HP Fills, Extra $$

[spectrum]

A local LDS informed me that very soon they will not provide HP fills at air card rates. We're talking about 3500 & 3442 cylinders here, nothing exotic.

Any of you HP divers getting the thumbscrew treatment?

Pete

 

[Hoosier]

In my area, HP fill has been addtional $ for a long time. Even for Nitrox, $12 for AL80 and $15 for others. LOL~~~

Now you can see why the portable compressor is getting more popular in the market....

 

[Jim Ernst]

you have got too be kidding, i use nothing but HP 120"s and have always paid the same as any othere tank fill!!!!! i hope that dosent catch on down in monterey!!!!!! though most of the time my tank fills are free, thanks too glenn and dolphin!!

 

[timle]

Just bought a fill card from my LDS asked them about filling my HP 100s - 3442PSI. They said no problem - and true to their word they have filled them so far. Hope it stays that way I bought a 100 fill card.

 

[dannobee]

What a crock. Do they give you a discount if you have an LP tank?:11:

 

[spectrum]

What a crock. Do they give you a discount if you have an LP tank?:11:

Nope, no break if you bring in a nearly full one either. Card for card they are 1/3 more than the competition and this makes them 2/3 more.

Brain teaser:
All fills are even dollar prices, what are my local air rates?

 

[jbd]

Most likely what you are experiencing is the response to online marketing of scuba gear.

 

[cummings66]

I've never had to pay extra for my HP120 or HP100 fills in MO or AR, but I suspect there's a shop somewhere that does that.

Of course at my LDS the HP120 fills are free and will be for life. I pay for the HP100 but that's because I didn't buy it there.

I think you're getting the screws.

 

[texdiveguy]

No extra charge for hp fills at my LDS!!

 

[HowardE]

We pay by the Cubic Foot here in South Florida. So technically, we are paying more for larger tanks (regardless of pressure) but at 7¢ per cu ft, nobody really complains.

- pressure doesn't effect the size of the tank. An HP 80 or a 3000 PSI 80 is still an 80...so it sounds like they're ripping you off.