Questions, Questions so many Questions

[Aquaman]

Hi All,

Thanks for the advice, most useful. I think I will try and sort out a try dive before I do anything else and then take it from there.

I accept the point about experience but I never thought I would get a rebreater and start doing trimix dives to the deepest darkest depths. I accept there will be a steep learning curve followed buy a gradual building up of experience in all conditions. Like everything in diving, you should dive to your limits and never be afraid to say no.

I do think that CCR is the future of diving and would be interested to know if anyone started out on the CCR without doing any OC diving before hand?

So all thanks for the advice, I am going to go and do a lot more reading now.

Cheers

Chris

[Padowan]

Originally Posted by Aquaman

...would be interested to know if anyone started out on the CCR without doing any OC diving before hand?...

I believe that there are people at Ambient Pressure Diving (the YBOD manufacturer) who dive the unit exclusively and have never dived open circuit...

[Gary Jeffries]

Originally Posted by nigelH

Frank, who used to be at Wittering Divers, was doing them at Vobster

nigelH

He still does. I'm doing my training with him at the moment and T think he's v good. www.e-aquanauts.co.uk

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by Gary Jeffries

He still does. I'm doing my training with him at the moment and T think he's v good.

That's good. Say something rude to him from me.

nigelH

[Aquaman]

Originally Posted by Padowan

Where are you getting lime for this price???

The caveat to this is that there is a lot of in depth theoretical understanding about gas physics

I knew doing Physics at Uni would eventually come in useful for something, only took 9 years for it to become useful

Chris

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by Padowan

Where are you getting lime for this price???

I back calculated from the price of a 20kg tub to one fill?? The price we have for a tub is based on the purchase of 20kg kegs by the pallet. There are 32 on a pallet. Andyp reckons getting two pallets will massively reduce even this cost but we need more CCr divers in the consortium t make that work. At present we are committing to 4X 20 Kg kegs each.


ATB

Mark Chase

[Padowan]

Originally Posted by Mark Chase

I back calculated from the price of a 20kg tub to one fill?? The price we have for a tub is based on the purchase of 20kg kegs by the pallet. There are 32 on a pallet. Andyp reckons getting two pallets will massively reduce even this cost but we need more CCr divers in the consortium t make that work. At present we are committing to 4X 20 Kg kegs each.

I'd be interested in becoming part of a consortium if it would less than half my lime costs....

I just bought a single 20kg tub for £65 that works out at £3.25 a kilo and you need 2.45kg (apparently) which equals £8. I can't believe that buying 32 tubs drops the price to about £25 each? If it does, then please keep me posted to the consortium developments.....

[NotDeadYet]

Seems a lot I paid under 3 quid a kilo from Divex when I bought 797 grade last year. That was just a numpty sized order with no bulk discount.

[Rob Evans]

Rebreather diver offered cheap lime - - he say GIMME GIMME GIMME.
Count me in, just paid £67 for a 20kg drum

[Mark Chase]

OK mathematical cock up on my part its looking like £45.00 a drum for the order but that’s to be confirmed and we are sorting preferred grading of lime as well as different members of the group have apparently different opinions on the subject so don’t hold me too it. This is all well and good but we are talking deliveries of a pallet load so you have to consider how you’re going to get your hands on it from Kent or possibly Marlow in Bucks. The re-transport cost could wipe out the profit. That’s been our problem so far.

I will however endeavour to keep you all informed.

ATB

Mark Chase