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Scuba Forum / UK Scuba / July 2006cylinder servicing
I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service would be ( assuming its not rusted). A friend of mine tells me its probably cheaper to buy new. That cant be right surely. >I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not >been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service >would be ( assuming its not rusted). >A friend of mine tells me its probably cheaper to buy new. That cant be >right surely. Hydro about £25, O2 clean if you dive nitrox about £10-15. new 15L cylinder from Kent Divers £119 >>I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not >>been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hydro about £25, O2 clean if you dive nitrox about £10-15. new 15L > cylinder from Kent Divers £119 Thanks very much for the info. £18 in my local dive shop >>I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not >>been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hydro about £25, O2 clean if you dive nitrox about £10-15. new 15L > cylinder from Kent Divers £119 >I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not >been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service >would be ( assuming its not rusted). >A friend of mine tells me its probably cheaper to buy new. That cant be >right surely. I just paid £30 for a hydrostatic test, which you'll probably need. A visual inspection is cheaper. ------------------------------------- York BSAC Web Page: http://www.york-diving.co.uk >>I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not >>been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > York BSAC Web Page: > http://www.york-diving.co.uk The cylinder has not ben used for about 4 years but was left with 150bar of some nitrox mix or other. It will probably need a full going over. Thanks >I am "getting back into diving" and have a 15litre cylinder which has not >been used for a couple of years. I wondered what the price of a service >would be ( assuming its not rusted). > A friend of mine tells me its probably cheaper to buy new. That cant be > right surely. Just had 2 cylinders in for service (full 5yr test) Cost £18 per cylinder ... good news for me that they don't charge any extra to certify them as O2 clean ... (Nitrox Cylinders) some companies charge extra for this. If your cylinders have been kept with a small positive pressure there should be no rust problem. > Just had 2 cylinders in for service (full 5yr test). Cost £18 > per cylinder ... good news for me that they don't charge any > extra to certify them as O2 clean ... (Nitrox Cylinders) > some companies charge extra for this. If you're going to gloat about how cheaply you managed to get a cylinder hydro'ed and cleaned, you could at least tell us who did it for you. IME everyone charges extra for certifying cylinders as O2 clean, and this company is highly unusual. There's no point issuing a good service report if you don't give the name of the company. Neil > > Just had 2 cylinders in for service (full 5yr test). Cost £18 > > per cylinder ... good news for me that they don't charge any [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > There's no point issuing a good service report if you don't give > the name of the company. Gloat ? ... are you are reading something other than I wrote. I answered the question raised, i.e. provided information on how much testing costs. I have no problem giving the name ... it's Days Diversified products, Swansea ... well known in Wales for good value diving products & services. |
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