Rebreatherlab

Hi Denka,

The Pelagian is similar to other rebreathers in time requirements. Packing the Pelagian scrubber takes a bit longer than other units in the beginning as the exhale tube is off center, but with a bit of practice it is done in 10 minutes. The standard scrubber is good for 4 hrs in cold water or 6 hrs in warm water.

After a days diving the whole unit is soaked in water to dissolve salt crystals for 20 minutes. You fill tanks if needed and soak the breathing hose and lungs in a bath of water and dissinfectant for another 20 minutes.
I actually only rinse the loop with fresh water in between diving days and only disinfect after a series of diving days are completed. With rental units this is not good practice, though.
As you can do other stuff during the rinsing I dont feel it is taking so much time.

Generally you need to spend more time on set up and checks with CCRs than OC, but with some experience checks are done quite fast.

Filling tanks is very quick, but if can not do it yourself, it obviously depends on the distance to your local dive shop. Many divers rent a 50 ltr. O2 supply tank from the local gas company and use a twin set as an air / mix bank and then only transfill for a couple of months before they need to get new fills.

You should not get into rebreather diving with a time restraint. You need to devote time to make sure all steps are completed and done properly.
If you detect a failure the time required to correct it varies a lot. It could range from a few seconds to waiting for replacement parts from a manufacturer for weeks. Most of the Pelagian were and tear parts can be replaced with standard items and some can be made from house hold items for easy field repairs.

All the best,

Andy