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gottrimix · 1st March 2008, 05:07

Christolube into manual oxygen add button works after rinsing really well with fresh water. I had same thing happen while diving here in the lake at 200 feet.

Had just turned the dive and gave manual O2 add button a quick push to bring up O2 a touch. A few minutes later I check PO2 and its at 1.8 and climbing..... couldn't figure out what was going on... added some dil and ended dive fine...next time during predive check...manual oxygen add button stuck for a second..... About two weeks before I had been doing drills in Florida while doing some wreck diving and was doing offbaord O2 plugins with a dive partner. I should have rinsed out button better after salt water diving is the only think I can think of happened. I rinsed it out well with fresh water, added some Christolube and blew some O2 through it, and have had no problems with it since.

As you were taught in class.....always know your PO2. You are one sticky O2 manual add button away from meeting the reaper.

PS: Kick the guy that told you to use WD40 right square in the nuts before you shoot him.

1st March 2008, 05:07	#6 (permalink)
gottrimix New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 57	Re: sticky manual O2 injector Christolube into manual oxygen add button works after rinsing really well with fresh water. I had same thing happen while diving here in the lake at 200 feet. Had just turned the dive and gave manual O2 add button a quick push to bring up O2 a touch. A few minutes later I check PO2 and its at 1.8 and climbing..... couldn't figure out what was going on... added some dil and ended dive fine...next time during predive check...manual oxygen add button stuck for a second..... About two weeks before I had been doing drills in Florida while doing some wreck diving and was doing offbaord O2 plugins with a dive partner. I should have rinsed out button better after salt water diving is the only think I can think of happened. I rinsed it out well with fresh water, added some Christolube and blew some O2 through it, and have had no problems with it since. As you were taught in class.....always know your PO2. You are one sticky O2 manual add button away from meeting the reaper. PS: Kick the guy that told you to use WD40 right square in the nuts before you shoot him. __________________ Steve www.lakemeadtechnicaldivers.com Last edited by gottrimix : 1st March 2008 at 05:11.
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