Nitrox 1.6 or 1.4

[MaxBottomtime]

I set mine to 1.6 to get the full benefit of diving nitrox. My alarms are turned off as I am aware of my depth and RBT throughout the dive.

 

[rhwestfall]

When i dived nitrox i never came anywhere near the limits.

28% on the Forest City in Tobermory only gets you hovering above the stern rail....

 

[iliketopetsharks]

So everybody could have the pleasure of knowing when you were approaching your limit.

Well, if you have an actual dive computer and not a toy, the alert is a effective but discreet vibration, not a smoke detector...

 

[Brett Hatch]

I set mine to 1.4, pretty much always get fills to 32%, and remember the limit of 111'. Incidentally, 111 feet is right around where I start to get narced, so that's right around where my confidence in my ability to maintain depth starts to recede. So, I leave the alarm on (vibrate only), on the off-chance that one day it will keep me from getting just a little too interested in a pretty fishy swimming deeper than my MOD.

 

[BRT]

Well, if you have an actual dive computer and not a toy, the alert is a effective but discreet vibration, not a smoke detector...

Yep. My toys tend to work just fine. I carry two identical computers. Do you?

 

[PfcAJ]

Can I ask those who dive nitrox if they set their computers to 1.6 or 1.4 and if it's just a normal dive the air mixture to 32 or go higher?

You should set the oxygen % to the same oxygen % as what’s in your tank…??

 

[RIHappyDiver]

You should set the oxygen % to the same oxygen % as what’s in your tank…??

I was wondering if that’s what he meant, or if he was asking what % to ask for when filling the tank.

 

[svs]

1.6

 

[VikingDives]

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[The Chairman]

I only set my OW diving for 1.6. I rarely exceed 1.3, but boy I hate alarms under the water: it harshes my mellow. I have enough situational awareness that I don't need an alarm for that.

On my RB, I set it for 1.3 for the first three days of diving and 1.2 after that. However, I rarely dive my RB or do deco dives more than 2 days in a row.