Non-partial pressure nitrox

[Jake]

Hello all-

I found this thread:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/152500-nitrox-not-o2-clean-tanks.html

from a few years ago, in which the OP was trying to find shops in Orange County that will fill nitrox in tanks that are not O2 cleaned. I'm in the same boat. I live in Huntington Beach and work in Anaheim, so I'm kind of in the central/northern OC area most often.

I've checked with Laguna Sea Sports, Beach City Scuba, and Pacific Wildnerness, and each of them requires O2 clean cylinders.

Anyone have more recent information on shops in the area that will do non-partial pressure nitrox fills?

Thanks.

 

[Codyjp]

You just need to find pre-blended Nitrox. Try New England Divers in Long beach. He has it up to 40% i believe. 562-421-8939. He is just off the 405 at Clark/lakewood by the airport.

 

[scjoe]

If you live in OC and want to dive nitrox on the beach as well as from boats, I am afraid that the simplest (and most costly) solution is to just have two tanks, one O2 clean, the other not. The cheapest solution is to keep your non-O2 clean tank and just dive nitrox on boats like the Magician that don't use partial pressure. While a blended or membrane system would certainly increase the demand for nitrox in OC, my guess is the stores don't think the cost of replacing existing systems is worth the risk that they won't make a profit on the new system.

 

[spencer!]

SDUA Home Page

San Diego Underwater Adventures. It might be a drive, but if you want to stock up, we'll fill your tanks

Spencer

 

[Blackwood]

Ocean Adventures in Venice and Hollywood Divers (need I tell you where it is ) will work, but they're a bit far from HB.

 

[limeyx]

If you live in OC and want to dive nitrox on the beach as well as from boats, I am afraid that the simplest (and most costly) solution is to just have two tanks, one O2 clean, the other not. The cheapest solution is to keep your non-O2 clean tank and just dive nitrox on boats like the Magician that don't use partial pressure. While a blended or membrane system would certainly increase the demand for nitrox in OC, my guess is the stores don't think the cost of replacing existing systems is worth the risk that they won't make a profit on the new system.

Or a magnetic Nitrox/O2 clean sticker that you can add or remove from the tank whenever you need to.

 

[CompuDude]

Or a magnetic Nitrox/O2 clean sticker that you can add or remove from the tank whenever you need to.

You're joking... right? The o2 clean sticker isn't the same thing as the stupid Nitrox bumper sticker.

 

[Web Monkey]

Or a magnetic Nitrox/O2 clean sticker that you can add or remove from the tank whenever you need to.

Great.

Can you post your full name and address so when some poor bastard fills the "magic tank" and blows himself up, the heirs will know who to sue?

Terry

 

[Empty V]

Or a magnetic Nitrox/O2 clean sticker that you can add or remove from the tank whenever you need to.

You realize how dangerous that is right?

Billy

 

[Codyjp]

I'm pretty sure he is joking.

I can see what will be next, since stickers aren't permanent I will have to engrave 'Nitrox' into my tanks... The whole "02" cleaned business is a bit false anyway. there isn't any way a shop would know it was still clean unless they cleaned it each and every time.