Mailing List Archive

Mailing List: techdiver

Message Display

On Wed, 8 Mar 1995 bmk@ds*.bc*.ca* wrote:

> What does it cost to run a fully closed circuit rebreather? Someone from BMD
> claimed that at tek Howard Hall said over $100/hour. Does anyone know if
> this is true? The person at BMD suggested that the unit needed an 8 hour
> profesional cleaning once per week.

Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
> When considering costs of *ALL* expendables/replaceables (helium, oxygen,
> sofnolime absorbent, batteries, oxygen sensors, O2-compatable lubricant,
> betadine solution, and even cable-ties :-) ) we find that we pay
> approximately US$10-12 (retail prices) per hour of use....

That $till $ound$ expen$ive. How does that compare with the equivalent cost of
the same duration of open circuit air (aqualung) diving at the same place?

Navigate by Author: [Previous] [Next] [Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject: [Previous] [Next] [Subject Search Index]

[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]

[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]