Hello from Lansdale PA

[CathyN]

Hi! I'm Cathy, and I just joined the Scuba Board. I'm 54, have a dive training and travel business called Maranatha! Divers in Lansdale, PA and have been diving since 1996. I'm currently a NAUI Instructor Trainer, and also hold certifications in ice diving, UW photo, cavern and cave diving. I really enjoy the warm water trips to the Caribbean, but since I live in PA I've also come to enjoy NJ wreck diving and quarry dives, too. I dive dbl HP steel 80's, nitrox whenever possible and always in a drysuit when it's in these cooler waters. I enjoy teaching all types of students (male and female), but especially enjoy working with the timid or fearful student (mostly women here!) I'm looking forward to some good chats/threads here at the board. Any of you lwho dive Dutch Springs in need of a buddy, let me know!

 

[DI_Guy]

Welcome to the board Cathy... You are bringing lots of experience here and that is greatly appreciated by us "newbies". Glad you're here .

Bubblemaker_ontario

 

[justleesa]

Welcome to the group Cathy!
Aloha,
Lisa

 

[desksgt]

Welcome to the Scuba Board Cathy! I think you will enjoy it very much.

 

[scubajoe]

Welcome to the board!

Joe

 

[CathyN]

Thanks for all the welcomes! Hey, have any of you heard anything about it being unsafe to use HP steel tanks for nitrox?

 

[NINman]

Welcome to SB, hope your expeirance can help some of our new members.

 

[BILLB]

Another urban legend.

Been using HP steels for many years. No problem here. My tanks are VIP's at lease yearly and not one bit of rust. I have eight HP tanks.

You can if you are not careful destroy these tanks (as with any other steel tanks LP or HP).

My tanks may also sit for a couple months at presssure too (some say the extra O2 will cause rust). Again, this is a function of the quality of your local fill station.

What I do find disturbing are LDS's venting all the gas out to refill the tanks with Nitrox. This can cause moisture to enter.

With a little bit of math and proper equipment, an analyzed tank can be re-filled over and over without venting. I know of only one shop in my area who does this. They are good at it and only charge for the amount of O2 added.

 

[DivingGal]

Glad you found us! This is a great place to spend your SI, but watch out, it's addictive!

You'll find many of your neighbours hang out in the Wreck Valley forum

 

[zendiver1]

Welcome Cathy...glad you stopped by and hope that you will stay awhile. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here that are ready and willing to help in anyway, all you have to is ask.

Again, welcome to SB.

-ZD