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In a message dated 95-11-07 20:08:02 EST, zimmmt@au*.al*.co* (Mike Zimmerman) writes: >I guess the point I wanted to make was that if you always get >your tank(s) filled at a shop that fills nitrox by partial >pressures, then no fill from that same station (21%-100%) should cause >a re-cleaning to be needed (someone feel free to point out if >I am wrong). ie, even when they are pumping you "Nitrox" >(some FO2 > 21%) they are still topping it with "compressed air". >If their air is "dirty" you'll need to reclean, but they have >no business pumping nitrox (by PP) anyway in that case. If the >air is "clean" I fail to see a reason to reclean the tanks >just because you got 21% Nitrox. I agree. > >I respect the rights of a shop to be wary of a diver they do not >know coming into the shop with 21% in their tanks and asking >for a Nitrox fill. Its their butts on the line. I can't begin to tell you ow many times I've caught divers doing this, nor how many times I've opened up cylinders taht were thought to bve cleaned, but upon my own inspection, with the customer present, POUR out oil/water. It's pathetic. Safe Diving, Raimo.
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