How long does a spare air last?

A: It can last around 6-10 minutes depending on how fast you breath.

Is spare air safe?

Yes, they have been tested and proven effective in all recreational diving conditions. What is the recommended depth? The SPARE AIR model is designed for recreational diving limits of less than 100 feet.

Can I use spare air for snorkeling?

Free an anchor. When we’re ready to enter or leave a dive site, it takes no time at all to grab a mask and Spare Air, jump in the water and free up the anchor without destroying the choral or other sea life. Snorkeling. Use your Spare Air unit as an accessory for snorkeling.

Can you refill spare air?

SPARE AIR IS QUICK AND EASY TO REFILL! Spare Air is a refillable, fully self-contained breathing device. The always-on regulator is ready to deliver live-saving air in an underwater emergency or toxic air environment.

How long can you breath with spare air?

Spare Air 300 provides 57 breaths at the surface, or 3 cubic feet of air. Our largest Spare Air 600 provides a whopping 114 breaths at the surface, or 6 cubic feet of air. In most diving situations, rising to the surface from recreational depths takes only a few breaths and no more than a few minutes.

Is there a device that allows you to breathe underwater?

The Scorkl is a lightweight compact breathing device that enables you to breathe underwater for up to 10 minutes. The Scorkl could also be one of those items which might be very useful in an emergency.

Does air in scuba tank go bad?

Year old air should be fine as long as the tank does not have water in it to aide the corrosion/rust process which can lower the O2 content of the air. If it’s older than a year, I’d dump it anyway just to be safe and then get the tank VIP’d.

Can I fill a scuba tank with an air compressor?

Scuba tanks typically need to be filled at very high pressure (about 3,000 psi). Using a regular air compressor would only be able to provide a fraction of the air that scuba compressors can. Secondly, the scuba compressors have filters that are designed to purify the air that goes through them and fills the tank.

Is Smaco safe?

Smaco Dangers The Smaco has a SPG to allow you to monitor the air pressure in the cylinder, but you have to remove it from your month to see it. These are thought out changes, but we still consider it deadly dangerous and a suicide device especially in the hands of non-certified divers.

Are man made gills possible?

Artificial gills are unproven conceptualised devices to allow a human to be able to take in oxygen from surrounding water. This is speculative technology that has not been demonstrated in a documented fashion.

Can a scuba diver use a spare air tank?

For 40 years we’ve supplied divers with the smallest, most-compact redundant system available for out-of-air-emergencies. The patented SPARE AIR should be a standard piece of SCUBA diving equipment for the safety minded diver.

How big is the spare air Xtreme scuba system?

For SCUBA divers who would like a lighter, easier set-up while snorkeling, performing quick boat maintenance or hunting for scallops & lobsters, introducing the SPARE AIR Xtreme 6. Weighing only 5 pounds, this simple mini SCUBA system utilizes the innovative EasyDive Snorkelator.

How do you fill a scuba air tank?

Thread the 910S Tank Refill Adapter onto the check valve port of your Spare Air. SCUBA tank must be full in order to completely fill Spare Air. Place the refill adapter onto a filled SCUBA Tank. Slowly open the tank valve to allow the pressure to equalize, filling your Spare Air. Filling your Spare Air from a SCUBA tank.

Where can I buy a mini scuba tank?

SpareAir.com is the official Spare Air mini SCUBA tank website for divers, snorkelers, boaters, and any short term emergency air needs. Buy Today! Save your own Life!