Apollo bio-filter...

[blueocean]

Does anyone have an Apollo bio-filter or anything similar? I'm curious to know if they work well or not. It would be nice not to have a dry throat during a dive. :mouth:

 

[Fetch]

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12418&highlight=biofilter

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10796&highlight=biofilter

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9973&highlight=biofilter

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7674&highlight=biofilter

Just 4 of the results you'll get if you do a search for keyword "biofilter" on scubaboard

jeff (research done dirt cheap)

(as an aside, I'd recommend getting a SeaCure, shortening it, and possibly carrying a water bottle)

 

[JT2]

A buddy of mine put a Biofilter on his Scuba Pro mk20/G250 setup, and there was a noticable difference in breathing resistance with the filter on, so he did away with it. What we wound up doing to help his sensitivity to dry mouth was carry Jolly Rancher hard candy with us and he just puts one in his mouth before we start the dive and it works very well for him.

 

[blueocean]

What a great idea JT2! I think I'll try that Jolly Rancher thing. I was also wondering if the Apollo would make breathing more difficult at depth.

Just one question though...the Jolly Ranchers don't get stuck to the mouthpiece do they? :freak:

 

[Ed Jewell]

A long, long time ago, I believe in the mid-70s, Scubapro marketed a very similar device. A dive buddy of mine actually had one. It worked in a similar way as the Apollo Bio-Filter. It had a wick, which the diver moisened with distilled water, and a charcoal filter. It attached between the first stage and the diver's primary hose, just like Apollo's design. If I remember correctly, it didn't stay on the market for very long. Scubapro probably didn't sell to many of them.

I've noticed if you stay in this sport long enough, once was old becomes new again.

 

[Old Diver]

I had the unit you remember, it was made by Faralon, and was the exact concept, except you filled it with distilled water in a screw port. Since I grew up in Florida and the normal humidity is around 70%, I do notice the dryness of tank air. If you grow up in Death Valley you can most likely live on 5% humidity and never notice tank air at all.
I liked the unit, but you see what I am adapted to.

 

[mdb]

Does anyone have an Apollo bio-filter or anything similar? I'm curious to know if they work well or not. It would be nice not to have a dry throat during a dive. :mouth:

The bio-filter will provide rehumidfied air [60-70%]. Well maintained dive store compressors provide very dry air and, sometimes, this can result in sinus headaches, dry throat, dry lungs, etc. The bio-filter also includes the activated charcoal filter. This extra filter removes any trace compressor oil, tank rust, dirt, oxidation, etc..
www.apollosportsusa.com/Products/Regulators/Biofilter.htm