Trusted Hydro Station in Tampa Bay Area?

[john]

Crumpton welding supply.

crumptonweldingsupply.com

[Jay]

Many Plusses for Dave. I have know him for, geez, 23 years and lots of dives.
When I bring my tanks to him I help him in the shop.
He is METICULOUS. There is a reason his prices might be a little higher.
Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Spend some time at the shop. He is a great guy and quite the character!

[cavermatt]

It is interesting to me, why your shop only charges $20 for hydro, vip and fill. That's dirt, dirt cheap.

Here in Miami, it's $40 for the hydro, $15-$20 for the vip, and then $10ish for the nitrox fill, which I found hard to stomach. I have no problem paying $40 for hydro vip and Nx, but am certainly glad to hear of a shop that does a good job for less.

$20 is cheap for a hydro, but our visuals, reg repairs, air, nitrox, O2 fills and classes are cheap too. We have not gone up in price for years. With the economy the way it is we are trying to keep cost low to keep people diving, and hopefully spending what little money they have at their LDS. If people are diving they break gear and need to replace it or fix it, thats where we come in.
Also, being located in Lakeland we are not a diving destination, so our prices are typically lower than a coastal shop.

[RHolmesJr]

I never let a LDS hydro squat. They seem to fail tanks that are OK. They said 2 aluminum 80's failed their 1st hydro, because the new thread eddy tester went off.
Well I can attest that ANY thread will fail if you screw it beyond the threads into the tanks. DUH.........
I use a place that services fire extinguishers. They are way cheaper and don't have the open water shop mentality. You may have one in your area. To them, a tank is a tank, no matter what it holds.

I do the same here in GA, never had a problem and I've taken some pretty old tanks to them.

[netmage]

It is interesting to me, why your shop only charges $20 for hydro, vip and fill. That's dirt, dirt cheap.

Here in Miami, it's $40 for the hydro, $15-$20 for the vip, and then $10ish for the nitrox fill, which I found hard to stomach. I have no problem paying $40 for hydro vip and Nx, but am certainly glad to hear of a shop that does a good job for less.

In Miami it's $20 just to get the guy out of the chair...