bottle test dates

[MINTY_71]

whats the period of time on a test on a fibre wrap air bottle. is it 12 months? or 5 years?

also is is from the date it was made, or the date of purchase?


im asking cause im not sure and need to know.

 

[dr.strangelove]

From the date of manufacture, it is usually 5 years (some older bottles are 3 years).

 

[danrandon]

FIVE YEARS FOR FULL-FIBRE WRAPPED BOTTLES - EN12245 and Pi certified.

THREE YEARS FOR FULL WRAPPED BOTTLES - HSE-AL-FW2 manufactured before July 2003 then five years after retesting for SCI and Luxfer cylinders

THREE YEARS FOR FULL WRAPPED BOTTLES - HSE-AL-FW1

FIVE YEARS FOR HALF WARP BOTTLES

FIVE YEARS FOR ALUMINUM OR STEEL BOTTLES

sorry about the caps i lifted it straight from the ukpsf site

 

[MINTY_71]

thank you.

thats what i needed to know, cheers
.

 

[phi]

Where can you get re-tests done?

 

[KitsuneAndy]

HPAC will do them.

Or you may be able to get a local dive shop or something to do them. I got mine retested by a company that retests fire hydrants, cost me £15 including return postage by courier