Hi Forum,
I would like to understand how SCBA compressor systems are setup.
I am in a remote area and would like to log some serious hours doing underwater video. So that means figuring out how to set up an air supply.
I would like to buy a Bauer compressor (or one of the other brands out there - not sure who they are but I figure there must be more then 1 manufactuer making SCBA compressors and systems)
I am in a tropical area so it is hot where I am and can be quite humid at certain times of the year.
I am thinking of looking around for a used bauer to start off with, something in the mariner size range (from reading I have done it seems this is a reasonable middle ground between too small and too big)
I am also interested in setting up an air bank so that I can run the compressor at night when its cooler to prolong filter life. My thinking on this is to run the compressor at night because 1/ its cooler and 2/ we generally have grid power most nights. We have a very erratic grid supply and have lots of days with no grid power at all. I could use a gas powered compressor but we have lots of times when there is no gas available either!
So filling an air bank when we do have power and then being able to decant into scuba bottles for diving seems to make sense. I have never used an air bank so not sure of the in's and out's of an air bank. Hoping some of the experienced people here can give me some advice on how to setup an air bank and the do's and dont's of setting up an air bank.
Lots of questions but that will do for now. Thanks for any info.
I would like to understand how SCBA compressor systems are setup.
I am in a remote area and would like to log some serious hours doing underwater video. So that means figuring out how to set up an air supply.
I would like to buy a Bauer compressor (or one of the other brands out there - not sure who they are but I figure there must be more then 1 manufactuer making SCBA compressors and systems)
I am in a tropical area so it is hot where I am and can be quite humid at certain times of the year.
I am thinking of looking around for a used bauer to start off with, something in the mariner size range (from reading I have done it seems this is a reasonable middle ground between too small and too big)
I am also interested in setting up an air bank so that I can run the compressor at night when its cooler to prolong filter life. My thinking on this is to run the compressor at night because 1/ its cooler and 2/ we generally have grid power most nights. We have a very erratic grid supply and have lots of days with no grid power at all. I could use a gas powered compressor but we have lots of times when there is no gas available either!
So filling an air bank when we do have power and then being able to decant into scuba bottles for diving seems to make sense. I have never used an air bank so not sure of the in's and out's of an air bank. Hoping some of the experienced people here can give me some advice on how to setup an air bank and the do's and dont's of setting up an air bank.
Lots of questions but that will do for now. Thanks for any info.