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Effective May 12, 2013 we will no longer fill cylinders with VIP's that are not performed by a Dive Center or Facility that does not have liability insurance to perform these services.
We recently had a aluminum pony bottle with a current generic VIP sticker on it that was cracked on 5 consecutive threads. Had it not been scene leaking in our fill station, we still use water cooling, it may have caused some serious issues. WE also are having customers go directly to the hydro facility and bring us tanks with generic vip stickers. In a lot of cases these cylinder have rust in them from the hydro process and not drying them correctly that must be removed. Hence a proper VIP and cleaning is usually required.
I have been challenged by a few customers over the years as to there ability to perform VIPs and stickers!!! I am not budging on this policy! We are required to play by the standards of the industry an expect all others to do the same!
If your stickers are not from a facility with dive center liability insurance for servicing equipment we will not fill the tanks!!!
We recently had a aluminum pony bottle with a current generic VIP sticker on it that was cracked on 5 consecutive threads. Had it not been scene leaking in our fill station, we still use water cooling, it may have caused some serious issues. WE also are having customers go directly to the hydro facility and bring us tanks with generic vip stickers. In a lot of cases these cylinder have rust in them from the hydro process and not drying them correctly that must be removed. Hence a proper VIP and cleaning is usually required.
I have been challenged by a few customers over the years as to there ability to perform VIPs and stickers!!! I am not budging on this policy! We are required to play by the standards of the industry an expect all others to do the same!
If your stickers are not from a facility with dive center liability insurance for servicing equipment we will not fill the tanks!!!