Argon VS Co2

[Diving-Mech]

Hello All

ok down to the point.

will Co2 work for a drysuit gas? its .2 times dencer the argon. So i think it will keep you walmer. i can get co2 in 1800 psi and my 11cf suit bottel is 1800 psi service perssure i can get 5 dives on it. my LDS charges 1$ per cf i dont wont to split hairs but i pay enuf for back gas and deco gas.


that are your thoughts?:lam:

 

[PfcAJ]

co2 plus h2o = carbonic acid, not something you want in your suit and on your skin.

 

[LiteHedded]

co2 plus h2o = carbonic acid, not something you want in your suit and on your skin.

PSH!
it's a DRYsuit! no water gets in those!

 

[rjack321]

co2 plus h2o = carbonic acid, not something you want in your suit and on your skin.

yeah Co2 + sweat will be itchy scratchy rashy

 

[bleeb]

Probably not particularly helpful. The thermal conductivity of CO2 is 4.9x that of Argon. (For comparison, it's also 3.3x that of N2 and 3.4x that of O2.)

 

[PfcAJ]

Plus, if you aren't flushing your suit a few times with the argon before the dive, you might as well not be using it.

I only run argon when the dive is long enough to call for it, the rest of the time my al6 is filled with air or 32%. The al14 is always filled with argon because if I need that much argon, the dive is long to be a long one.

 

[Diving-Mech]

i understand that cation is nedded with co2 and any water but i am looking at cost god knows enuf of my pay check go in my tank and out my lungs

 

[PfcAJ]

Its a bad idea, man. Argon isn't that much, and honestly isn't needed all that often if you are diving the right undergarment. You might be able to deal with it on a dive where everything goes perfectly, but it WILL suck on a dive with a flooded suit, and the acid is going to affect the long term durability of your seals and zipper.

At 1 dollar per cuft for a tankful that lasts multiple dives, its tiddlywinks. Go fill it with air, or save your nickels for the right gas.

 

[Diving-Mech]

just asking and wondering to make the cost a littel more barable


huh food or back gas :banana:

 

[Anti-Hero]

If you're doing deco dives, the cost of 6 cu/ft. of argon should be unsubstantial.