KevinNM
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US DOT requires that any tank used for more than 23.5% be oxygen cleaned.
Looking to buy a deco bottle.
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I was curious given some posts say that the best way to get a O2 clean cylinder is to buy a new one over buying second hand and then O2 cleaning as the new ones are already O2 clean???
I have emailed faber for clarification, but no response to date, however I am suspecting they are not O2 clean but only good for Nx. Perhaps they are clean but faber might not certify them as clean as they cannot be responsible for the cylinder on its journey to the user? Anyway if they respond I can find the answer anyway.
I have emailed faber for clarification, but no response to date, however I am suspecting they are not O2 clean but only good for Nx. Perhaps they are clean but faber might not certify them as clean as they cannot be responsible for the cylinder on its journey to the user? Anyway if they respond I can find the answer anyway.
From what I have established is that the Faber tanks are oxygen clean from the factory, however the fitted valves are not and require cleaning and servicing for oxygen
Jack Hammer
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Depends on which valves you order
victorzamora
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This. I bought an AL40, brand new. Like tbone said, it was in a bag with a plastic threaded plug. The valve came out of a bag and into the tank. O2 was then pumped into it. That was it. As for Fabers, they also come in a bag with a threaded plug....but I've never pumped O2 into one, just banked EANx.
Caveeagle
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FWIW, the steel Faber HP 100's I recently bought came out of the box with blue plastic sealed caps and bagged in plastic.
used" or filled? I was not really aware that the DOT cared that much other than the hydro stamp. around my area, most shops bank ~32% and only require "o2" prepped if you are pumping 100* in the tank for partial pressure blending.
used" or filled? I was not really aware that the DOT cared that much other than the hydro stamp. around my area, most shops bank ~32% and only require "o2" prepped if you are pumping 100* in the tank for partial pressure blending.
Did they VIP it first before pumping O2 into it?
victorzamora
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They did, yeah.
Okay good. As in one case, after sitting for a number of months, there were carbon deposits eating at the walls. XS Scuba said that it was avoidable if a VIP had been performed. Fortunately, a few tumbles took care of the issue.
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