No tanks from PST?

[500 PSI]

PSI was placed into receivership on 2-15-06.

Here is the Milwaukee Journal Story.

www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=401813

 

[MikeC]

Hey, can we start a group buy for PST??? We must have some people here with deep pockets. I'll toss in $1,000.00 US.

 

[Hoosier]

Hey guys,

Please don't bash up my PST tanks yet. It is still being sold at $400

 

[ONESPEED]

Hey guys,

Please don't bash up my PST tanks yet. It is still being sold at $400

You need to bump that price up, now the PST's are rare classics!

 

[surfsidedav]

What exactly is a tank exemption? I'm looking at a couple of PSTs now. If this DOT exemption thing expires, does this mean I can't get the tanks filled anymore? Or does this apply to new, unsold, unstamped tanks? I'd hate to spend the $ on these to have them worthless next year. Surely everyone who owns these tanks won't wake up one morning to find there tanks are suddenly unfillable.

 

[PaulChristenson]

What exactly is a tank exemption? I'm looking at a couple of PSTs now. If this DOT exemption thing expires, does this mean I can't get the tanks filled anymore? Or does this apply to new, unsold, unstamped tanks? I'd hate to spend the $ on these to have them worthless next year. Surely everyone who owns these tanks won't wake up one morning to find there tanks are suddenly unfillable.

This was covered on another thread...that was identified in a previous message of this thread...
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=115437

 

[surfsidedav]

I looked at the thread. It references the ability to get a private exemption. After digging around the DOT website, I found lots of exemptions, but I don't know which one applies to this tank. Also, after calling the southeast office of DOT in Atlanta, the gentleman said if he had the exemption number, he could look and see if would self-renew(?) or if it would even be necessary. Anybody know the exemption number? I think it looks like E-xxxxx. According to a local business that does the hydro testing, he says that with no current exemption on file, then no hydro renewal, so in 5 years the tanks become worthless. I don't know about you guys, but in 5 yrs I don't need a set of 130cf door stops.
David

 

[Leadking]

e-9791

 

[grf88]

DOT-E Exemption 9791

 

[surfsidedav]

Thanks, I found that on the PST website about 5 mins after posting. I just got off the phone with someone at DOT in DC and was told that they were getting alot of calls about this and that the powers that be at PST had spoken to them and intended to renew, which BTW renewals are now 4yrs instead of 2. She also said that if they were sold, who ever bought them could keep the exemption permit active. At worst case, if they went belly up and didn't renew, you could change the wording ever so slightly to reflect an individuals use instead of a manufacturers use, as stated in another thread. I just got a touch paranoid b/c as stated previously, I don't need expensive, ugly door stops.