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TOAD
28-01-2005, 01:18 PM
Hey i was just wondering where i would get my bottle tested? We have places where you can get your scuba tank tested, so would I be able to get them to test my HPA bottle? :confused: :help:
eukanuba
28-01-2005, 01:35 PM
I was just wondering the same thing...

If you've got a mac-dev reg on, and it's loctited or some such.. how will they test the cylinder ? or does it have to go back to mac's for testing ?
HellSpawn
28-01-2005, 02:13 PM
What state are you in mate?? and maybe I can help you...
Hardcore
28-01-2005, 02:29 PM
He's in QLD.
Cairns I think.
Warpaint
28-01-2005, 04:41 PM
If you're in W.A., Australian Safety Engineers will test the bottle for you. I dropped my bottle with MAX Attack II still attached into them, and picked it up the next day tested and stamped. They are located at 45 Catalano Canning Vale 6155 ph 9456 2066
eukanuba
28-01-2005, 05:13 PM
$24.95 to test your cylinder..
TOAD
28-01-2005, 07:47 PM
Yep hardcores got it right, Cairns QLD :thumbsup:
zaneo
28-01-2005, 09:23 PM
A place in Townsville does them called Townsville Skin Divers in Queens Street :thumbsup:
TheWizard
28-01-2005, 11:32 PM
Can I use a dive shop to test my bottle as I work in a dive shop.. :help:
ghostrider
29-01-2005, 11:58 AM
Wizard you can test it yourself cant you. :lol:
Squeeks
31-01-2005, 12:40 AM
Try it Wizard and let us all know if u could
dYsTrOyA
31-01-2005, 10:28 AM
how much warpaint?
Blue
31-01-2005, 10:57 AM
how much warpaint?

well that depends on what tribe you are from...;)

haha seriously I think it was about $25-$30 last time I heard
TOAD
31-01-2005, 08:41 PM
Righto so what im getting here is that you dont need to take your bottle to a specialised place to get it tested?
ghostrider
01-02-2005, 09:15 AM
If you're in W.A., Australian Safety Engineers will test the bottle for you. I dropped my bottle with MAX Attack II still attached into them, and picked it up the next day tested and stamped. They are located at 45 Catalano Canning Vale 6155 ph 9456 2066

hey warpaint do you know if they do scuba bottle tests too.
Ren
01-02-2005, 09:31 AM
find a local dive shop and ask them who they get to hydrostatically test their tanks. I just got a ten year old dive tank tested, stamped and filled in Parramatta. Chances are the tester will be able to service and stamp your bottle...
Warpaint
04-02-2005, 06:52 PM
Australian Safety Engineers test scuba tanks
Mike
30-03-2005, 10:05 PM
ask if you neeed help :thumbsup:
GAV WA
31-03-2005, 11:22 AM
You do need to take it to a specialised shop to have it tested as the person testing it or atleast the person who signs off on the paper work and supervisers the testing has to be a NATA signatory. If you (wizard) work in a dive shop that tests it's own scuba tanks then that person can test your cylinder, but he will need to make the fittings up to fit the cylinder which although it ain't hard is still a bit of mucking around considering it only costs about $25 - $30 and only needs to be done every 3 years. I have done a heap of high pressure testing myself in my work, even worked in a valve testing workshop for ages and never tested my own stuff as it wasn't worth it for saving 25 bucks.
JagerCoRps
31-03-2005, 02:47 PM
Guys,

You would need to take your bottle's to an approved test station.......because they will have a unique test station stamp, these stamps are unique to every test station.

I believe they do a hydrostatic (fill the bottle with water and pressurize it) test on the bottles.

I also believe that your regulator should not be loctited in the bottle, it should have a special lubricant only on the thread.
Luke82
06-04-2005, 11:31 AM
APTS. Australian pressure testing services are NATA accretited
located in henderson.94373099