Anybody have a ball park figure of how much hydrostatic testing costs?
Price of Hydrostatic Testing?
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Bubbletrubble
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Here in San Diego, the range is $12.50 - $35. Low end: place that actually does the hydro. High end: an LDS that sends the tank to a place that actually does the hydro. YMMV.
Scared Silly
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SLC I pay $20-$25 at the hyrdo shop. A viz is around $15.
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Ok thanks not as bad as I thought it would be!
beanojones
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Make sure you know the policy where you are.
Some places treat a Hydro as a VIP, some don't. Some places will refill it when done with the hydro, some won't.
A hydro place may charge you $15.00, but then maybe you have to drive it from their to the dive shop to pay $15.00 for the VIP and then $5.00 for the fill. Or whatever. Saves you no money*.
If hydro=VIP where you live, then saving on a hydro makes sense. Otherwise, it will not save you money to go directly to the hydro place.*
*=YMMV.
For completeness sake one dive shop charges $30.00 and another $35.00 here. But there is some gaming with the VIP and fill that actually makes the $35.00 place cheaper.
Here hydros do not count as VIPs which sucks and runs the price up.
Some places treat a Hydro as a VIP, some don't. Some places will refill it when done with the hydro, some won't.
A hydro place may charge you $15.00, but then maybe you have to drive it from their to the dive shop to pay $15.00 for the VIP and then $5.00 for the fill. Or whatever. Saves you no money*.
If hydro=VIP where you live, then saving on a hydro makes sense. Otherwise, it will not save you money to go directly to the hydro place.*
*=YMMV.
For completeness sake one dive shop charges $30.00 and another $35.00 here. But there is some gaming with the VIP and fill that actually makes the $35.00 place cheaper.
Here hydros do not count as VIPs which sucks and runs the price up.
acamato
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Go to this site to see who in your area does hydros....
Authorized DOT Cylinder Retesters - U.S. and International
Authorized Hydrostatic Retesters
Authorized DOT Cylinder Retesters - U.S. and International
Authorized Hydrostatic Retesters
Sport Chalet (SoCal big box scuba shop) charged me $35 for hydro and $25 for tumble last month.
SparticleBrane
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Depending on where you are in NC, drive to Safe Air Systems and have them hydro your tanks. They are located just south of Greensboro. Cost me $9.50 per cylinder when I had 2 of my cylinders hydro'd in February.
Google Maps version here to help you find the place.
Lamar Jr
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I just had an AL80 hydro'd at my LDS this week. They do their own hydro's in-house. The total cost for hydro + VIP + air fill was $35, including tax. The last time I had a VIP and airfill only at the same shop it ran around $15.
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