Scuba Tank Storage
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bleeb
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Aluminum or steel? What else is in the shed? Chemicals? Gasoline? Lawn mower? Are you thinking of leaving it outside over the winter? What part of the country/how cold? (Might help if you could fill in some of your profile. See link at very top of page.)
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It may be safe outside (maybe not so good if you live in Thompson, Manitoba). Heat is worse. I keep them in the house so I don't even have to think about them.
I agree with scuba BB. Also, huge temperature variations, like the extreme cold in Canada, will weaken o rings and all fittings. I had to take a "PSI" class as part of the training at my dive center to be a divemaster, involving tank filling, safety, storage, reading the obscure markings and etc. We were taught to store tanks in a cool dry place (50 to 80 degrees F,and with a fill anywhere from a 10% capacity load to 70% capacity load. That's what I have done for years to good effect.
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