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John, i never said that vips wer'nt a good idea or not to have your tanks hydroed, i just said there is no LAW requireing such tests for privetly owned cylinders, i my self check the inside of my tanks at least twice a year for nothing but to know that i'm not breathing any nasty crap from some shops shity compressor...........RD John Dunk wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Aug 1997 17:42:44 -0400, you wrote: > > >> > > : > Who the hell is telling you people this crap, for one thing > >> > > : > as for DOT there is no law state or federal that requires a privetly > >> > > : > onwed cylinder to be VIP'd or HYDRO'd the yearly vips were started by > >> > > : > the dive industry, and most dive shops don't even have any body truely > if the tank is purchased for commercial service then they > >must be hydroed every five years just because dive shops require > >hydros does'nt mean it's the law but it is there right, as far as vips > >on scuba cylinders that was started by the dive industry and no laws > >that require it..........RD > > Law or not ( personally, I have no idea of the exact statute) > is there a dissenting opinion that hydos/VIP's are necessary? > They may not be a great indication of the condition of a cylinder,but > they are better than NO indication. > Having no idea of the treatment any given cylinder has had over the > course of it's life,I would be extremely wary of a cylinder that had > not been inspected/tested.I have seen enough water dumped out of an > otherwise normal-looking cylinder to fill a 3-pound coffeecan, and > others with more rust & corrosion than a '67 chevy. > If you've ever seen even a low-pressure cylinder fail > catastrophically,you'd want all the assurance you can get if you're > the one that has to stand next to it & fill it. > > John Dunk o > Tallahassee,Fl o > screwloose@el*.co* ____o_____ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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