I think Joel is just pointing out what an invaluable tool a haskel can be.
If you've ever used one that is set up with a gas manifold for mixing,
you'll kick yourself in the butt for not buying one sooner. We seldom boost
O2 higher than about 2600 and occasionally I'll boost to 3000, BUT that is
with keeping things nice and cool. 3000 seems to be the unwritten
threshhold, and it just doesn't seem necessary most of the time.We have a
high performance filter in line that we cool with water, and just use common
sense. We bank 32% and air, and then with the haskel you can mix up whatever
you're heart desires with NO HASSLE, just switch the supply gas and purge
the line. I've pumped out enough doubles of tri-mix and 2 deco gas mixes for
up to 16 people in less than a few hours with zero mistakes and no wasted
gas. I wouldn't trade the Haskel for anything, it makes it incredibly fast
and pays for itself quickly (especially if you use it on a daily basis) in
gas savings alone.
Regards,
Dell Motes
Dive Rite
117 W.Washington St.
Lake City, Fla. 32055
www.Dive-Rite.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Case E. Harris <diveman@cy*.co*>
To: Jesse Armantrout <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 1:19 AM
Subject: Question on O2 (was RE: 80% AARGH!)


>Divers-
>This raises an interesting question in my mind, and perhaps the list as
>a whole can shed some light for me... I've been around people who do
>Haskell Oxygen...AL bottles full to 3000psi, and I've had a rather well
>thought of blender/tech tell me he's afraid of O2 higher than about 2400
>psi.
>
>I would like to hear the opinions of anyone out as to the safety of
>boosting O2. Does everyone just fill to 2250?  I understand why one
>wouldn't fill to 3000 w/o a booster, but is it really that dangerous to
>fill higher?
>
>Joel? NAUI doesn't say much on this...what's your opinion?
>Tom? IANTD's view?
>George? What is the WKPP standard for high pressure O2?
>Anyone else? what's the standard in other parts of the world?
>
>Thanks...
>-Case
>
>Jesse Armantrout wrote:
>>
>> maybe this one is common sense, but I've not seen it posted before...
>>
>> Another reason for liking 100% is that when I turn a bottle on and see
3000
>> psi, I know that isn't oxygen. (I don't Haskel o2)  This gives me a warn
>> fuzzy feeling.
>>
>> Trout
>>
>> ----------
>> > From: Nanci LeVake <nlevake@pi*.co*>
>> > To: Joel Silverstein <joelsilverstein@wo*.at*.ne*>;
>> gwaw@ix*.ne*.co*
>> > Cc: Techdiver@aquanaut.com
>> > Subject: Re: 80% arrrgh!! was Re: On the left
>> > Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 2:36 PM
>> >
>> >
>> > Arnie,
>> >
>> > Something Joel forgot to mention is that if you need O2 for a medical
>> > emergency, and you are using 100% O2 for deco, you already have the
right
>> > gas there with you.
>> >
>> > Nanci
>> >
>> >
>> > At 10:14 AM 11/23/98 -0500, Joel Silverstein wrote:
>> > >Dear Arnie,
>> > >
>> > >It is quite easy to pump 100% oxygen to 3000 psi -- the dive shop
needs
>> to
>> > >make the investment in a proper oxygen service rated Haskel Gas
booster.
>> > >Most any reputable dive center who is mixing gas for the consumer
should
>> > >have one, anyone that does not should step up pet the pony and buy
one.
>> > >
>> > >80% EAN was not created from a decompression standpoint it was
justified
>> by
>> > >those who did not have a gas booster. Here's why. Oxygen gets
delivered
>> in
>> > >2400 psi bottles, (some major cities have gas suppliers who can supply
>> at
>> > >3500 psi) however you can cascade into a 3000 psi rated cylinder about
>> 2250
>> > >psi of oxygen top up to 3k with air and you have 80% oxygen content.
>> Simple
>> > >enough.  However .......
>> > >
>> > >80% EAN limits you severely. 1. at 20 and 10 fsw its PPO2  is too low
>> make
>> > >it useful, at 40 fsw its too high for maximum exposure limits.
