Monday, January 21, 2019

Overfilling scuba tanks in the tropics - A good or a bad idea?

Hot scuba tank fills

A hot fill in the tropics - scuba tanks often loose 15 bars after filling Overfilling scuba tanks in the tropics - A good or a bad idea?
A hot fill in the tropics - scuba tanks often loose 15 bars after filling


It's a common practice to overfill scuba tanks by 15 bars in the tropics so that after a few hours they cool down to the desired working pressure - is this practice safe or even legal?





Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Death of a scuba tank!

How humidity kills scuba tanks …

Internal corrosion in high pressure scuba tanks
Internal corrosion in high pressure scuba tanks
Most scuba tanks fail visual inspection and need to be condemned due to internal corrosion from moisture damage. 
Read more at... Death of a scuba tank 
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