Wind Chimes or Good to go deep????

[albacore11]

I have been out of diving for a while. Please pardon a redundant question.

I have two aluminum 80 tanks; one US Divers, one LUXFER. (details below)

US Divers, purchased 1974: DOT-SP6498-3000 P52839 USD

LUXFER: TC-3ALM207 DOT-3AL3000 P492433 LUXFER 05A01 S080


Crossing my fingers, but expecting the worst.

Thanks

Chris

 

[bygolly]

The sticky post at the top of this forum may have the info you are looking for.

Plus this website seems to be a good resource:

http://www.scubaengineer.com/tank_servicingx.htm

 

[grf88]

I would scrap the U.S. Divers (made by Luxfer but old alloy) and diver the newer Luxfer as long as it passed a hydro and vis.

 

[albacore11]

Thank you bygolly for the link. It appears the Luxfer tank is good to go, but the US Divers tank needs to have the eddy test to confirm it is ok.

Thanks to all.

Chris

 

[grf88]

Thank you bygolly for the link. It appears the Luxfer tank is good to go, but the US Divers tank needs to have the eddy test to confirm it is ok.

Thanks to all.

Chris

Before spending the money to get the US Divers cylinder hydroed and eddy current tested you may want to find out if any of your local dive shops will fill it as there are a great many that will not fill old alloy cylinders.

 

[fire_diver]

grf88 is right, just because it passes hydro, vis and eddy doesn't mean any shop has to fill it. The vast majority of shops have stopped filling all older tanks, regardless of testing.

 

[ianr33]

Sell the old tanks on Craigslist and buy new ones (complete with current hydro and viz)

The net cost would be next to nothing!

 

[bygolly]

Thank you bygolly for the link. It appears the Luxfer tank is good to go, but the US Divers tank needs to have the eddy test to confirm it is ok.

Thanks to all.

Chris

Your Luxfer was born in May of 2001 so it is good to go if it passes hydro. I believe eddy current testing is only optional now on the newer aluminum tanks but your testing center will advise.

The old USD tank is toast as I don't think there is anyone out there who will fill a tank with the old alloy regardless of testing. Windchime it or make it into a dinnerbell.

Here is another link that might be helpful:

http://www.luxfercylinders.com/support/serial-numbers/52-serial-numbers-and-markings

Cheers...

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

I call BS on those who claim you can't get the old alloy tank filled. I still have a US Divers 80 from the late 70's with a current VE stamp. Most places I have been fill it, a few comment on it, one refusal (out of 5 locations). So, there are still plenty of locations that do fill these. I don't take it on the road if I need it filled from an unknown LDS, but it still serves well.

Is it a good primary tank - no, because you can't count on everyone filling it. But if you are willing to live with some limitations and your local LDS is OK, then it makes a fine spare tank.

 

[Aqua-Andy]

Sell the old tanks on Craigslist and buy new ones (complete with current hydro and viz)

The net cost would be next to nothing!

If you do this Please warn the buyer that they may and probably will have problems filling them at some dive shops and that is why you are selling them. suggestions like the above is what give graigslist a bad name and is just generally dishonest.