Connect the inflator hose easier if the tank valve is already opened. Press the inflator button while connecting the hose
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Q&A – Diving
Why shouldn’t your open the tank valve fully? If someone wants to check if your tank is open, that person
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BWRAF (Pre-dive safety check) B … BCD W … Weights R … Releases A … Air F … Final SORTED
Continue readingChange an O-Ring of a Yoke valve
Screw a regulator to the tank. Open then close the tank valve. Press the purge button of one of the
Continue readingBuoyancy control – depth and time
Depth If you go down/up (descend/ascend) the gas spaces in your suit (dry or wet), your BCD and your body
Continue readingHose failure – high-pressure vs. low-pressure
Never the less if the high-pressure hose (SPG) or a low-pressure hose (e.g. primary 2nd stage, secondary 2nd stage) leaks
Continue readingEar clearing – Valsalva vs. Frenzel
There are other maneuvers to equalize your middle ears than the one mentioned in this post. 1. Valsalva – The
Continue readingDive planning (Example 1, with V-Planner)
Situation – Diving in a buddy team – Diving a wreck at 40 m for 20 min in the sea
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Anatomy (simplified) Nasal cavity Middle-ear Outer-ear Descend The pressure fom the outer-ear and the nasal cavity gets higher. But the
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To calculate an efficient breathing gas you have to know the maximum operating depth (MOD) at which you are breathing
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