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A rebreather, on the other hand, retains most or all of the exhaled breath, processes it, and returns it to the diver. In the case of closed-circuit rebreathers, because there are almost no exhaled bubbles at all, there is no change in gas usage efficiency at greater depths. Thus, the deeper the dive, the more advantageous (from a gas efficiency perspective) rebreathers become. For example, a standard scuba cylinder contains enough gas to sustain an average resting person for about an hour and a half at the surface. The same cylinder will last only 45 minutes at 30 feet / 10 meters underwater, and less than 10 minutes at a depth of 300 feet / 90 meters. But if that same cylinder were filled with oxygen and used to supply a closed-circuit rebreather, the diver could theoretically stay underwater for two days -- regardless of the depth!
When we compare the inhalation breathing
gas of a closed circuit rebreather we will notice a difference which
allows us to dive warmer and more comfortable. With a rebreather you
will be breathing a warm and moist gas as result of the heat generated in the
scrubber canister. The warm and moist gas will turn into a
dive with reduced heat lost and a reduced dehydration process.
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