There are two fill stations in Paradise. I think that is about an hour from Grand Marais.Grand Marais
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There are two fill stations in Paradise. I think that is about an hour from Grand Marais.Grand Marais
Why would you need to resell them when you get Nitrox? You don't need brand new tanks for Nx. At most, you may need a tumble and O2 cleaning. If you are buying new, it's probably OK to go from there. The VIP sticker should reference the cleaning status. Generally you'll see 2 or 3 options. Air Only, Nitrox Clean, or O2 Clean. I'm not sure if Nitrox Clean is actually legit, though. It's intended to be used only for banked Nx. So maybe they swap out the O-rings for Viton, but that's probably it.I was going to get wild and buy 4 tanks but I think I’ll buy two for now and then get nitrox. Or I guess I can buy 4 and resell them when I get nitrox. Alls I know is, if I’m driving there, I’m not renting tanks.
There are two fill stations in Paradise. I think that is about an hour from Grand Marais.
There are two fill stations in Paradise. I think that is about an hour from Grand Marais.
Why would you need to resell them when you get Nitrox? You don't need brand new tanks for Nx. At most, you may need a tumble and O2 cleaning. If you are buying new, it's probably OK to go from there. The VIP sticker should reference the cleaning status. Generally you'll see 2 or 3 options. Air Only, Nitrox Clean, or O2 Clean. I'm not sure if Nitrox Clean is actually legit, though. It's intended to be used only for banked Nx. So maybe they swap out the O-rings for Viton, but that's probably it.
O2 clean is needed for tanks that may be filled by partial pressure. My tanks are all O2 cleaned. Most often, they are filled from banked Nx, but sometimes I'm away from home and the shop may use partial pressure.
I can still fill with air, but it should be O2 compatible air. If the shop does Nx fills, their compressor air is probably fine.
Nope. Not in the US anyway. I think France may specify a different valve, but the tanks themselves are the same.That’s really good to know, I thought the nitrox tanks were smaller and specific to nitrox. Even easier then![]()
You have to be careful, I left 3 100’s in the garage and they invited some 120’s over for a party and now I have 19’s & 40’s lounging around like lost puppies, along with a rather strange al80, which kind of wrecked the neighborhood.That's how I ended up with 5....so far
I think some may be sterile. Or perhaps are identical twins, thus incapable (same gender). I think my 130s were that way. No multiplication until I got rid of them in favor of a couple of 120s. Then 2 steels turned into 6 steels within a year.I think they have to be active to breed. I've had a pair of 130s in storage for a couple of years because I haven't had the money to get them hydro'd and they sadly show no signs of reproducing.