I had to rehydro my SCUBA tank and it was about 30 bucks, but that included hydro, visual inspection and fill. Hydro only was about 20 bucks. Visual inspection was about 5, but this dive shop requires it every year. And then it was 5 bucks to fill the cylinder.
I was considering having my old 48/3000 rehydroed but it only had about 3 years left on it's 15 year lifespan so I figured it wasn't worth it, even though it's a tank. I went and bought a 25 dollar Guerilla Myth tank. It's steel, so it's pretty heavy, but I just needed something to get me by for a while.
Eventually I'm going to upgrade to a Ninja 68/4500
If you've got an aluminum bottle I think that's got a lifespan of 20 or 25 years. Steel tanks have an indefinite lifespan, so you never have to throw them away. But if you like the weight of your tank it might be worth hydro testing it.
All the shops around here that do it require you to take the valve off yourself, which is tricky if you don't have a vice and a strap wrench.
I was considering having my old 48/3000 rehydroed but it only had about 3 years left on it's 15 year lifespan so I figured it wasn't worth it, even though it's a tank. I went and bought a 25 dollar Guerilla Myth tank. It's steel, so it's pretty heavy, but I just needed something to get me by for a while.
Eventually I'm going to upgrade to a Ninja 68/4500
If you've got an aluminum bottle I think that's got a lifespan of 20 or 25 years. Steel tanks have an indefinite lifespan, so you never have to throw them away. But if you like the weight of your tank it might be worth hydro testing it.
All the shops around here that do it require you to take the valve off yourself, which is tricky if you don't have a vice and a strap wrench.
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