Pure Oxygen Scuba Tanks

Generic cylinder and valve maintenance guides rarely address the specific nature of the scuba industry especially in regards to nitrox applications.

Pure oxygen scuba tanks.

As a certified scuba diver i learned that breathing pressurized pure oxygen leads to oxygen toxicity which can be fatal. However i m not anywhere near an expert on the mechanism of oxygen toxicity but i believe it has to do with resulting in a lot more reactive oxygen species which can cause oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. Just to be clear all the scuba tank valves sold by dive gear express incorporate oxygen compatible materials including fluorocarbon o rings and are oxygen cleaned by the factory. Several risks are associated with the use of pure oxygen in diving.

Diving with pure oxygen can kill a diver even at shallow depths. The dgx premium o2 valves are not any more so in those characteristics than any other scuba tank valves we sell. Sherwood aluminum 100 cf scuba diving 3300 psi dive tank 2. While oxygen compatible lubrication of the neck threads and o ring in scuba valves and cylinders is probably harmless under ideal conditions it also has no clear benefit.

Price from 274. These mixes are always blended into oxygen serviced cylinders. Scuba air tank 1l mini oxygen cylinder underwater respirator scuba dive cylinder scuba diving equipment with 15 20 minutes capability underwater breathing device scuba accessories 1. To understand why you need to go into some detail your lungs are basically a long series of tubes that branch out from your nose and mouth from trachea to bronchi to bronchioles and end in little thin walled air sacs called alveoli.

This air contains about 20 9 oxygen. Aunlpb diving tanks diving oxygen tank portable 1l mini scuba. These shops mix into oxygen serviced cascade cylinders. So the short answer is pure oxygen is generally bad and sometimes toxic.