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I use Quatsyl as a cleaner and disenfectant for my rebreather. It comes as a 
quarter-size pellet that is readily soluble in water. Makes a couple of 
gallons. Wash the hoses and counterlung at the end of the day and rinse 
with water. Leaves no aftertaste unlike some others. Hospitals use the 
product for cleaning and disenfecting. You buy a bucket of fifty or so 
pellets. Rich, go to U of H and speak to a microbiologist about what is 
growing in your counterlung during the month, especially in the warm 
climate. Snorting pigeon anal exudate would probably be better for 
you. One of the first signs of a contaminated counterlung is a lengthy 
reacclimation period for using the rebreather after not using it for a 
while. One tablet of quatsyl will make enough to do several rebreathers. 
Have your buddy use his to make it up and you never have to buy it. Rod

On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, Richard Pyle wrote:

> > 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???
> 
> I see that Rod is more careful about this than I am.  Yes, I clean the 
> whole loop about once a month (with betadine).  When I do, there is an 
> obvious slime layer - a bacterial mat.  I've never gotten sick, or had a 
> sore throat, or tasted anything weird; but nonetheless, I'm sure most 
> people wouldn't be especially warm & fuzzy with the idea of sucking air 
> past a massive bacteria colony.  Rod's way of doing things is probably 
> better than mine.
> 
> Aloha,
> Rich
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