Faber Hot Dip Galvanized Tanks - Anyone Have Experience With New Ones?

[WebmasterJ]

Looking at purchasing some of the new Faber HDG HP tanks. The old style Worthington HDG tanks held up really well in my experience and am looking for some feedback on the new Faber HDG tanks.

Anyone commercial divers out there, or charters that use these tanks? They have only been out a few months so looking to see how they hold up with some abuse.

Tanks will get about 150 dives a year on them so hoping some charter company has had them out 4 days a week for the past 4 months and has some input.

Thanks!

 

[WebmasterJ]

Taking the plunge, 12x New (2017) Faber Hot Dip Galvanized HP tanks.
Will update once the get some serious use.

 

[Schwob]

Taking the plunge, 12x New (2017) Faber Hot Dip Galvanized HP tanks.
Will update once the get some serious use.

Nice pic.
Drool....

 

[WebmasterJ]

Was drooling by the time I got them all loaded in there!

 

[Storker]

Taking the plunge, 12x New (2017) Faber Hot Dip Galvanized HP tanks.
Will update once the get some serious use.

That's just wrong. Fabers are supposed to be yellow.

 

[Bob DBF]

Or white.

 

[Rred]

Guys, don't you remember? Dive shops are AFRAID of paint. Back in the 80's some divers were painting their tanks and baking the paint to cure it better. And supposedly some tanks were failing because excess heat was stressing the metal. So...Paint. A scary concept.(G)

 

[RayfromTX]

Open them up and inspect them. I found metal shavings in 3 of 6. It blew out easily with compressed scuba air but it's not what you want inside, especially if you are PP blending. I assume they were left from the thread cutting. They came with a viz sticker from diver's supply.

 

[Storker]

Or white.

No, that's Eurocylinder

 

[kelemvor]

They came with a viz sticker from diver's supply.

You ought to get ahold of the manager and chew him out. Obviously you paid for a service you did not receive. It could have turned out much worse if you hadn't done another viz.

I thought all faber tanks were white. All the faber steels in one of my local shops are painted white. It's what turned me to Worthington when I bought my tanks.