UaVaj
Contributor
At $10 a fill for nitrox. I'd average about 2-4 tanks a week. If I did own a compressor and with my dive buddies - that average would be about 9-12 tanks a week.
The motivation: I am not too concern about the $10 per fill however I refuse to fill air/nitrox at my most convenient LDS which is only a 1/4 mile detour from my every day route. That shop is a scumbag. They won't get a penny more of my money and I hope they go out of business. The next LDS is 12 miles one way through city traffic. That is just too much time invested driving through traffic just to get my tanks filled.
Depending on the cost of the compressor. I think I/we are better off buying our own filling system. What are cost associated with owning our own pump. Maintaince? Filters? Electricity/Gasoline (fuel)? Oxygen Tank? What else?
Any compressor dealer. Feel free to contact me.
At the moment - I am not even sure if this is the right stuff or what to look for in a suitable Nitrox filling station? I am sure there are pleny of other alternatives. However here is what I am considering.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-High-Pressure-Air-Compressor-Paintball-Scuba_W0QQitemZ150152341801QQihZ005QQcategoryZ10554QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/AireTex-Basic-Jr-Nitrox-for-SCUBA-Air-Compressors_W0QQitemZ150152828184QQihZ005QQcategoryZ1300QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
As I am thinking more about this - to be extra safe. Maybe I should consider the membrane type nitrox filling station so I don't have to mess with pure 02 at all. Are those even more $$$.
Or mabye should I just invest this money into a rebreather instead?
The motivation: I am not too concern about the $10 per fill however I refuse to fill air/nitrox at my most convenient LDS which is only a 1/4 mile detour from my every day route. That shop is a scumbag. They won't get a penny more of my money and I hope they go out of business. The next LDS is 12 miles one way through city traffic. That is just too much time invested driving through traffic just to get my tanks filled.
Depending on the cost of the compressor. I think I/we are better off buying our own filling system. What are cost associated with owning our own pump. Maintaince? Filters? Electricity/Gasoline (fuel)? Oxygen Tank? What else?
Any compressor dealer. Feel free to contact me.
At the moment - I am not even sure if this is the right stuff or what to look for in a suitable Nitrox filling station? I am sure there are pleny of other alternatives. However here is what I am considering.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-High-Pressure-Air-Compressor-Paintball-Scuba_W0QQitemZ150152341801QQihZ005QQcategoryZ10554QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/AireTex-Basic-Jr-Nitrox-for-SCUBA-Air-Compressors_W0QQitemZ150152828184QQihZ005QQcategoryZ1300QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
As I am thinking more about this - to be extra safe. Maybe I should consider the membrane type nitrox filling station so I don't have to mess with pure 02 at all. Are those even more $$$.
Or mabye should I just invest this money into a rebreather instead?