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Snubbed a $400 tender heater, borrowed one for a pier job in Astoria, ate my words
Ten years in the water and I figured any heater that plugs into a wall was a toy for guys who dive freshwater lakes in summer. Then a pier inspection job in Astoria in February handed me 41 degree water, four hour bottom times, and a borrowed 1500 watt tender heater I swore I would never waste cash on. First dive I called it a gimmick. Second dive my hands stopped going numb mid-lockout and I got the full bolt torque done without fumbling a single socket. That whole rotation I never once had to climb out early to thaw in the truck with the heat cranked, and the surface guys noticed because I stopped radioing up for longer decompression stalls. By day three I had my wallet out looking at prices, and yeah, four hundred dollars stings, but so does a cold water hand injury that keeps you out for a week. Anyone else running one on winter jobs, and where do you mount it so it does not cook your suit or trip the breaker on the dock?
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holly_gonzalez6125d ago
Been there with cold water jobs eating up your hands, so I get why you ate your words on that heater. Nothing worse than losing feeling in your fingers and second guessing every bolt.
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