From the mouth of Scuba "professionals" (you can't make this stuff up)!!!

[Scuba_Jenny]

So, I dropped my tanks off at some local shop, not to be named. I was told that even though my tanks are fine, I need to tell the place that did the vis that it was done wrong. Apparently, the date of the vis should have been back dated on one of the tanks because it's going be hydro'd end of the year and the dates should match. They let me know that even though they check both the VIP date and hydro date, other shops might not and could be problems.
Me: Really? How?
They pointed in the general direction of all the tanks and said that one blew up.
Me: Oh really? Was everything current?
Them: yeah. It was an older tank. One of those luxfers with a different alloy. It happened a long time ago. In the early 90's.


Apparently, the place that did the vis (place not to be named) is supposed to lie about when a VIP is done, when the rules regarding VIPs clearly state you put the date of VIP on the sticker. You don't lie about when it's done.

But some goober might be confused.


I'll post more from this shop at some point. Too many times I've gone in there and stuff like this happens.. from more than one person..
My question is, are all shops like this? Spilling drivel in an attempt to make themselves look good but instead screaming what an idiot they are.

 

[MB]

Its one thing to be wrong (it happens sometimes, so I've heard);
Its another to be stupid;
But its a shame to be so stupid and wrong, and to be proud of it!

Next you're going to tell me they put cool water in the tank bath so the cylinder stays cool when they do those hot, fast overfills...

Egads! I wonder if the owners know how poorly they represent them???
:daydreaming:

 

[Zieg]

I just want to know who the hell did those VIPs!!! That person or persons who did this should ......hmmmm......ah hell I don't know..... perhaps pay the tab at the Mexican restaurant next time?

 

[MB]

Apparently none of us will be around... we're all gonna die in a tank explosion because the fill station operator couldn't figure out how to decipher a VIP date that doesn't match a hydro date!

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

This was the same place that rolls the Nitrox tanks to mix the gas. (Yes, really!)

---------- Post added August 23rd, 2015 at 10:42 PM ----------

Mexican sounds good.. btw

 

[fisheater]

This was the same place that rolls the Nitrox tanks to mix the gas. (Yes, really!)

---------- Post added August 23rd, 2015 at 10:42 PM ----------

Mexican sounds good.. btw

This is very funny. Please keep them coming.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

This was the same place that rolls the Nitrox tanks to mix the gas. (Yes, really!)

---------- Post added August 23rd, 2015 at 10:42 PM ----------

Mexican sounds good.. btw

I had the very same discussion, it is amazing .. isn't it? Now about the tank rolling... THAT is for real... There was absolutely no way I would believe that works - until I saw it... more than once..

 

[diver_dj]

While not a requirement, it's fairly common to backdate a VIP stamp so that it expires at the same time as the next hydro. It's done more to avoid confusion by the owner than anything else, and you obviously only do it when the hydro expires within the next 12 months.

Although I've filled thousands of tanks though and I've never told somebody that their VIP was incorrect because the dates didn't match...

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

I was there for the discussion and back-and-forth...
There are a few things that come to mind on this issue...

First: The shop that did the VIZ, did it while the tank was "before hydro". A Viz was done and the sticker was placed. There are no viz stickers I am aware of that have an expiration date backdated... A viz is good for a year, or until the tank requires hydro...

Second: While the tank was within hydro bounds when the viz was done, it expires when the tank meets hydro date... This has always been the case as I know it.

Third: While the original shop did a viz on the tank, they should have notified you that the tank would need a hydro prior to the viz running out an should have offered you to hydro the tank at that time instead of when the hydro was required...

Fourth: The dive shop performing the viz should have dated the viz such that the viz and hydro would have coincided together...

Fifth: Based on the information I know and being there for the back and forth... the dive shop (not to be named) Force-E, did exactly as they should, and expired your viz with the demand for a hydro on the tank.

Sixth: You should already know this information, I believe you have taken classes with MB, but I am not sure, and I am not attempting to tarnish MB's reputation...

Seventh: (The best) They knew you online as ScubaJenny

Eighth: You can't make this stuff up... It is the rule and you knew it, but attempted to get a fill for a tank that was out of hydro... You can't make this stuff up, so maybe you should ask for this thread to be removed before the dog pile begins... I'm just sayin'

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

For somebody that was there, you sure have your facts wrong.
They did not expire my viz (where did you get that info?) Why would they demand a hydro on the tank? At best they should tell me that the tank is due at a certain date and let me make that decision if and when I want to get a hydro. Of course they should not fill a tank that's out of hydro. That's not the point of this conversation.
Maybe they know me as scuba Jenny because that's what's written on the tanks.
Who tried to get a tank filled out of hydro? Where did you get this information? And since I left with all the tanks full, the shop not to be named is in a heap of trouble then for filling a tank out of hydro. Of course, that did not happen because the tanks are current with hydro.

Maybe you should delete your post before you look any more foolish.