Why I Love Nitrox....

[texdiveguy]

Just out of curiosity on the tec dive how much does it shorten the deco for you? I can understand doing it if it would shorten your deco by an hour or so but if its just minutes wouldnt you be better off just running air tables and having the safety buffer being extended a bit more?
All changes on mix but just curious.

Matt

Matt....when diving Trimix and using Nitrox as a deco gas....the stop times and overall deco obligation will depend on several variables within a planned dive. Its not uncommon to use other Trimix blends for deco stops. You have to relize also that ANY number of minutes you can safetly remove from your deco obligation is golden when your just hanging!

[Zero]

You have to relize also that ANY number of minutes you can safetly remove from your deco obligation is golden when your just hanging!

Is it really worth it but? If your doing say 45m air dives for 20 minute bottom times your only going to pull a few minutes off your deco time. Unless the water is icy or your having problems with the wildlife what real benefit do you get out of it? Same goes for remote sites. Wouldnt the safety factor of running air tables be more beneficial? Stay in the water and offgas for a bit longer and have that piece of mind that you are just a bit safer.
I do understand the boredom bit it does suck hanging around doing nothing but breathing.
To keep it simple im only refering it air and nitrox not trimix.

Matt

[SoCalDiveGirl]

Ok, this has pretty much nothing to do with Mike's thread, but when I saw it I couldn't help but post it

[Zero]

So do you shorten the dive or extend it with this stuff?

Matt

[SoCalDiveGirl]

So do you shorten the dive or extend it with this stuff?

Matt

Matt, extending the...dive... is always a good thing

[Zero]

Matt, extending the...dive... is always a good thing

So your in the market for a rebreather too? Anyone else?

Matt

[JS1scuba]

This simple comparison shows how using just 7% less nitrogen in a mix will decrease decompression by more than 30 minutes. This is signficiant.

[Zero]

This simple comparison shows how using just 7% less nitrogen in a mix will decrease decompression by more than 30 minutes. This is signficiant.

What would the times be if the dive was on air with the deco on nitrox?

Matt