Propane Tank Recertification

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by biker6977

Scuba equipment is not O2 clean. To be o2 clean there must be no grease, dirt, fiber etc. all truly O2 clean tanks or components are sealed. Once that seal is broken it is no longer O2 clean. We build O2 tanks for hospital and hydrogen tanks as well. Cleanliness is extremely important.

Your right, once you put a reg on it, it's technically no longer O2 clean. On my Deco bottle I never remove the reg except to fill in the attempt to keep it clean.

I didn't mean to start an O2 clean debate, just to explain O2 under pressure is very dangerous is all, respect it.


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[SO49]

Cruising around Penobscot Bay - a long way from home in LI Sound when the propane tanks ran out. My fault for not checking the tanks before we left. But fortunately a block from the docks in Belfast, ME is Consumer Fuel which refilled the 10lb tanks for $11 each and re-certified the aluminum tank for just $12. Quite a bargain. At home no one wants to bother with re-certifying or if they do it's way over $50 bucks.

Jeff
s/v Avalon