My hookah unit ready to use

[au4me]

Hi Bob,

When I dove with my unit the air reserve tank was supposed to be floated beside the motor for a couple of reasons, 1- The water cooled the floating tank so the air in the tank was not hot if you needed to breath it,2- the air condencing on the inside of the tank does not fill up the hose if it"s floating on it"s side. Be careful HH

 

[deerman]

n/t

 

[BobG]

Understood, it will be floating

 

[Arkie John]

...are you really willing to bet your life on it?

You have a neat unit, but: your reserve air supply is suspect. It should be in the water for several reasons.

What one doesn't know that they don't know can kill them. I have read of hookah divers just being found motionless on the bottom...the experiment that failed.

Is a couple of grand to Brownie too much to spend if your life depends on it? In my opinion, saving money is not a consideration when one's life is at stake. Buy the best; not only for yourself, but for those who love and depend upon you.

You see, YOU are the real treasure, to them.

Please reconsider using a home-made unit. You may have much experience, but it only takes one mishap, so why take an unnecessary chance? Just my thoughts.


aj

 

[Golden]

If you know what you're doing when it comes to home hookahs, how the unit is supposed to function, and use good quality components, buy your compressor from a reputable dealer, etc, then yes, and home grown hookah is okay. My hubby uses his own home made hookah. But he is a cetified diver, and has 30 years dive experience under his belt. So some understanding of how a hookah unit works, the air intake, the exhaust outlet, and where these need to be in relation to each other, and designing a unit that suitable to your specific needs, can work. Accidental or preventable death occurs because of a lack of knowledge, experience, not taking the extra care, and a gun ho attitude like I've seen some divers display. I've read of deaths with hookah and scuba. So take your pick. There's a certain amount of risk in anything we do, but if we take all the care and necessary precautions, and have a knowledge and understanding of how a hookah system should be safely functioning, taking into consideration all the things that can go wrong with it, and addressing those issues before going out into the water with one, then you've pretty much covered your bases. One thing I do not do is: NEVER DIVE ALONE.

 

[Arkie John]

...was not to take unnecessary chances.

It's not what you KNOW that you don't know that will kill you, it's what you DON'T know that you don't know. Read that carefully again, please: it's what you don't know that you don't know that can kill you.

For instance:
Did you read the tragic story of the grandfather and his grandson who lost his new $20 fishing rod and reel into the lake? The grandfather, THINKING he knew the physics of it all, rigged his grandson up (I kid you not) with a 50 ft water hose, a rope around his waist and a weight belt, and let the little guy submerge with one end of the hose in his mouth, to look for the rod and reel in 10 feet of water! The grandfather THOUGHT his grandson could obtain enough air from the stupid garden hose to survive. Sadly, he pulled him up after about three or four minutes and the little guy is dead because his grandfather THOUGHT he knew what he was doing. This happened in 2006 or 2007.

It's a free country, I reckon. If you're comfortable with your husband diving like that, then that's great for you two. But please be careful because you could influence others in experimenting with their lives and they might not be so knowledgable.

It's best to know one's limits and since I am not a mechanical engineer, personally, I will spend the extra cash every time to benefit from the talents of professionals who construct professional diving equipment.

Hope you and yours have a great new year and you two find a load of goodies!

aj

 

[Christina]

Good Job !!!!