Re: NITROX or not

<morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote

>> For safety sake, most people
>> with whom I've dived will only use 36% and below with their regular kit.
>
> Ah......thank you for that, i thought that it must be a pain if your gear
> is "clean" and you turn up somewhere where they dont do Nitrox.

This works OK for everything but tanks. Most shops around here still use a
partial pressure fill process. Those that do, require certification that
the tanks have been cleaned appropriately and trust that they have not been
contaminated since the sticker was applied. The shop I frequent, Fill
Express in Pompano Beach, Florida, banks the standard mixes and will fill
air tanks up to 40%. For 50% and up, they require O2 cleaning.

Lee