scottfiji
Contributor
Apart from actually breathing all of the air in your tank (not paying attention, poor planning, unexpected deco obligation, broken air pressure guage, etc.), I was wondering what type of equipment failure can cause an out-of-air situation, at what rate the air runs out, and if anyone knows of instances where it happened.
Things that come to my mind are burst o-rings or discs on a tank, regulator free-flows or 1st/2nd stage failures, broken low/high pressure hose, etc.
Which of these do people know have actually happened underwater, why do they happen, and how quickly does the air run out (at what rate?) Do most equipment failures cause you to run out of air immediately, or do you have a little "time" before that happens?
Real stories are encouraged! Luckily I have none of my own to share; and if it happened to me, hopefully my buddy would be in sight and reachable.
thanks alot,
Scott
Things that come to my mind are burst o-rings or discs on a tank, regulator free-flows or 1st/2nd stage failures, broken low/high pressure hose, etc.
Which of these do people know have actually happened underwater, why do they happen, and how quickly does the air run out (at what rate?) Do most equipment failures cause you to run out of air immediately, or do you have a little "time" before that happens?
Real stories are encouraged! Luckily I have none of my own to share; and if it happened to me, hopefully my buddy would be in sight and reachable.
thanks alot,
Scott