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| Originally Posted by nigelH Thanks.
If we push this line any further we're into comparative theology which just muddies the water on the original question. I was just interested in a view from somebody who had gone from inverts to uprights. Most of the flak I had was from people who had never tried inverts on moral grounds so your opinion counts a lot more. |
Nigel I have both at the same time, I dive inverted 10's with a manifold and non inverted 12's indy. I have reversed valves on the 12's so I can do a pillar shutdown if required on the 12's. I like the inverts because they trim nicely and I can shut the centre valve (and pillars) very easily, the 12's I didnt want manifolded because of the weight and I can then swop a thrid cylinder, I didnt want individual valve guards or to tie the cylinders together but I like the extra gas they give me without having to get them filled (lifted) as twinset. So both sets work for me personally. I wouldnt want a manifolded 12 set so the shutdown issue isnt a big one, if i was to dive them as a banded/manifolded set they would almost certainly get inverted, tbh I cannot see a good reason to NOT do it, however if people want to dive valve up and they can do a shutdown in the time it takes to save enough gas to make a manifolded set worthwhile then go for it. The Caveat there is that I dont think most people could actually do a shutdown and save the gas they think they will, therefore negating the manifold, but that is another can of worms for another thread (again).
Matt