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From: "Sean Cary" <SMCARY@MI*.CO*>
To: "Paul Osmond" <paul@no*.co*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Oxygen Cleaning?
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:49:16 -0500
Organization: CAMU Diventures, Inc.
It's Low Pressure...don't even worry about it.

The only fear of O2 is HP uses.  That and running deco to 1.9 like the USDCT
did.  But you'd have to be pretty stupid to do that, and you were smart
enough to ask about this...so that leaves that out.  :-)

Sean

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Osmond <paul@no*.co*>
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 2:28 PM
Subject: Oxygen Cleaning?


> I recently built an oxygen analyser from a set of plans available on
> the WEB.  It works great!
>
> However, I will need to run high O2 percentages though a BC inflator,
> needle valve, tubbing, T-Barb hose connectors, etc to be able to
> test my nitrox deco gas.  My reg is oxygen clean, but not the
> needle valve, connectors, etc and I would like to clean them myself.
>
> I have read on the WEB that it is easy to oxygen clean stuff using
> "Simple Green" or "409" degreasers/cleaners but they do not give
> you any details other than that.  So can any of you do-it-yourself'ers
> give me the best way to oxygen clean the above items?
>
> Stuff like:
>
> - Amount of cleaner to water percentages.
> - Should the water be hot or cold.
> - At the moment I have access to "Simple Green" and I have noticed
>   there are at least 3 different varieties, which one is best?
>     - Lime and decalcifier.
>     - House hold degreaser.
>     - Automotive degreaser.
> - How long should you soak the items.
> - Any other steps or caveats I may have missed or am not aware of.
>
> Any info you can pass along would be great.
>
>
> Thanx in adavance.
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