what lube

[daveb0000]

right if you go to page 117 of the ap inspiration manual it states and i quote

"LUBRICATION. it is essential when lubricating seals or o rings on the rebreather and oxygen valves that oxygen compatible grease is used. recommended greases include fomblin rt15,halocarbon 25-5s grease and oxygenoex ff250

ok right thats fine, so why does it come with the seals and o rings covered with silicone grease?

should you use silicone on the o rings or not. i realise that the o2 feed pipe that goes into the top of the scrubber should have some o2 lube on the o ring and a little bit on the thread of the first stage.

and where is the place to buy some o2 lube

[Juz]

Personally I use O2 grease on everything. Yes it is expensive, but you don't use much. One £17 tube from APD lasted me well over a year.

I use it on everything because:

A) I'm lazy - why carry two types and have to think about it
B) It may be ambient, but it's also 100% in the loop fgrom 6m up.

The cost saving just didn't seem enough to me.

Juz

[daveb0000]

Originally Posted by Juz

Personally I use O2 grease on everything. Yes it is expensive, but you don't use much. One £17 tube from APD lasted me well over a year.

I use it on everything because:

A) I'm lazy - why carry two types and have to think about it
B) It may be ambient, but it's also 100% in the loop fgrom 6m up.

The cost saving just didn't seem enough to me.

Juz

cheers juz
thanks for your veiws