>> > >
>> > >10 fsw 1.04 po2  too low
>> > >20 fsw 1.28 po2  too low
>> > >30 fsw 1.53 po2  borderline
>> > >40 fsw 1.77 po2  too high
>> > >
>> > >Where as 100% oxygen is
>> > >
>> > >10 fsw 1.30 po2
>> > >20 fsw 1.61 po2
>> > >
>> > >(with the 10 fsw stop normally being taken at 20 fsw
>> > >
>> > >Advocates of the EAN80 (a/k/a stroke mix) have come up with a variety
of
>> > >reasons to justify not using 100% oxygen --- one of the great ones is
>> "its
>> > >good for divers who have trouble holding buoyancy at 10 and 20 fsw"
>> > >frankly if a technical diver cant hold a 20 fsw stop --- they should
go
>> > >bowling and get the hell out of the water.
>> > >
>> > >Most divers who are using accelerated decompression tables have
>> > >standardized on their decompression mixes.  (some are finding that
>> > >hyperoxginated heliox mixes are working well too though that is beyond
>> the
>> > >scope of this email)
>> > >
>> > >EAN 36 from 110 fsw
>> > >EAN 50 from 70 fsw
>> > >100% oxygen from 20 fsw
>> > >
>> > >Granted when you run one of the consumer dive profiling softwares you
>> may
>> > >see only a small decrease in decompression time -- maybe 5 minutes by
>> using
>> > >100% over EAN80. and though you may belive that is not a significant
>> enough
>> > >advantage to make sure you have 100% oxygen here are a few more
>> > >non-scientific reasons.  From a mixing standpoint unless you are using
>> > >exceptionally clean hyper filtrated air or air produced from an oil
free
>> > >compressor there is risk of explosion when mixing high pressure air on
>> top
>> > >of 100% oxygen. It probably has not happened yet --- but some day some
>> > >goober will blow up a building doing it. Even if you are using a 30
>> cuber
>> > >(small) just cascading 2400 psi oxygen in it will give you 24 cuft of
>> > >oxygen -- for deco thats easily 40 minutes worth, which is a lot of
gas.
>> No
>> > >need to goober around making EAN80 for the other 6 cuft, its just too
>> much
>> > >work for it and I am sure it costs a bit more, besides if you are
doing
>> a
>> > >dive that requires much more than 40 minutes of oxygen decompression
you
>> > >would want a bigger tank. The fact that a tank has a pressure rating
of
>> > >3000 does not mean you have to fill it to that level. I have an
>> excellent
>> > >tank chart for all currently available tanks in the US on our web
site -
>> go
>> > >look at it. Next; most consumer available oxygen analyzers using
>> > >electrochemical sensors can be off by as much as 2% in their readings,
>> so
>> > >is your 80% really 80 or is it 78? Whereas pure oxygen is upwards of
99%
>> > >pure -- it's a known item.
>> > >
>> > >Arnie, as a techie in training you have an opportunity right in front
of
>> > >you. It's two roads ... the left road is filled with exploration,
>> > >friendships, technology and long proven safety procedures. The right
>> road
>> > >is bumpy, full of mis answered questions, body bags, and strokified
>> > >convolution. I get the feeling your want to take the high road and do
it
>> > >right. In Judaic studies we are taught to ask why not to follow
blindly.
>> > >So in this very long winding response (If I had more time it would
have
>> > >been shorter) the answer is .... EAN80 buys you 6 cuft more gas, but
>> buys
>> > >you nothing else. Take no shortcuts when it comes to technical diving.
>> > >
>> > >Good Luck
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >At 10:21 PM 11/22/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>> > >>Joel,
>> > >>
>> > >>Another question for you.  It is prompted by your post on the bottle
>> > >>marking issue.
>> > >>
>> > >>What is the advantage of 100% O2 compared to 80% O2.  I've been using
>> > >>the latter for deco.  For one, it is somewhat easier to get at local
>> > >>dive shops because it is harder to pump the 100% to 3,000 psi, but
that
>> > >>is merely convenience.  More importantly, I can get on the 80% at
30ft
>> > >>and have the advantage of breathing a higher gradient gas mix sooner
>> > >>than waiting to the 20ft stop.  The published tables I've seen give
no
>> > >>time advantage to doing deco on 100% over 80%.
>> > >>
>> > >>What is your view and why?  TIA.
>> > >>
>> > >>Blow gentle bubbles,
>> > >>
>> > >>Arnie
>> > >>Tech Diver in Training
>> > >>
>> > >Joel Silverstein
>> > >Scuba Training + Travel Co.
>> > >http://www.NitroxDiver.com
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