Subject: RE: Any scuba divers out there? oldrunner - 2012-12-29 8:57 AM Built the exact same setup a few years ago for simply going under our sailboat to clean, change zincs and prop work. First year it worked great but after using it last summer I came out of the water feeling awful. Had to lay down for quite a while to recover, headache, dizzy, upset stomach. My thought is that the air tank itself has rusted inside and even though I had filters on the system I was breathing really toxic air. My idea to improve is to buy a new air canister that I would connect and only use when diving. I would also assume that even when the tank was built new in China the inside of the tank was probably rather dirty. The other option I am considering is to just buy a small diving tank, leave it on the dock or in the boat and hook up my long hose and regulator to it. Down side is I have to get the tank refilled. Are you using a gas engine to power the compressor? This sounds a lot like carbon monoxide poisoning possibly from exaust being sucked into the compressor air intake. If so, it's deadly! |