Reasons NOT to use Enriched Air?

[orch1ds]

Yes... that's what I meant. I agree with all of the above.

 

[Gombessa]

BTW, I think you must have used the wrong abbreviation. Diving beyond the NDL will put you into deco. Diving beyond the MOD could put you in the hospital.

I understood that if you suffered a toxicity event due to diving beyond MOD, ending up in a hospital would be a WAY better result than what would likely happen to you!

 

[SparticleBrane]

I generally dive air because it's free, and nitrox around here is both expensive and a hassle.

 

[tfsails]

I was gonna say that diving nitrox beyond the MOD will either get you in a hospital or in a graveyard, but you beat me to it.

 

[Blackwood]

The dive shop I took the class at will fill my tank for free for life since I took the class with them.

don't hold out... what shop is that? I'll go re-certify for free nitrox

 

[Diver Kat]

We use Nitrox on a case by case basis - it depends on how much we're diving and how deep (or shallow) we're diving. Due to cost on trips, it's usually not worth it for every dive - especially if the dives are mostly shallow reefs - like our FL Keys trip. But when doing deeper dives - like in Cozumel - we like it for the added bottom time and safety factor.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

"Is there any reason why I should not use Enriched Air for every dive? Is there a reason why I would want to sometimes use AIR opposed to Enriched Air?"

There is usually a cost/benefit ratio to most diving - unless someone is giving you the Nitrox for free!

Under most circumstances I'd prefer Nitrox, for many reasons - some of which might include factors like age.

But there are some unusual types of diving out there. I spent several years on Guam. One of the hobbies of a number of divers there was shell collecting. Divers might spend two or more hours in about 8' of mid-80's degree water at night with a flashlight, looking for unusual shells. After a couple hours you'd get cold and get out, but for shell collecting in 8'-10' of water there is no particular reason to use anything more expensive than air.

Like most things in life, the choices you make often depend entirely on what you're doing, when, where, and why.

Regards,

Doc

 

[InTheDrink]

One of my main fears when diving Nitrox is a strong down current. Mainly cos I tend to end up around 30m in strong currents, tho usually on 32 rather than 36. But still around the 1.4 area. Which is very safe. But wouldn't be ten metres lower. That is my main reason why I have to think about whether to dive Nitrox or not.

Really it's a very specific depth range. Between 20 and 30m it rocks. Shallower than that what's the point given the expense. Deeper than that you need to rethink. So in that 10m zone (which for recreational diving is a BIG zone) it's great.

Personally I love it but when I get near the limit it does up my anxiety a little.

J

 

[hypertech]

I understood that if you suffered a toxicity event due to diving beyond MOD, ending up in a hospital would be a WAY better result than what would likely happen to you!

I'm trying to have an optomistic Monday

Edit: I was confused, removed bad info.

 

[InTheDrink]

One other thing, and nothing scientific about it, I don't get headaches on Nitrox. I do on air (and no, it's no skip breathing).