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View Poll Results: Do you test O2 concentration of your nitrox tank?

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  • Before every dive.

    258 94.85%
  • Before most dive.

    7 2.57%
  • Rarely.

    3 1.10%
  • Never.

    4 1.47%
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Thread: Do you test your nitrox?

 


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    Do you test your nitrox?

    Do you test every nitrox tank you use, or do you just trust the supplier?

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    I test every tank at the LDS I get them from before I leave with them.

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    I test mine at the shop. Not again before I dive. That's not a choice.

    But I definitely test it. I hope everyone checks their gas.
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    There is no excuse for not checking your blend. Period.

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    My shop wouldn't let me leave without analyzing even if I wanted to.
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    My primary supplier is my LDS, and they won't let you leave the shop until you analyze the mix, document the results and the cylinder, and sign off on it.

    On boat trips, it's analyze the rented cylinders before the dive.

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    You'd have to be a real idiot to not test your gas before breathing it.

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    Ditto to posts 2, 4, 6 and 7.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soggy
    You'd have to be a real idiot to not test your gas before breathing it.

    To quote a great word smith, Doc Intrepid, I think: "That's just stupid, plain farm animal dumb"

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