Do they wash the mouthpieces of rented SCUBA gear

Hey dickweed, this was a legit question. Others in NG gave me good info
so STFU!
I'm sorry if I'm not a manly SCUBA pro like yourself. I just don't have
the time or cash to slip into some tigh fitting wetsuit and go:
"Ooooooooh look at that pretty yellow fishie...."

"Johnny Thunders Jr." <johnnythundersjr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hey dickweed, this was a legit question. Others in NG gave me good info
> so STFU!
> I'm sorry if I'm not a manly SCUBA pro like yourself. I just don't have
> the time or cash to slip into some tigh fitting wetsuit and go:
> "Ooooooooh look at that pretty yellow fishie...."
>

Fish on!

"Grumman-581" <grumman###@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Magnus McElroy" wrote in message news:tDQKe.195846$s54.37240@pd7tw2no...
>
> > The air enters the regulator via a one-way valve. The
> > incoming air is under pressure. Any saliva would have
> > to enter under at least 500 psi and overcome the valves.
>
> 500 psi? Damn, I think you need to get your IP adjusted a bit...

Probably pretty easy to clear your ears...

"BarryNL" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Considering the state of some of the stuff I've seen at rental centres I'd
> be amazed if they even service them, let alone wash them. Still, you can't
> take your own mouthpiece because they are cable tied onto the regulator
> and need to be cut off - dive centres don't take kindly to people doing
> this.

Can't you just cut the cable tie instead of the mouthpiece?

Johnny Thunders Jr. wrote:
> I'm new to SCUBA. Sorry.
>
> Can someone tell me if I need to buy my own mouthpiece before the trip
> or the rented ones have some kind of sanitary insert. (I don't feel
> like ingesting someone elses saliva stuck up the tube.)

Yep, you can catch all sorts of diseases from rental regulators...
Everything from gingivitis to herpes to even AIDs... There is no way
that I would use a rental regulator if I was you... I would strongly
suggest that you purchase a Atomic Aquatics T1 or T2 Titanium regulator
for your travels -- anything less and everyone will just laugh at
you... If you are such a loser that you insist on using rental gear and
you want to try to minimize the diseases that are on the mouthpiece,
you can try combining 8 oz each of ammonia and chlorine bleach in a
non-metalic container and then scrub the regulators with this solution
using a toothbrush for at least 30 minutes... Care should be taken to
ensure that all areas are thoroughly cleaned since missing a single
spot the size of the head of a pin could result in you being exposed to
millions of deadly germs... Excessive air circulation can adversely
affect this procedure, so it is advised that you perform it in an
enclosed area -- the smaller the better...

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Johnny Thunders Jr. wrote:
>> I'm new to SCUBA. Sorry.
>>
>> Can someone tell me if I need to buy my own mouthpiece before the trip
>> or the rented ones have some kind of sanitary insert. (I don't feel
>> like ingesting someone elses saliva stuck up the tube.)
>
> Yep, you can catch all sorts of diseases from rental regulators...
> Everything from gingivitis to herpes to even AIDs... There is no way
> that I would use a rental regulator if I was you... I would strongly
> suggest that you purchase a Atomic Aquatics T1 or T2 Titanium regulator
> for your travels -- anything less and everyone will just laugh at
> you... If you are such a loser that you insist on using rental gear and
> you want to try to minimize the diseases that are on the mouthpiece,
> you can try combining 8 oz each of ammonia and chlorine bleach in a
> non-metalic container and then scrub the regulators with this solution
> using a toothbrush for at least 30 minutes... Care should be taken to
> ensure that all areas are thoroughly cleaned since missing a single
> spot the size of the head of a pin could result in you being exposed to
> millions of deadly germs... Excessive air circulation can adversely
> affect this procedure, so it is advised that you perform it in an
> enclosed area -- the smaller the better...

I agree. You need that 1.5 thousand dollar regulator or you may be marked as a
newbie. And that's the worst thing ever that can happen to you.

Adam

Grumman-581 wrote:
> Johnny Thunders Jr. wrote:
>
>>I'm new to SCUBA. Sorry.
>>
>>Can someone tell me if I need to buy my own mouthpiece before the trip
>>or the rented ones have some kind of sanitary insert. (I don't feel
>>like ingesting someone elses saliva stuck up the tube.)
>
>
> Yep, you can catch all sorts of diseases from rental regulators...
> Everything from gingivitis to herpes to even AIDs... There is no way
> that I would use a rental regulator if I was you... I would strongly
> suggest that you purchase a Atomic Aquatics T1 or T2 Titanium regulator
> for your travels -- anything less and everyone will just laugh at
> you... If you are such a loser that you insist on using rental gear and
> you want to try to minimize the diseases that are on the mouthpiece,
> you can try combining 8 oz each of ammonia and chlorine bleach in a
> non-metalic container and then scrub the regulators with this solution
> using a toothbrush for at least 30 minutes... Care should be taken to
> ensure that all areas are thoroughly cleaned since missing a single
> spot the size of the head of a pin could result in you being exposed to
> millions of deadly germs... Excessive air circulation can adversely
> affect this procedure, so it is advised that you perform it in an
> enclosed area -- the smaller the better...
>
Aids would be very difficult if not impossible to contract from a regulator

Joe English wrote:
> Aids would be very difficult if not impossible to contract from a regulator

Especially after being properly treated with the chlorine bleach and
ammonia solution...

Thus spake "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Buzcutt454@aol.com> :

>
>"Grumman-581" <grumman###@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:Z1VKe.244653$_o.218127@attbi_s71...
>> "Magnus McElroy" wrote in message news:tDQKe.195846$s54.37240@pd7tw2no...
>>
>> > The air enters the regulator via a one-way valve. The
>> > incoming air is under pressure. Any saliva would have
>> > to enter under at least 500 psi and overcome the valves.
>>
>> 500 psi? Damn, I think you need to get your IP adjusted a bit...
>
> Probably pretty easy to clear your ears...
>

With no eardrum?

Talk about a little barotrauma.

--
dillon

Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid"

Dillon Pyron wrote:
> Thus spake "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Buzcutt454@aol.com> :
>
>
>>"Grumman-581" <grumman###@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Z1VKe.244653$_o.218127@attbi_s71...
>>
>>>"Magnus McElroy" wrote in message news:tDQKe.195846$s54.37240@pd7tw2no...
>>>
>>>
>>>>The air enters the regulator via a one-way valve. The
>>>>incoming air is under pressure. Any saliva would have
>>>>to enter under at least 500 psi and overcome the valves.
>>>
>>>500 psi? Damn, I think you need to get your IP adjusted a bit...
>>
>> Probably pretty easy to clear your ears...
>>
>
>
> With no eardrum?
>
> Talk about a little barotrauma.

WHAT? CAN YOU SPEAK UP?

Thanks to everyone for pointing out my error. I'm touched that people
actually read my post.

--
Magnus McElroy
Electrical Engineer (EIT)
HABIT Research
(250) 381-9425