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Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:07:38 -0800
From: Kent Lind <klind@Al*.NE*>
To: Anthony DeBoer <adb@he*.re*.or*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: isolation valve == hogarthian ??
Anthony DeBoer wrote:

[good advice snipped]

> BTW, some people advocate having the valve just partway open, so that it
> can be closed more quickly in an emergency.  It only has to be open a
> crack to keep both sides even, but because of the problems that can
> happen if it's a little bit closed instead of a little bit open, I'd be
> wary of this approach.

What problems are you talking about?  The ease at which you might
accidently roll the isolator shut and not realize it?  Or is there some
other problem associated with leaving an isolator *mostly* closed?  -KL
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