Orlando- Nitrox by the cu ft?

ucfdiver · Apr 3, 2008

Anywhere sell nitrox by the cu ft? I'd like to get nitrox fills locally, but at $12 a tank..... :rofl3:

I wouldn't mind it if I used my tank down to 500psi, but I typically don't, and we're talking a price difference between $3-4 for topping it off, and $12 for a fill.

I know Extreme Exposure, Lloyd Baileys scuba, and Cave Excursions East do in the Alachua county area, which is where I dive a lot anyways.

netmage · Apr 3, 2008

Nope... you'll have to hit west to CE or south to FE to get a real dive shop...

Oceanus · Apr 4, 2008

You'd l think someone would see an opportunity...

not so much from gas sales, but from increase traffic

ucfdiver · Apr 4, 2008

Nereus:
You'd l think someone would see an opportunity...

not so much from gas sales, but from increase traffic

Yeah. Castaway scuba from my understanding has been great to the UCF dive club, so I'll continue to get my air fills there because of that. Can't say they're going to lose my walk in business because of nitrox.

littlejohn · Apr 4, 2008

The only place were you will get a By the CF fill is if they have banked Nitrox.
Otherwise they have to empty the tank and fill it from sctatch

K Mejean · Apr 4, 2008

Hey Scuba Quest in Brandon is putting in a bank system this week for fills. So you mite want to check ith their Orlando store (if its still open) to see if they are getting the same set up. If they do maybe they will be able to.

LiteHedded · Apr 8, 2008

littlejohn:
The only place were you will get a By the CF fill is if they have banked Nitrox.
Otherwise they have to empty the tank and fill it from sctatch

why would they have to do that?

netmage · Apr 8, 2008

LiteHedded:
why would they have to do that?

Assumption is they are mixing via PP...
a> they don't like doing math...
b> they don't have a booster capable of correcting the o2 levels

Johnoly · Apr 10, 2008

git-r-dun diver:
Hey Scuba Quest in Brandon is putting in a bank system this week for fills. So you mite want to check ith their Orlando store (if its still open) to see if they are getting the same set up. If they do maybe they will be able to.

Yes the Orlando Scuba Quest store by the Florida Mall is also getting a Nitrox stick system also. No date has been set yet, but it's been approved.

InkDiver · Apr 10, 2008

littlejohn:
The only place were you will get a By the CF fill is if they have banked Nitrox.
Otherwise they have to empty the tank and fill it from sctatch

That is actually incorrect. Any shop that is geared toward tech diving would have plenty of ability and knowledge to blend whatever mix you need no matter what is in your tank. Tampa Adventure Sports blends any Nitrox mix AND charges by the cu.ft. I get my tanks filled there at least once a week and always get the blend I want depending on the profile I am going to dive. They don't actually even have banked Nitrox. (Although they might be getting it this week) Shops that are pretty much recreational in nature might not have the ability to blend, or might not want to deal with the calculations (that can be done pretty easily with V-Planner), but that doesn't mean that only shops with banked Nitrox would charge by the cu.ft.

The best bet is to find a shop that is geared more to technical divers to get Nitrox by the cu.ft.

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