
>
>
>>What is the cost of Nitrox gear vs. regular gear?
>
>
> Same price, same gear.
>
> O2 cleaning for first stages only above 40%, otherwise no difference.
> That is, unless you wanna pay more for the shiny green & yellow parts.
>
> Curtis
>
>
And O2 cleaning of tanks & valves if ya do partial pressure fills.

"Lee Bell" wrote

>> Air tables using EAD work just fine.
>
> If you don't mind very short dives to stay within deco limits.

????????????

Curtis