Return them Yes - Return them No

[happy-diver]

Me

Vince I'm having your cylinder wall stamped tanks delivered to your shop by Tuesday Wednesday.

The two replacement tanks shall be stamped as your other two, on the shoulder
HORIZONTALLY

above the two rows of Faber markings particularly BEGINNING above the UT as per picture and delivered to me thanks

 

[p_kos]

Unless I’m mistaken, the manufacture stamp says 2020/07 so why are they hydro testing them? Is this an Aussie custom? Some places in Canada will simply dicount the tank a bit if it’s being sold a few years after manufacture to offset the shorter timeframe between buying and testing.

 

[broncobowsher]

I think I read that Aussie has yearly hydro testing.

 

[happy-diver]

Yes we have yearly testing here (but I don't) in the EX Great Aussieland, that's what they
call the EX Navy destroyers and other similar EX RAN ships and like things that they sink
as dive wrecks EX, and we do have burst disks here like USA, but not Europe but I don't

not when I spread a few of these around when I eventually get around to building twins

and not when I plug him into this one mumba

Very good!

 

[happy-diver]

Them

Hi Emile,

Just to keep everyone updated, Jim-Bob Walton has just dropped the two 7L tanks with the different stamping placement.

As soon as the alternatives come in we will confirm the next steps with you.


Please let us know if you have any further questions in the meantime!

Best regards,

Principia Pringle

Shop Person.



Me

I have no acknowledgement of receipt nor reply to my message from 10/10/22 thanks

 

[Alaskan Scuba Dude]

Unless I’m mistaken, the manufacture stamp says 2020/07 so why are they hydro testing them? Is this an Aussie custom? Some places in Canada will simply discount the tank a bit if it’s being sold a few years after manufacture to offset the shorter time-frame between buying and testing.

The Australian dive industry is third-world leaders when it comes to stamping and hydro. Faber, Catalina or Luxfer cylinders cannot match the quality control standards and procedures implemented by Australian local dive shops. That could be the reason so many Scuba cylinders are not rupturing or being condemned. The Japanese motor vehicle manufacturer Toyota introduced QR scan codes for their spare parts division several decades ago. It looks like Faber have caught on.

 

[Wibble]

Yes we have yearly testing here (but I don't) in the EX Great Aussieland, that's what they
call the EX Navy destroyers and other similar EX RAN ships and like things that they sink
as dive wrecks EX, and we do have burst disks here like USA, but not Europe but I don't

not when I spread a few of these around when I eventually get around to building twins

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and not when I plug him into this one mumba

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Very good!

Your garage?

Certainly my fantasy garage -- is that an electric booster to the right?

 

[Wibble]

The Australian dive industry is third-world leaders when it comes to stamping and hydro. Faber, Catalina or Luxfer cylinders cannot match the quality control standards and procedures implemented by Australian local dive shops. That could be the reason so many Scuba cylinders are not rupturing or being condemned. The Japanese motor vehicle manufacturer Toyota introduced QR scan codes for their spare parts division several decades ago. It looks like Faber have caught on.

Strange. Didn't notice the plethora of cylinders exploding all over the world.

Problem with testing is it's more of a cartel for the dive industry to profit from divers. Annual testing if you've one cylinder is one thing, it's completely different if you've loads of them -- as most CCR divers would have.

Recently put a set of 3 CCR cylinders into testing at a cost of $200. Won't be doing that for the 25 other cylinders I have -- dumping the helium in all those bailouts and banking cylinders would be ridiculous.

Must be awful for aussie tech divers.

 

[p_kos]

I think I read that Aussie has yearly hydro testing.

That’s ridiculous.

 

[p_kos]

The Australian dive industry is third-world leaders when it comes to stamping and hydro. Faber, Catalina or Luxfer cylinders cannot match the quality control standards and procedures implemented by Australian local dive shops. That could be the reason so many Scuba cylinders are not rupturing or being condemned. The Japanese motor vehicle manufacturer Toyota introduced QR scan codes for their spare parts division several decades ago. It looks like Faber have caught on.

Europe has 5 year hydros, no yearly visuals and no burst disks, yet I doubt they have higher rates of cylinder failures, not sure about condemnations but probably same. Australia needs to chill. And how has Faber “caught on”? I doubt they endorse this Aussie yearly hydro nonsense, they certainly don’t require it elsewhere.