[PSUBS-MAILIST] 02 tank

[Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles]

Thanks Sean

Rick

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Sean T. Stevenson via
Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Cylinder and valve will need to be oxygen cleaned and built or rebuit
> using viton o-rings and oxygen compatible lubricants; however, it is
> possible that it may come that way from the factory. Probably dependent on
> the manufacturer and retailer, the latter usually supplying newly purchased
> cylinders with an initial visual inspection sticker for recreational
> divers. With the prevalence of nitrox mixtures in recreational diving, it
> is becoming more commonplace to supply conformant cylinders, but check with
> your supplier. Oxygen cleaning is something you can do yourself, simply by
> using hydrocarbon free detergents, rebuild kits or o-rings which are O2
> compatible (i.e. Viton), and O2 compatible lubricants such as Christolube.
>
> Sean
>
>
> On April 20, 2017 11:25:02 AM MDT, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> I asked this question a while ago but didn't get a response so thought
>> I'd try again.
>> Does anyone know if a new unused aluminum scuba tank would need to be 02
>> cleaned?
>>
>> Rick
>>
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