kundalinichi
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Hi everyone. I am still getting used to my Z-plus system with isolatable manifold, I am tech certified (on backmount) but plan on doing many more 2-tank air sidemount dives before planning to do any multiple-gas dives on the Z-system.
My question for you Z-sidemounters, especially with a isolatable manifold incorporated into your system, how do you switch gasses mid-dive? (Mainly in the sense of "back gas" switch to deco gas) Do you keep a traditional stage setup on your high-O2 deco bottle with a first and second stage, and switch normally? Or do you unplug left side, plug in deco gas, and simulaneaously turn on deco tank\turn off right side tank, and then breathe it off your long hose? I have been putting a lot of thought into gas switching, and I can see many different ways of doing it using the zsystem.
I am wondering, because in my purchasing of the Z-system, I was told that you could input ANY gas into the system, and still be breathing off long hose\backup. But then comes the extra vigilance and keeping up which gas is plugged in and you are breathing off of. Thanks for any input you can give, even if you are just using a Z-distribution block.
My question for you Z-sidemounters, especially with a isolatable manifold incorporated into your system, how do you switch gasses mid-dive? (Mainly in the sense of "back gas" switch to deco gas) Do you keep a traditional stage setup on your high-O2 deco bottle with a first and second stage, and switch normally? Or do you unplug left side, plug in deco gas, and simulaneaously turn on deco tank\turn off right side tank, and then breathe it off your long hose? I have been putting a lot of thought into gas switching, and I can see many different ways of doing it using the zsystem.
I am wondering, because in my purchasing of the Z-system, I was told that you could input ANY gas into the system, and still be breathing off long hose\backup. But then comes the extra vigilance and keeping up which gas is plugged in and you are breathing off of. Thanks for any input you can give, even if you are just using a Z-distribution block.
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