GDawgFunk
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Hi All,
Looking for some input.
I use an Eon Core with a Suunto Tank Pod transmitter (happy with this device/combo as I rec dive only) and I am planning on doing a nitrox dive as part of an AOW course (I find more ops/trips are requiring AOW for guided deeper dives or certain conditions, their op their prerogative, i get the limiting liability aspect but experience allowing, I don't want to be restricted to only certain dives while on vacation etc etc).
I've never used Nitrox with my Suunto Tank pod, it was manufactured after 2021 and has the EN250/Nitrox stamp markings on the pod, so it can be used with Nitrox, but.... the manual does state "If you use your Suunto Tank POD for nitrox diving, use it exclusively with nitrogen and oxygen, and no longer with air. Always keep your device clean for oxygen use".
I'd rather use ai for all my dives, and don't have my heart set on a nitrox dive or anything, given that, I was thinking of switching the nitrox dive to another elective and then grabbing a second pod next year exclusively for nitrox and doing the full Nitrox course then, but figured I'd see if anyone in this community has direct experience with this situation.
Assuming the nitrox mix is 32% O2 or under, has anyone here used a Tank Pod with air one day, then nitrox another day and then air another day?
From what I can tell the risk here is contaminants from previous air fills entering the tank pod, or the use of lubes that are more combustable, although the last part seems to be taken care of by the EN250 certification markings.
Thanks!
Looking for some input.
I use an Eon Core with a Suunto Tank Pod transmitter (happy with this device/combo as I rec dive only) and I am planning on doing a nitrox dive as part of an AOW course (I find more ops/trips are requiring AOW for guided deeper dives or certain conditions, their op their prerogative, i get the limiting liability aspect but experience allowing, I don't want to be restricted to only certain dives while on vacation etc etc).
I've never used Nitrox with my Suunto Tank pod, it was manufactured after 2021 and has the EN250/Nitrox stamp markings on the pod, so it can be used with Nitrox, but.... the manual does state "If you use your Suunto Tank POD for nitrox diving, use it exclusively with nitrogen and oxygen, and no longer with air. Always keep your device clean for oxygen use".
I'd rather use ai for all my dives, and don't have my heart set on a nitrox dive or anything, given that, I was thinking of switching the nitrox dive to another elective and then grabbing a second pod next year exclusively for nitrox and doing the full Nitrox course then, but figured I'd see if anyone in this community has direct experience with this situation.
Assuming the nitrox mix is 32% O2 or under, has anyone here used a Tank Pod with air one day, then nitrox another day and then air another day?
From what I can tell the risk here is contaminants from previous air fills entering the tank pod, or the use of lubes that are more combustable, although the last part seems to be taken care of by the EN250 certification markings.
Thanks!