Intersurgical lime... cough, splutter, cough...

lizardland · 7th July 2011, 22:13

Is it normally this dusty? I bought some from Dive Lime the other day and filled my scrubber tonight with it. I was decanting it from the keg into the Acme Mod 1 Mk15 scrubber filling device...

Jeeeeeez, it was like I was being tear gassed! Big cloud of white smoke!

It'll be interesting to see how it performs compared to Sofnolime but I'm not overly taken by the first impression. I've rattled kegs of Sofnolime in the back of my truck for 1000 miles and never had it as dusty as this.

I'm just wondering how long I'll get before the Porex filters need a vinegar soak.

deepunderground · 28th December 2011, 12:58

I have been using this recently and have noticed the same. I try and fill my scrubber in a breezy area so the worst gets blown away when i pour it in.

I've started taking my inhale hose off the head (kiss classic) and blowing through a few big breathes to clear some dust out of the scrubber before a pos/ neg test. This seems to get rid of the worst of it and makes me feel less bad about breathing through dusty lime.

Have used this lime without any problems so far.......

Nitrogenius · 28th December 2011, 13:18

I guess you are reffering to the Intersorb one?
Intersorb does in fact create a lot of dust during pouring...
At least also the medical Intersorb Plus does, I don't know the one from divelime..
Spherasorb however should not dust so much..
But even with my old Dolphin and thus no dust protection layer in the scrubber I actually never had dust problems actual diving it..

RGMag · 29th December 2011, 08:28

vacuuming after filling guy´s, even if you don´t see the dust it´s there and sure not good for your lungs!

When I fill my scrubbers I never fill directly from the keg, I fill into a bucket first to get rid of the most dust and then to the scrubber. After that vaccuum cleaner for some minutes in both directions!

7th July 2011, 22:13	#1 (permalink)
lizardland Acme Serpentine Lubricant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North... Posts: 2,319	Intersurgical lime... cough, splutter, cough... Is it normally this dusty? I bought some from Dive Lime the other day and filled my scrubber tonight with it. I was decanting it from the keg into the Acme Mod 1 Mk15 scrubber filling device... Jeeeeeez, it was like I was being tear gassed! Big cloud of white smoke! It'll be interesting to see how it performs compared to Sofnolime but I'm not overly taken by the first impression. I've rattled kegs of Sofnolime in the back of my truck for 1000 miles and never had it as dusty as this. I'm just wondering how long I'll get before the Porex filters need a vinegar soak.
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28th December 2011, 12:58	#2 (permalink)
deepunderground RBW Member Kiss Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 56	Re: Intersurgical lime... cough, splutter, cough... I have been using this recently and have noticed the same. I try and fill my scrubber in a breezy area so the worst gets blown away when i pour it in. I've started taking my inhale hose off the head (kiss classic) and blowing through a few big breathes to clear some dust out of the scrubber before a pos/ neg test. This seems to get rid of the worst of it and makes me feel less bad about breathing through dusty lime. Have used this lime without any problems so far.......
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28th December 2011, 13:18	#3 (permalink)
Nitrogenius Recently hooked on Rebbie Inspo classic w/ HH lid Dolphin as is :) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 856	Re: Intersurgical lime... cough, splutter, cough... I guess you are reffering to the Intersorb one? Intersorb does in fact create a lot of dust during pouring... At least also the medical Intersorb Plus does, I don't know the one from divelime.. Spherasorb however should not dust so much.. But even with my old Dolphin and thus no dust protection layer in the scrubber I actually never had dust problems actual diving it..
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29th December 2011, 08:28	#4 (permalink)
RGMag LAR Addict LAR VI FGT LAR VI Clone OMG MK4 CDV Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 721	Re: Intersurgical lime... cough, splutter, cough... vacuuming after filling guy´s, even if you don´t see the dust it´s there and sure not good for your lungs! When I fill my scrubbers I never fill directly from the keg, I fill into a bucket first to get rid of the most dust and then to the scrubber. After that vaccuum cleaner for some minutes in both directions!
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