valveless steel tank

[scubakat]

Is there a problem with taking a valve off of a steel tank & leaving it off for a day or so? How do you make sure that there is no moisture in the tank when you put the new valve on?

thanks!
kate

 

[The Chairman]

Hey Scuba Kat,

No worries with this one... If your tank is in a quite humid environment (outside in Florida, instead of in AC), then take a page out of an old AC man's book. Use a bit of cellophane (or even plastic shipping tape) to impede the passage of air (and the moisture contained in it) into and out of the cylinder. A rubber band around the neck and it should seal out most if not all of the moisture. For a day or two though, I wouldn't "sweat" even that. You should really be fine whatever you do.