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>As far as I know breathing off the BC is not taught because there is a
>risk for infections caused by bacteria ( and probably some other stuff
>too) that grow inside the BC.  Personally, I clean the inside of my BC
>two to three times a year with 'Chloramine', a commercially available
>desinfectant. However, I think this is hardly enough for something you
>want to breathe from.

I *have* seen BC breathing taught as an optional skill in a NAUI OWI
course!  From memory, between 1/2 and 3/4 of the students coudl do it,
but this was in the confines of a pool...

I'm sure Rich can speak in more detail about disinfecting the bags on
his rebreather, but I believe that the whole loop must be disinfected
about once/month.  Is there a # of dives limit on that too Rich, or is
the time period (1/month) the only criteria???

-Carl-

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