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>I can understand that someone doesnt want to do the more dangerous =
Nitrox fills, but with >Trimix...
>What's the dangerous part?????
>Care to explain?
Liability! Profitability!=20
1. If a business does not of significant demand for a product they =
will not produce it. If a shop has 2-3 Certified Trimix divers that =
frequent the establishment, it is not worthwhile to make the investment =
in supplies and training to properly service this minority.
2. Lets take a look at liability. A diver makes a dive on a 15/53 =
refill to 300 feet, he makes a mistake and doesn't come up. Later it's =
discovered, after laboratory analysis, that the mix was really 15/48. =
Narcosis may have been a contributing factor to his death. Can you see =
the possible law suit? While Oxygen % can be readily measured, equipment =
to measure Helium % is cost prohibitive and not readily available to the =
dive industry. If you say cost bedamned see paragraph 1.=20
Good Diving by George=20
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<DIV>>I can understand that someone doesnt want to do the more =
dangerous=20
Nitrox fills, but with >Trimix...<BR><BR>>What's the dangerous=20
part?????<BR>>Care to explain?<BR><BR>Liability! Profitability! =
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<DIV> 1. If a business does not of significant =
demand for a=20
product they will not produce it. If a shop has 2-3 Certified Trimix =
divers=20
that frequent the establishment, it is not worthwhile to make the =
investment=20
in supplies and training to properly service this minority.</DIV>
<DIV> 2. Lets take a look at liability. A diver =
makes a dive=20
on a 15/53 refill to 300 feet, he makes a mistake and doesn't come up. =
Later=20
it's discovered, after laboratory analysis, that the mix was really =
15/48.=20
Narcosis may have been a contributing factor to his death. Can you see =
the=20
possible law suit? While Oxygen % can be readily measured, equipment =
to=20
measure Helium % is cost prohibitive and not readily available to the =
dive=20
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