Bauer Oceanus?

[Diver-Drex]

Does anyone have any experience with or opinions on the Oceanus? Basically a JR II upgraded to run continuous duty to maintain a two bottle bank.

Seems like a good fit for what I need, independent instructor with eight Al80s for students.

Drex

 

[happy-diver]

I don't particularly enjoy filling, it fills faster

 

[zoila]

I have a 2001 Oceanus, love it, I fill 2 tanks at once -it doesn’t get hot, even when filling in the mid 20 degrees Celsius. Filling 2 tanks at the same time is beneficial as the tanks don’t get as hot & don’t need topping up.

 

[happy-diver]

Magnificent!

I've got some conduit poking out of mine too, with a hose that I throw out of the garage.

The compressor guy said it doesn't make any difference, the compressor guy is an idiot.

 

[Namreg 58]

I have a 2001 Oceanus, love it,
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Looking at your photos, your base plate and carrying handle appear to be the standard Junior 2 issue, whereas the Oceanus came with stainless steel items. I see the Oceanus sticker but I would be looking for the oil pump on the block.

 

[zoila]

Looking at your photos, your base plate and carrying handle appear to be the standard Junior 2 issue, whereas the Oceanus came with stainless steel items. I see the Oceanus sticker but I would be looking for the oil pump on the block.

The older Oceanus had the option of stainless steel base upgrade for extra $$, now it is standard. The junior2 & this Oceanus base & handle are indeed the same.
The crankcase is stamped 78198 which is exclusive for the Oceanus. Junior2 is 61371.
Having said all this, it would be possible for someone to change a sticker & plate & chase the higher price if the purchaser wasn’t aware of the block stamps.

 

[happy-diver]

Boom!

 

[zoila]

Magnificent!

I've got some conduit poking out of mine too, with a hose that I throw out of the garage.

The compressor guy said it doesn't make any difference, the compressor guy is an idiot.

I cant see the harm in using the conduit/hose, that is how most yachts are set up with the unit in the hold. My reason for the short conduit is to make the intake a little bit further away from the compressor as the fan draws in particles when outside, also its harder for things to drop into the intake hole.

 

[happy-diver]

Yeah it's interesting how much rubble can be drawn in there

There is usually much cooler air outside when I am pumping

Cooler air, is what the comp person was commenting about.