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***caveseeker7*** · 21st June 2005, 19:24

Quote: (Originally Posted by Joseph Grech)

I have dived with used sorb after 6 months with no apparent ill effects.

*Ahem* Explains a lot, doesn't it.

Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja)

I have been teached just leave the canister with the sorb on a shelf to dry. No bagging or anything like that. I usually get the hours done in a week or two.

Do you leave the rebreather completely assembled? Then the amount of CO2 is obviously limited to the loop content. But just leaving the Inspirations bucket open can not possibly be a good idea. That's like leaving the lid off the scrubber pail.

It was certainly hammered into us when at the very beginning that said pail needs to be sealed to keep the absorbant usable, and that double bag and tag is the way to go for temporary storage (more than 24 hrs - less than that the rig stays assembled). The reason for double bagging is to reduce the chance of a leak in a single bag.

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*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,451	Quote: (Originally Posted by Joseph Grech) I have dived with used sorb after 6 months with no apparent ill effects. Ahem Explains a lot, doesn't it. Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja) I have been teached just leave the canister with the sorb on a shelf to dry. No bagging or anything like that. I usually get the hours done in a week or two. Do you leave the rebreather completely assembled? Then the amount of CO2 is obviously limited to the loop content. But just leaving the Inspirations bucket open can not possibly be a good idea. That's like leaving the lid off the scrubber pail. It was certainly hammered into us when at the very beginning that said pail needs to be sealed to keep the absorbant usable, and that double bag and tag is the way to go for temporary storage (more than 24 hrs - less than that the rig stays assembled). The reason for double bagging is to reduce the chance of a leak in a single bag. __________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.!"
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