years ago, I had been hauling my tanks to dive shops to get fills, some could do it right on spot, others Id have to drop off and come back and pickup later on, for me TIME == MONEY... also some dive spots we travel to give crap fills and charge crazy prices.. One which will remain nameless located in OHIO, charges $10.00 and even though you might have a HP tank, you seem to only have 2800-2900 when you get the tank in the water. for 2 SM tanks, that 20.00! that can add up especially if you are doing deep dives.....
I had a smaller compressor for a few seasons, and it worked great, now that I am filling for more divers, I have upgraded to a larger/faster compressor. It was a lot of work to get it all setup, lot of evenings, and week-ends in the garage. we blend EAN for our dive trips, and bank EAN in our cascade banks. Testing the AIR is something that we do before filter changes, and air tests have always passed.
From a stand-point of not having take tanks to get filled its great,
I had a smaller compressor for a few seasons, and it worked great, now that I am filling for more divers, I have upgraded to a larger/faster compressor. It was a lot of work to get it all setup, lot of evenings, and week-ends in the garage. we blend EAN for our dive trips, and bank EAN in our cascade banks. Testing the AIR is something that we do before filter changes, and air tests have always passed.
From a stand-point of not having take tanks to get filled its great,