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  Joel Coopmans <u99854@kb*.be*> wrote (Subject: Re: new here):-

> As far as I know breathing off the BC is not taught because there is a risk
> for infections caused by bacteria [etc] that grow inside the BC. Personally,
> I clean the inside of my BC two to three times a year with 'Chloramine', a
> commercially available disinfectant. However, I think this is hardly enough
> for something you want to breathe from. Does anyone know what is the
> procedure for breathing bags in rebreathers?

  (1) Since oxygen rebreathers have been used in industry and for mines rescue
and by firemen etc since about 1900, surely the matter of disinfecting
rebreather bags and how necessary it is has been sorted out ages ago!?
  (2) This is probably 30 years too late to ask this, but: How convenient
would it be to wear an aqualung AND an oxygen rebreather (not a sort in a
backpack box), and use the rebreather as a lifejacket in emergency otherwise
for decomprsssing on etc? I have seen several makes of rebreather that have no
parts that would interfere with an aqualung worn also.

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