Hydro Shop?

[pollywogg]

This is a very general question, but what would one need in order to open a hydro/vis shop? What sort of training/insurance/licensing/equipment would one need in order to do this??
Thanks in advance.
-Rich

 

[snowflake4727]

I have heard that it can be done fairly inexpensivly, however you need volume. Most hydro places I am familiar with do fire extinguishers as their bread and butter. SCUBA is just not big enough to be the backbone of a business in most places.

 

[WD8CDH]

Most hydro places that I have seen have the hydro part as only a small part of their business.

 

[oxyhacker]

You need to buy the necessary gear, $6000 to $10,000 new, get training (often included with the gear if you buy new, otherwise $400 or so) then hire a DOT-approved inspector to come out and review your setup, after which you can apply to the DOT for a RIN number. Not sure what the inspector costs, but I'd estimate at least $1000 and wouldn't be surprised if it was more.

This is a very general question, but what would one need in order to open a hydro/vis shop? What sort of training/insurance/licensing/equipment would one need in order to do this??
Thanks in advance.
-Rich

 

[Randy43068]

This is a very general question, but what would one need in order to open a hydro/vis shop? What sort of training/insurance/licensing/equipment would one need in order to do this??
Thanks in advance.
-Rich

so, bottom line, you would make more by putting those funds in a money-market account or an IRA.

 

[knotical]

Much info available on websites of hydrostatic test equipment manufacturers. Here are three, listed in alphabetical order.

Fredlov
Home Page

Galiso
Hydrostatic

Hydro-test
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