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Bosh · 24th April 2008, 15:36

Quote: (Originally Posted by diveladydive)

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.

I agree with you, BUT do not try this on an Atlantis or Dolphin. CLs are backmounted, and the OPvalve is right behind the divers head. So to drain a cocktail one would be head down, and the cocktail would go right down the hose and into the mouth.
Some years ago there was a Dräger rebreather mailing list, and one of the members got a cocktail, head down in the water, trying to dump water from the OPV.
The unit can handle some water in both CLs, but it is not designed to dump it.
In my particular case all the water was in the scrubber and the inhale CL. So going head down, would have sent ALL of the caustic water right down the inhalehose !!!

That will be a ,25 liter bottle in metric

. So you bring the coke under water ?

BTW glad you made it through your caustic experience !

Bo

24th April 2008, 15:36	#10 (permalink)
Bosh New Member Current Rebreather/s: Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Dolphin Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 40	Re: A cocktail in the shaker Quote: (Originally Posted by diveladydive) 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. I agree with you, BUT do not try this on an Atlantis or Dolphin. CLs are backmounted, and the OPvalve is right behind the divers head. So to drain a cocktail one would be head down, and the cocktail would go right down the hose and into the mouth. Some years ago there was a Dräger rebreather mailing list, and one of the members got a cocktail, head down in the water, trying to dump water from the OPV. The unit can handle some water in both CLs, but it is not designed to dump it. In my particular case all the water was in the scrubber and the inhale CL. So going head down, would have sent ALL of the caustic water right down the inhalehose !!! That will be a ,25 liter bottle in metric . So you bring the coke under water ? BTW glad you made it through your caustic experience ! Bo
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