Tank age

[poolecw]

is there an age restriction on tanks? My dad has some aluminum 80's from the 1980's and I thought about getting them inspected and hydro tested.

 

[Bob DBF]

Read the post at the top of this forum about "bad alloy" tanks. If you find that the tanks are not from that alloy, you will have to find a shop that fills them, as some have have a policy of not filling tanks over a certain age regardless.


Good luck

Bob

 

[guruboy]

Short answer-
born before 1990 = scrap it

 

[northernone]

Short answer-
born before 1990 = scrap it

By "scrap it" you mean: "pass it on to a diver who might value reducing unnecessary waste and let them enjoy a few more decades of service if they aren't one of the ones with the suspect alloy... Or is willing to take the precautions to keep them inspected as required?"