Ryan Nelson
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I just received two hp fills at a shop and when I hooked up my regulator and ran thru my checks I noticed a funny aftertaste kind of like something burnt. My girlfriends tank was the same way. Breathed thru both octo and reg same results then switched to backup reg and still the same. Also had a bitter aftertaste and burning on the throat.
I called the dive shop I got the air from and he assured me that he only uses vegetable oil in his compressor and that if there was any issue it would certainly be non toxic. I didn't feel comfortable taking his word for it so I bled the tanks in my van. The van subsequently filled with somke...
My questions-
Is this guy full of ****?
Did I ruin my tanks? Should they be cleaned as a precaution?
Am I over reacting?
I called the dive shop I got the air from and he assured me that he only uses vegetable oil in his compressor and that if there was any issue it would certainly be non toxic. I didn't feel comfortable taking his word for it so I bled the tanks in my van. The van subsequently filled with somke...
My questions-
Is this guy full of ****?
Did I ruin my tanks? Should they be cleaned as a precaution?
Am I over reacting?