Regular air vs nitrox

[squid509]

Is it not allowed to take a tank on an airplane?

chech with the are line you are flying with they all have difrent rouls on that stuff
the last one i looked in to wanted $150 each way for scuba gear and only let me bring one tank
for that price it would be cheeper to buy a tank new when i got off the plan and leave it behind

 

[herman]

You can but way would you want to? You have to drain it and remove the valves so it can be inspected and you are going to pay dearly to ship it. Almost no one takes their own tanks when air travel is involved, between the price and the hassel it's not worth it. You can rent a lot of tanks for what it cost to ship one tank one way. You can rent tanks pretty much anywhere that there is water worth diving in.

 

[jlovold]

No such thing as a nitrox tank, nitrox reg etc.. they are just all clean enough for 40% O2 from the factory. Just get a tank and be happy.

By the time you worry about cleaning tanks you'll likely be past nitrox limits anyway

Only partially true.

Even if you plan to dive with a recreational mix of less than 40 % O2, not all diveshops have a nitrox-bank or a continous blending system or a nitrox-compressor (the type that removes nitrogen from the air), but have to do old-fashioned partial pressure mixing.

That means that they will put 100% O2 into your tank before they add air. And if tyey have any clue about what they are doing, they will not fill tanks that are not nitrox-cleaned.

 

[k ellis]

Like say many people do believe (Including myself) that it does make you feel better post dive. I dive exclusively 36 percent in the lakes around here because I just dont go deep enough to justify a smaller mix. I do know 5 people went diving today and 4 used air. I was the only one who could stay awake and therefore the one who drove home.

But to answer the question of should you or should you not just remember. There are those people who believe that does what people claim it does and there are those who claim it does not. You really dont need science to tell you what it does if you feel it works for you.

And no I never would consider taking my tanks on a plane because it becomes too much of a headache compare to the EXTREMELY cheap comparison of rentals where ever you go.

Give it a try and if you like it keep using it. If you dont then all you have to do is go back to diving air.

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For beginner divers the question of whether to dive enriched-air nitrox (EANx) often comes down to whether your dive times are limited by gas supply or no-deco limit. If you're running low on gas before you're running low on no-deco time, EANx will provide limited practical benefit. (ie having more no-deco time when you're out of gas is meaniningless) There is some safety margin when diving EANx vs air due to less nitrogen loading, but this is hard to quantify and likely of limited value when diving conservatively.

RJP mentioned another valid point too. It does no good to extend your bottom time if you cant even hit the NDL on air. So if you find yourself hitting your NDL with 1,000 lbs or more then Nitrox would help a lot on that point.