Atomic Z2 for deco/stage bottles

[Cyborg Pirate]

hello all,

Well starting my venture into diving doubles and tech diving. I currently use atomic aquatics B2's for singles. Now for my doubles going with atomics M1's. I am curious for my stage/deco bottles will the Z2 be a good choice? I know for the oxygen bottle it won't work... (going with dive rite O2 regs for it) the z2 is ready for up to 40% O2. So should be no reason I can't stick with Atomics for all of my deco bottles correct? Thank you in advance for help.

Btw most of my tech dives will be fresh water above 40F.

 

[BoltSnap]

deco bottles

Your deco bottles won't have more than 40% O2?

 

[Cyborg Pirate]

That's what I thought too. I am just making sure I am not missing anything. Buying regs and finding out they r not what I am needing is costly mistake. So I am just checking and rechecking before I start buying my equipment.

That being said.... for my O2 bottle how exactly does the LDS get that O2 cleaned?

 

[tbone1004]

any specific reason to stay with atomic with how much they cost?

 

[Cyborg Pirate]

No, I am open to suggestions. I personally like the way the B2 breathes at lower depths. I have had issues with aqualung, and similar with scuba pro models. I have thought about the deep6

 

[kensuf]

O2 cleaning involves using a degreaser (usually something like simplegreen and water), removing the rubber bits (o-rings/etc) and replacing them with an oxygen friendly material (usually viton), and using an oxygen safe lubricant (crystolube) instead of silicon grease.

The Z2 has some titanium bits in the second stage, so I'm not sure I'd want to use that with pure oxygen. For anything less than 40% oxygen, it should be fine.

 

[tbone1004]

O2 cleaning involves using a degreaser (usually something like simplegreen and water), removing the rubber bits (o-rings/etc) and replacing them with an oxygen friendly material (usually viton), and using an oxygen safe lubricant (crystolube) instead of silicon grease.

The Z2 has some titanium bits in the second stage, so I'm not sure I'd want to use that with pure oxygen. For anything less than 40% oxygen, it should be fine.

I know the official answer, but unofficially, you actually O2 clean your second stages? I didn't think anyone did that anymore.... unless you are only using O2 clean stuff for everything...

Either way, i wouldn't worry about Ti in the second stage. pO2 isn't high enough for it to be a real problem

 

[Cyborg Pirate]

Yeah for the O2 bottle I am going with the Dive Rite O2 regs. I was just curious how they cleaned the stage/deco bottle to prep it for O2

 

[kensuf]

I know the official answer, but unofficially, you actually O2 clean your second stages? I didn't think anyone did that anymore....

Most actually come clean from the factory. And yes, when I do a rebuild I use oxygen safe components.

Regardless, his question was about his O2 bottle. Mine is also clean.

 

[Cyborg Pirate]

I also don't see any reason to go higher then 40% other then the O2 bottle