tank ticking

[quasimorte]

I just degassed my tank and now i'm hearing like ticking you get when metal is cooling but it sounds a little like glass to. is this bad?

[CKY_Alliance]

I just degassed my tank and now i'm hearing like ticking you get when metal is cooling but it sounds a little like glass to. is this bad?

YES, put it outside and stay indoors!!!




























ok i dont really know..but its prolly not good....

[Pneumagger]

metal expands and contracts with temperature changes as it cools. I't comon in very hot metal, but ot really tanks. I DONOT think this can be a good thing. It could be individual strands breaking in the wrap...who knows. But this is not normal and I would get it hydroed...honestly, is your arm worth saving $20 by not hydroing?

[quasimorte]

it still has three years left on hydro. but i could get it done easily.

[Chronobreak]

it still has three years left on hydro. but i could get it done easily.

yes i would do that, and let the hydro place know the reason or concern you are having so it is not easily overlooked

[ahellers]

hold on ive got jack bauer on the line

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[jenarelJAM]

It's a BOMB!!!
Duck and Cover!!!

[quasimorte]

ok i took a really close look at it here is what i found


see the horizontal line just above the curve of the tank?

ya i think i'm going to re-hydro the tank

[jenarelJAM]

see the horizontal line just above the curve of the tank?

Yeah... not realy...
I can't tell what it is cause its kinda blurry. can you take better pics?

[st6212]

if in doubt get it tested.

[Lenny]

ok i took a really close look at it here is what i found


see the horizontal line just above the curve of the tank?

ya i think i'm going to re-hydro the tank

Yeah, I see it. Is that a a fiber broken? More damage could be done internally.

That sucks having a $200 investment pretty well damaged 3 years before it needs to even be considered unusable.

[deathstalker]

That sucks having a $200 investment pretty well damaged 3 years before it needs to even be considered unusable.

Unless damaged, and assuming hydro tests are completed when required, it won't be unusable for 13 years.

[thegrayghost]

Tank Safety Alert

TANK SAFETY ALERTS

From the Offices of PHMSA of INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG)

http://hazemat.dot.gov/regs/notices/sa/70fr-47273.htm

1. Tank made from GLOBAL COMPOSITES INTERNATIONAL,MFG.

DOT-E 12695...these tanks are carbon fiber wrapped, said to not have enough fiber wraps. if tank ruptures; you could have property damage, personal injury, or DEATH.

2. Tanks shipped by LUXFER, Riverside, California did not undergo the required AUTOFETTAGE & HYDROSTATIC TESTS.

DOT-E 10915
DOT-E 9634
DOT-E 9894

[quasimorte]

nope dot-e 10945 but thanks for the warning

[Lenny]

Unless damaged, and assuming hydro tests are completed when required, it won't be unusable for 13 years.

I know, that's why I said "CONSIDERED unusable", because it is unusable if the test is failed.