Well, it either will kill you, or it won't. So the odds must be 50-50.Wow. Any experts out there know the statistics on dust cap related fatalities?
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Well, it either will kill you, or it won't. So the odds must be 50-50.Wow. Any experts out there know the statistics on dust cap related fatalities?
Not sure about your reg, but mine is attached to the first stage. Would be pretty tricky to keep mine dry while diving
Well, it either will kill you, or it won't. So the odds must be 50-50.
Not sure about your reg, but mine is attached to the first stage. Would be pretty tricky to keep mine dry while diving
Hi everyone I have been perplexed to this qn of drying the dust cap after a dive.
Its been standard practice that we use the remaining air in the tank to "blow dry" the dust cap before screwing it back on the reg but I have been told its actually dangerous because it atomizes the water and if it gets into our bloodstream is could be fatal and the best way is to just wipe it dry.
Can anybody enlighten me on this?
Victor
I think its horribly obnoxious when people blast their dust caps and impair everyone else's hearing. This is what I teach my students: If there is a little bit of water, I either wipe it off with my t-shirt/towel or blow on it. It is possible to suffer an injury by holding the tank valve directly against your hand and having it 'roll on' but these types of injuries are rare and have not caused any deaths in the scuba industry (that I am aware of). To avoid the injury, carry the tank properly.