Under the Ice, first part of the 2008-2009 season.

[The Publisher]

Cool video, cool music too. Having grown up listening to Elton John Ballads, I especially liked the backing vocals in middle song. I can imagine breathing 102 F gas helps when ice diving. Thanks for posting the video link!

[mbelair]

Cool video, cool music too. Having grown up listening to Elton John Ballads, I especially liked the backing vocals in middle song. I can imagine breathing 102 F gas helps when ice diving. Thanks for posting the video link!

102F gas in he loop would be great but in 38F water that drops down in the fifties. Still warmer than an ice spitting Jetstream regulator I used to dive.

[The Publisher]

Never having done ice diving, I wasn't aware the loop could be cooled down that much, but I guess it could be worse on open circuit!

I think I would be insulating my loop & scrubber housing with crushed neoprene to if I were cold on the dive. I guess this would be one area where a plastic scrubber cannister material would have better insulating properties.

[mbelair]

Never having done ice diving, I wasn't aware the loop could be cooled down that much, but I guess it could be worse on open circuit!

It is worst in OC.
Take a look at today's display.

I think I would be insulating my loop & scrubber housing with crushed neoprene to if I were cold on the dive. I guess this would be one area where a plastic scrubber cannister material would have better insulating properties.

The highly conductive aluminum casing of the Meg does not help on that level, that's for sure.

I thought of insulating the whole thing. Still on the To-Do list.

[The Publisher]

I was wondering how you knew your loop temperature. I was unaware the Meg had a thermistor in it's loop, that is REALLY cool. I need to have a talk with Martin Parker, now, lol.

The issue with adding insulation to a Meg scrubber is you are adding buoyancy.

I wonder if spray coating it with a light density thermo-nylon would do the trick. Or that spray on bedliner material. I know it may increase scrubber efficiency.

[mbelair]

I know it may increase scrubber efficiency.

It would do that. We cut our scrubber time by half in these cold waters.

So the Inspo does not show loop temp?

I'll ask around to find out from users of other machines if they have any info on their loop temp.