X-CCR Rebreather Review

By Torben Lonne – Editor and Co-founder at DIVEIN.com

Last updated: February 27, 2022

Published: April 30, 2021

X-CCR rebreather with carbon fibre scrubber canister flanked by diluent and oxygen cylinders

Where to buy

IQsub.com

The X-CCR by iQsub offers some serious expedition credentials. The unit features CO2 monitoring and high-pressure sensors that display both diluent and O2 info on the primary handset, something many CCR divers will appreciate.

Choose from expedition or travel-sized canisters and over-shoulder or back-mount counter lungs, there are also seven different options for secondary PPO2 monitoring, including the Petrel 2 EXT. These are just two of the options you have with the standard unit. And with heaps of add-ons available, customizing your X-CCR to preference is a breeze.

Read more about the X CCR by iQsub here.

Things we like:

Secondary handset (Petrel 2 or Wiekamp OTSC) acts as a redundant PO2 display and provides decompression info
Plenty of customization options, both with the standard unit’s options and as after-sale add-ons
Travel and expedition-size canisters
Built to last and incredibly robust
A pretty bad-ass-looking unit!

Things we don't like:

Limited support and service options for divers outside Europe and the US. iQsub is a Czech company and SubGravity, the US distributor, provides assistance when needed in the state. But we wonder how much support is available to X-CCR divers in New Zealand, for example.

Scrubber	Radial scrubber
Bailout valve	Shrimp bailout valve (BOV)
O2 cells	Removable O2 cell cartridge
Hose attachments	QuickLoc attachments on all hoses and BOV
Manual valves	Manual Addition Valves (MAVs) for O2 and diluent
ADV	Automatic Diluent Valve (ADV)
Tanks	Three-liter steel O2 and dil tanks
Counter lungs	Back-mounted or over the shoulder counter lungs
Harness	Backplate and harness and wing options
Handsets	Primary and secondary handsets
HUD	Three LED configuration HUD
Tank brackets	Metal Sub tank brackets
Included	First stage regulators and three O2 cells included as standard
Handset	X-CCR primary handset interacts with both controller and main electronics package
Display	OLED screen
Compass	Digital compass.
Buddy light	HUD includes buddy light on the reverse side
Certification	CE certified

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