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diveladydive · 24th April 2008, 07:40

After experiencing the caustic from hell about 1 1/2 years ago, I have a bit of advice to share... If youre Cls are over the shoulder, you can blow the water out of the Cls given you haven't totally flooded the unit. Check with your manufacturer/agency for their preferred technique- some blow out left, some right- depends on where the dump valve is situated, & some don't have dump valves. For back mounts, the blow-out is differnt- again, check with your manufacturer/agency re; proper technique & PRACTICE IT. A LOT! :-)

I carry a small sport-top bottle (8 oz- sorry DK conversion to metric) filled with Cocoa-Cola with me. If you take a hit, spit, do not rinse your mouth with salt water, shoot in some Coke, swish, spit. The Coke neutralizes the sorb. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU SHOOT IN THE COKE. Bad things could happen. just keep your mouth open.

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diveladydive New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Optima Titan Pelagian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southeastern Florida Posts: 51	Re: A cocktail in the shaker After experiencing the caustic from hell about 1 1/2 years ago, I have a bit of advice to share... If youre Cls are over the shoulder, you can blow the water out of the Cls given you haven't totally flooded the unit. Check with your manufacturer/agency for their preferred technique- some blow out left, some right- depends on where the dump valve is situated, & some don't have dump valves. For back mounts, the blow-out is differnt- again, check with your manufacturer/agency re; proper technique & PRACTICE IT. A LOT! :-) I carry a small sport-top bottle (8 oz- sorry DK conversion to metric) filled with Cocoa-Cola with me. If you take a hit, spit, do not rinse your mouth with salt water, shoot in some Coke, swish, spit. The Coke neutralizes the sorb. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU SHOOT IN THE COKE. Bad things could happen. just keep your mouth open. __________________ *Complacency: Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by ignorance of actual dangers or deficiencies.* *Success: A journey in which the improbable becomes possible, leading to surprising levels of achievement.* *Dr. Peri M. Blum* *Instructor, IANTD* *Member, Board of Advisors, IANTD* *www.supremedivers.com* *561-901-9715* The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and the author’s alone.
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