Frustrated with loud air bubbles

[spectrum]

I had to shake the piggy bank real hard to buy the Zeagle gear. I am happy with it and don't intend to buy double hose or rebreather rigs.

Would like to know if anyone has ever stuck 4 inch hoses onto their exhausts and lived to tell about it.

Maybe I should draw a picture.

The take-away of case fault geometry is that it will depend on your orientation in the water. If the hoses are horizontal then they do not represent a pressure gradient. If the are vertical to the exit the will disturb the system. Since we do not dive in a single orientation it is for al intents and purposes not a workable option.

How much you can get away with will depend on you, your regulator and your tolerance for work of breathing.

Get a Phoenix.

Pete

 

[realdiver7]

You can always use the side-exhaust Oceanic Omega II 2nd stage with your Zeagle 1st stage, or other 1st stage. I use a Scubapro MK17/Oceanic Omega II a lot when I'm taking pictures. There is a significant reduction of noise and no bubble interference.

When I wear my dry hood, there is also a significant reduction of noise from any 2nd stage I use.

 

[almitywife]

Thats the sound of the rebreather saying, "I'm still here, go enjoy your dive"

those would be the comfort sounds i mentioned before

i actually like the sound of exhauling and the bubbles, rythmic and relaxing for me.

if im diving above someone for some reason im usually playing in their bubbles (think that fish in nemo with the bubbles in the aquarium chest).... as long as they come from the regs that is.

 

[spectrum]

When I wear my dry hood, there is also a significant reduction of noise from any 2nd stage I use.

I was going to suggest a hood too. Whatever you do DO NOT plug your ears.

 

[fisherdvm]

Listen to your rock music extraloud at least 8 hours a day, that would fry your inner ears, and noise would not affect you as much.

 

[Flatliner]

My suggestion would be try it in the pool and see how it works. I also dive a Flathead VI with a ZX 2nd stage. I have considered the same idea. Something that I also thought about was a little bit longer hoses but with some strategically placed holes in them so MOST of the bubbles go out behind you but the pressure gradient wouldn't be an issue.

Let me know how it works.

Flatliner
aka Robert

 

[DA Aquamaster]

As long as the exhasut tee extension is flooded/open to the water and does not have a check valve on the end, what really counts from a case fault geometry perspective is the exhaust valve in the case and it's reative height over the center of the diaphragm. The lenght of the exhuast tee does not really matter.

 

[Luis H]

My suggestion would be try it in the pool and see how it works. I also dive a Flathead VI with a ZX 2nd stage. I have considered the same idea. Something that I also thought about was a little bit longer hoses but with some strategically placed holes in them so MOST of the bubbles go out behind you but the pressure gradient wouldn't be an issue.

Let me know how it works.

Flatliner
aka Robert

Here is a regulator that used basically that concept. The Demone, it was basically two single hose regulators (for redundancy) with two flooded exhaust hoses. You can read more about on this thread: http://vintagescuba.proboards2.com/index.cgi?board=buysell&action=display&thread=1158807913

Or do a search in any of the vintage diving message boards.

 

[DiveTub]

Or you could just listen to some LOUD music, that might drown out the bubbles

Cheers
Chriso

 

[pro99line]

Check this one out. I am not sure of the price but seems like what you want.

http://www.aqualung.com/products/mistral.html