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I'm so confused. I've done about 130 dives and did all my training in Indonesia. I don't think I'm the most experienced at all but I have exposure for sure. I have gone to 50m with recreational gear. Touch down and very quickly need to start ascending because dive computer clearly starts indicating deco time is accruing and we must go up.

I never had the chance to do it but we also had an official "deep dive" to a shipwreck. 50-57m depending on the end of the ship you're at. Although we did have nitrox available they'd also do the dive using normal air with tanks waiting for them at deco stops since air goes way faster at those depths and there was ~an hour total deco stop that would need to be done coming up. It was also very clearly stated that bottom time was max 18 minutes and that you would be in deco time for most of that since they technically stay past the usual time limits for those depths.

I'm just sitting here very confused how these divers didn't prep whatsoever it seems. I would say I'm still a newer diver still as I know some divers who have 5000+ dives yet this still sounds insane to me. Then to hear a rescue diver was also killed???

Has anyone been diving around this area? I'm very curious if there are down currents or something that messed their dive up. And if not, how can you reason that people (TWICE) were so uneducated that they didn't even calculated the correct amount of air to make a dive like this. Let alone the rescue diver... why would he stay down there if he was watching his air?

It doesn't make any sense.

Hi everyone,

I could really use some guidance because I’m a bit overwhelmed trying to figure this out.

I recently moved into a brand new apartment (I’m the first tenant) and had a pretty strong reaction to something in the air.. likely VOCs/off-gassing from materials like paint, adhesives, carpet, and cabinetry. The reaction was intense enough that I had to leave and have been staying in a hotel, so I’m trying to make the space safe before I move back in.

From what I’ve researched, it seems like I need a heavy-duty carbon-based air purifier, not just a standard HEPA filter. I’ve been looking into Airpura units (F600 / F600 DLX), but they’re expensive (~$1k+ each), and I’d likely need two units since the apartment has two levels (about 1,100 sq ft total).

So far, I’m trying to tackle this from multiple angles:

-Getting carpets steam cleaned (just hot water, no chemicals)
-Keeping windows open and increasing ventilation with fans
-Planning to run the heat for a few days to help accelerate off-gassing
-Adding an air purifier that can actually handle VOCs long-term

I’m trying to figure out:

-Are Airpura units actually worth it for VOC removal, or is that overkill?
-Do I really need two units, or could one high-quality unit be enough?
-Are there more affordable alternatives that still work well for VOCs (not just dust/allergens)?
-Has anyone successfully made a new build livable again after strong VOC reactions?

For context, I seem to be very sensitive, so I don’t think a typical consumer purifier will be enough but I also don’t want to overspend if there are better-value options.

Any advice, recommendations, or personal experiences would seriously help especially if you’ve dealt with VOC sensitivity or new construction off-gassing.

I'm in the USA, apartment is two floors (picture included with dimensions), I don't really have a budget but for two purifiers I'd love to keep it below $1800 although most seem to be $2000+ for two units with the amount of carbon I've been looking at.

TIA!

Maldives: what the hell is going on?