20 Yr Old Scuba Tank Found

fatlazyless · 07-25-2015, 02:49 PM

How the breathability? Can it still be used for underwater breathing after 20-years?

Senter Cove Guy · 07-25-2015, 09:40 PM

The tank was manufactured in 1995. The bottom of the tank had about a 1 inch square chip in it and the Dive Winnipesaukee tank inspector immediately condemned the tank. It basically became scrap metal.

07-25-2015, 02:49 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,835 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 302 Thanked 1,033 Times in 752 Posts	How the breathability? Can it still be used for underwater breathing after 20-years? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

07-25-2015, 09:40 PM	#2
Senter Cove Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 604 Thanks: 300 Thanked 431 Times in 142 Posts	The Tank Was Condemned The tank was manufactured in 1995. The bottom of the tank had about a 1 inch square chip in it and the Dive Winnipesaukee tank inspector immediately condemned the tank. It basically became scrap metal. __________________ Lake Winni - The only place I want to be during the summer.

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