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    Posted: 23 September 2007 at 10:03am
my mom just brought home a 14 oz tank from my aunt, she got it for my cousin and i guess he never used it, it was still in the package but do i need to get it hydro tested? if i do I'm just going to toss it.
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probably not. Look at the incept date on the tank.
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If the date is more than 5 years older than that, then hydrostatic testing would be needed, however, it's cheaper to just buy a new 14oz than hydro the sucker.
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it says 10/IA18/02, but i dont think it needs to be tested since its never been filled or used or anything.
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Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

it says 10/IA18/02, but i dont think it needs to be tested since its never been filled or used or anything.


Why do you ask questions if you're not going to listen to the answer?
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Originally posted by Mack Mack wrote:

Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

it says 10/IA18/02, but i dont think it needs to be tested since its never been filled or used or anything.


Why do you ask questions if you're not going to listen to the answer?
i want more than one person to answer, so know for a fact if its good or bad.
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take it to get it filled and they will tell you they can not fill it until it is hydro tested...they will not ask you "if the tank has ever been used or not" they don't care, it is over 5yrs old and unsafe.

end of discussion...


Edited by uno187 - 23 September 2007 at 7:43pm
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Given the hydro numbers you've posted, the manufacturing date is 10/02 which means you can use it without hydro until the end of October of this year. After that, it'll be good for a paper-weight, door stop, or wind chime.

Oh, and btw, usually if you've got one answer and that's it, then the rest of the board who have viewed the topic agree with the poster.

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Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

Originally posted by Mack Mack wrote:

Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

it says 10/IA18/02, but i dont think it needs to be tested since its never been filled or used or anything.


Why do you ask questions if you're not going to listen to the answer?
i want more than one person to answer, so know for a fact if its good or bad.

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Originally posted by hybrid-sniper hybrid-sniper wrote:

Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

Originally posted by Mack Mack wrote:

Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

it says 10/IA18/02, but i dont think it needs to be tested since its never been filled or used or anything.


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Originally posted by Bopper Bopper wrote:

Originally posted by hybrid-sniper hybrid-sniper wrote:

Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

Originally posted by Mack Mack wrote:

Originally posted by Ben Dover II Ben Dover II wrote:

it says 10/IA18/02, but i dont think it needs to be tested since its never been filled or used or anything.


Why do you ask questions if you're not going to listen to the answer?
i want more than one person to answer, so know for a fact if its good or bad.

Good thinking, because our intention is to mess with you and feed you bad information.



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