On 07/04/2019 06:03 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 16:58:36 -0600, rbowman wrote:

On 07/04/2019 12:44 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
I thought the tanks may have a lifetime. I know some other tanks like
the welding tanks do. Probably nothing wrong with the tanks, but good
old government regulations setting in. If I don't use the gas very much
, I can still use it but will have to get a new tank when it does go
empty.

They do have to be re-certified periodically. Many of the older tanks do
not have OPD valves so you're looking at the price of a new valve.

https://goneoutdoors.com/convert-tan...e-7978929.html

The problem is it costs more to certify one than a new one costs and
replacing the valve really blows that number out.


That's my understanding. I know the valves are about half the price of a
new tank but I didn't know about the re-certification cost. The old
style ones I have are old enough to vote so I doubt they'd even pass.