Bought an air compressor...21% fills for now...concerns?

[Superlyte27]

An

Even "professional dive shops" sometimes get it wrong. I recently heard a rumour about bad tank fills that were blamed on an idling diesel delivery truck in the alley behind the shop.

And how do you know this wasn't the case?
Even the best filter won't filter CO

 

[grf88]

Even the best filter won't filter CO

Hopcalite will convert CO to CO2 and should be included in the filter system.

 

[TONY CHANEY]

Sure. And if you don't understand the possible issues I'm sure there isn't anything that could possibly go wrong. Right?

Ok, who do you trust to be in charge of your life. A minimum wager earner or yourself?

 

[BRT]

I have no problem with people accepting risks to accomplish something, but if you don't know and understand the risks that exist with what you want to do and potential ways to reduce these then you can't accept them or mitigate them. You are only ignoring them.

Did you ever hear of anybody who got a bad fill from a dive shop? How do you mitigate that?

 

[BRT]

An


And how do you know this wasn't the case?
Even the best filter won't filter CO

All scuba compressor filters turn CO to CO2.

 

[nadwidny]

And how do you know this wasn't the case?
Even the best filter won't filter CO

Actually that is pretty much what they are meant to remove, along with moisture.

 

[Tom_Ivan]

Just include a CO gas analyser in your budget and test every tank. Problem solved. Or am I missing something?

 

[chris kippax]

Why don’t we make this pissing contest into something useful and start a list of known hazards and controls relating to compressors.

 

[ajduplessis]

Why don’t we make this pissing contest into something useful and start a list of known hazards and controls relating to compressors.

That would severely reduce the current level of entertainment provided...

 

[100days-a-year]

I never owned a compressor but here's what I read on Google........