im pissed off, hpa filling places

[JoshK]

Our field doesnt have all day air...and its 4.50 to fill my 4500 psi tank. But i can spend that money at the scuba shop and i think they fill it all the way. Plus they have nitro, and compressed...so if they are out of one...they have the other

[mobius]

Keep in mind that some fields have started banning people from filling their own tanks with SCUBA equipment. Velocity, here in San Diego, won't let you do your own fills on the premises, due to "liability reasons."

[Southparkrocks]

R&L Archery in Barre or Cholchester during the spring and summer. And Farlee is open all year you just gotta call.

[mag88888]

thanks guys.

[urbansix]

part of the reason it's rare to get a perfect 4500 fill at a rec field or "all-day air" fill sation, is that you're supposed to let the tank cool a little then top it off, or "step" the fills in increments of 1000. Of course with a line of guys waiting for a fill, they will hand you a toasty 4500 "full" tank and send you on your way, and by the time you get back in the game it's cooled down to 4100. Not a huge deal if it's all-day air for rec/scenario.....

[mag88888]

the local diving center that i go to for 3000 psi fills they top it off with an other tank and i usually get around 3000 psi. within the hundreds, 2800, 2900, 2700.

[robdamanii]

Just a point of order....every dive tank I use is a yoke fitting, 3000 fill. It's a matter of filling a tank and then topping it off to get a proper fill.

[Recon by Fire]

I have been recently looking at buying a SCUBA tank or renting a smaller holding tank from an air company. Luxfer makes a 4500 psi tank but it cost $400, best price I found is $350.
Many SCUBA shops won't even fill the tanks unless you have a certification card for diving.

What I really hate though is most fields will charge $1 per 1K psi; fine, but why charge me $4.50 to fill my 4500 psi tank when they are not capable of filling higher than 3K psi!

[SlartyBartFast]

What I really hate though is most fields will charge $1 per 1K psi; fine, but why charge me $4.50 to fill my 4500 psi tank when they are not capable of filling higher than 3K psi!

Now that's retarded.

I'd have a seriously nasty conversation with the owner if I was charged for something that I didn't receive.

I a field can only fill to 3000 then they can only charge for 3000psi. But what a dumb way to charge for air. By the logic of charging per psi, someone filling a 110ci tank wuold pat the same as someone fillinga 48ci tank.

You should go with a SCUBA tank or two and get them filled at those prices. :rofl:

They SHOULD be charging per 1000 psi delivered multiplied by the tank capacity. But I suppose that level of thought is above and beyond the capability of your average air station monkey.