MrsNic
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Hi, could anyone tell me when the cylinder needs testing? If the stamp has August punched out ,is it good until the end of August or did it need doing in July? Many thanks.
Cylinder test dates.
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cmburch
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In the US, there is the annual visual inspection and the I think 5 year hydrostatic test. Most shops will not fill if either is not up to date. I still use the tank past its date. Just can not fill it. I made a mistake 1 year from date. So End of July is 12th month..
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thank you.
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Most US shops consider the vis sticker to be expired on the first of the punched month.
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There are no federal rules mandating an annual VIS but there are lot of dive op rules, most billed as industry standards. I have never found a shop that honored a vis until the end of the month. I did find one that would go a full year if you kept the dated receipt from the inspection. I have also run into ops that claimed I could not use the air in my tank with an expired inspection.
I have never had a problem with fills until the end of the month punched. Maybe it's a regional thing?
DEdiveguy1
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Totally the discretion of the business filling the tank. We consider the viz (and hydro) good through the last day of the month prior to the inspection. For example, if you have an August -15 viz sticker, we'd fill the cylinder through July 31, 2016. Again - totally up to who fills it. Their compressor - their rules.
Typically good until the last day of the month around here.
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