Regular servicing and maintenance of all scuba diving equipment is essential for safe, reliable equipment for diving. It is mandatory for all dive centres to have regular servicing and maintenance carried out by a competent and authorised person. Further more under Spanish Law (Real Decreto 366/2005), cylinders are due an annual visual inspection and every 5 years a hydrostatic test. We offer the full range of services carried out by our fully trained, competent and authorised technicians.
Lanzarote Dive Centre is your One Stop Dive Shop for all your cylinder and valve servicing and periodic testing in Lanzarote. Island Watersports SL and our technicians are fully licensed with Industria. Paul is also trained by the highly regarded organisation, ASSET (Association of Scuba Engineers & Technicians).
An annual visual test is carried out to inspect the cylinder for any damage, deterioration or corrosion that affects the integrity and safety of the cylinder and its valve.
This test is a detailed visual inspection of the cylinder both internally and externally that includes, bulges, dents, cuts, gouges, generalized corrosion, localized corrosion and thread damage against
set failure criteria.
The procedure for a visual inspection is as follows:
- Removal of the valve, cylinder boot and net.
- Inspection of the exterior of the cylinder and check the cylinder markings.
- Inspection of the interior of the cylinder including the neck and threads, using a special endoscope.
- The valve is checked for smooth operation and its serial number.
- Valves may also require periodic maintenance, just like scuba diving regulators.
- If no corrosion or damage is detected then the cylinder is reassembled.
- A sticker indicating the month and year of the inspection and the expiry date is placed on the cylinder.
- If corrosion or damage is detected, then the inspector will decide the appropriate action required and you will be informed.
- Corrosion can be treated by degrees of shot blasting.
Cylinders that pass the visual inspection will have a sticker on them and you will be issued a certificate for your records.
Cost: € 15,00 / cylinder
A hydrostatic test is required a minimum of every 5 years and tests the elasticity of the cylinder.
The test is carried out using a hydrostatic testing machine, which is a water filled high pressure chamber.
- The cylinder is completly immersed in water within the testing machine.
- The pressure is increased to five thirds and of it´s it's maximum working pressure.
- This is sufficient to expand the cylinder slightly and the displaced water is channelled into a marked measuring tube.
- If the expansion of the cylinder is within acceptable limits (<5%), then it has passed the test.
- If not, then the cylinder has failed the test and must not be refilled.
After pressure testing has been completed, cylinders that have passed will be thoroughly dried, then stamped with the current month and year and the test centre's registered stamp.
Cost: € 25,00 / cylinder
Photo of hydrostatic testing machine
Shot blasting is the preferred method to clean the interior of cylinders.
Not only is it much quicker than rumbling or tumbling, it more importantly does a more thorough job of removing the corrosion, rust and general contamination without removing the base
material of the cylinder.
Shot blasting uses metal shot, steel grit, that is introduced into the cylinder at high pressure to clean the interior. Any pitting in the cylinder is deep cleaned allowing the defects to be
clearly seen.
For those cylinders that are particularly rusty, they may require 2 or even 3 cycles of shot
blasting.
Cost: € 19,00 / cylinder
Keeping things turning nice and smoothly by regularly servicing your valves.
Cost: € 6,00 / single valve
Cost: € 9,00 / double valve
A standard M25x2 single valve
If you use gas mixes with an oxygen content greater than 40%, then it is essential that you have your equipment oxygen cleaned.
We use O2 compatible parts and lubricants.
Cost: from € 12,00 / single valve
All prices are in Euros and are plus parts and IGIC.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Cylinder visual test | € 15,00 |
| Cylinder hydrostatic test | € 25,00 |
| Cylinder cleaning | € 19,00 |
| Single valve service | € 6,00 |
| Double valve service | € 9,00 |
| Single valve O2 cleaning | € 12,00 |
0034 677 324 879 or 0034 693 555 030
0034 677 324 879 or 0034 693 555 030
info@lanzarotedivecentre.com
Monday to Saturday 09:00 - 14:00
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