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Tom Wagner (wags) wrote:-
>I do OW wreck dives off the New Jersey coast and I use a manifold.  I can
reach
>all three valves with no assistance. What I do not understand is how a
manifold
>*depends* on a tight buddy system?  I am usually with a buddy in the ......

I'm still not convinced by the pro manifold argument.  Two questions:-

1) I can (only just) reach the taps on an isolation manifold but cannot turn the
valves off quick enough to avoid the loss of a lot of gas. How much gas can
you guarentee to have left by the time you shut down a failure? (With
independant systems and appropriate gas management rules you'll always
have enough to get you home without having to shut down anything)

2) When an equipment failure occurs behind your head, how do you identify
which valve to shut down? (the obvious answer seems to rely on a buddy to tell
you)

Ian McLean

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