Is my Scuba Tank Full?

A neat trick to see if a scuba tank is full or not, without having to use any gauges. Check the pressure by listening.

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Sports

Tags:

• scuba
• tank
• pressure
• full

[ctsean]

Cool trick Brochacho. I will have to try it next time i rent tanks. Assume I could get the same result just banging on it?

[ScubaToys]

Turns out... not really. You need to lift them off the ground to get them to ring right.  I've tried just banging them with a rubber mallet, and it's really not as good.

[paul221983]

lol very good but can i ask. if you check your tank like that isntthere a chance that you can within time damage your tank?

[ScubaToys]

No... It's not like we're dropping it off a building - A little bounce on the floor is way less trauma than a tank will go through in it's normal day of use.

[Terrapinken]

I like Scuba.com, but that was a waste of 3:57

[btownmxer]

My dad has a ten pound sledge he hits his bottle with. He says thats the best way to tell if it has air without a guage.

[tyjundt]

the song at the end is so funny!

[KillaKid9productions]

some dive shops wont fill up your tank if it below 30, because they think you are stupid and unsafe

[CarMoves]

@unumnut -- liquid? compressed gases have weight.

Compressed air has 4-6 pounds.

[Xen5s]

this is common sense. you still need a gauge though. I guess you could memorize the tune when full and empty and judge based on that. I would rather trust the gauge though.

[ElitePhotoPHX]

funny guys!