Quote: (Originally Posted by Westwinds)
I was asked today to join a BBQ and dive at the local spot. There’s not much to see or do but it’s a great place to get wet, train, and configure equipment, in addition to a BBQ with a couple of buddies.
Being new to my rebreather I thought that this would be a great opportunity to get more time on my unit and iron out some minor issues.
The problem is, if I join this dive today I might not get out again for several days. Does this mean that my slightly used sorb would need to be disposed? It seems like a waste. During my training course we were taught to seal our scrubber baskets in plastic so that we could use the remaining time the next day. I don’t recall if I was ever told how long you could store the sorb before it was unsafe.
My question is two fold. How do you store your partially used sorb and how long would you store it before deciding to dispose of it.
Westwinds.
I don't know how long you can store it. There is a thread about CO2 where one of the main points is that is difficult to know when you have a hit or a spike of CO2. This is a good reason not to store the sorb too long.
With my home build I did store it for max 3 days.
With the Ouroboros I leave in the canister, I don't even dissassemble the unit, for max 24 hours. Probably it can stay longer but my life will not change for such amount of "wasted" money for sure it could change for a CO2 hit!
Best
Nad