Capt Jim Wyatt
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Yes, costs roughly 4x the amount as loose sorb.
I did the math a while back, I don't remember it being 4X the cost, however.
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Yes, costs roughly 4x the amount as loose sorb.
I did the math a while back, I don't remember it being 4X the cost, however.
I never ever worry that sorb will be what kills me in a cave dive.Thanks.
I get about 15 fills from one 20kg/44lb tub of lime costing about £60/€70/$80 = £4/€4.66/$5.30 per fill (obviously talking about a Revo -- where it only takes a minute to fill a scrubber and tap it down, two mins tops)
Would imagine that one of those would be a lot more than that and is it more difficult to recycle/dispose of? The main use case would then be substantial / big boy dives where you need as much 'luck' as you can buy.
Ummmm.....But I wish people had been more forceful with me
Thanks for that. Excellent summary and I get all your points - I went through a similar thinking process and also saw the ADV being located inside the scrubber container as potentially an issue. Can you expand on that a bit? Has the ADV been an issue for you and hence why you isolated it?
My guess is that is you disable the ADV then you just need to manually add dil into the loop on descent?
I guess what attracted me to the Optima solution, is that the iBOV comes with the ADV built in there and there is an easy shutoff, so no need for me to modify the unit away from manufacturer's solution. Seemed like a more intuitive choice. I also liked the fact that the iBOV has the MAV right there and it's off your chest, so seemed like a easier workflow while you might be in a stressful situation.
We all grow up sooner or later. I was a bit slow.Ummmm.....