Are the DOT certified Chinese cylinders with m18 1.5 threads safe and good to go? Found a brand that is DOT but has that “other” threading so I’m assuming it would need a China made valve as well. Anyone have experience with such products?
Chinese scba tanks?
- Thread starter Trucker3573
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I have 2 6.8 L and one 9L acecare tanks. they all come with the red vales and fill station, been working flawlessly.
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The brand acecare is ok, I know many people who are using them and have had no problems
Regards
Enkey
The brand acecare is ok, I know many people who are using them and have had no problems
Regards
Enkey
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There isn't much difference in price between the Acecare tanks and Air Venturi tanks here in Canada. Are the Acecare tanks cheaper in the States?
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I bought my 6.8 tank at around $260 that's before the freight cost hike. I remember someone here bought them at 150 in bulk if memory serves.
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I have been thinking of getting one of the 6.8l ace care tanks. Big price difference between the CE and DOT certifications. Since I’m filling my own tank is the DOT certification really necessary?
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DOT certification is really only needed in the U.S. (and I believe accepted in Canada?) if you are not filling the cylinders with your own personal compressor.
CE certification works throughout Europe, Asia, and is intended to be a worldwide standard.
While I am a happy owner of Chinese produced bottles, I often wonder whether the CE certificate from a Chinese manufacturer is even worth the paper it is printed on. CE certification is real and effective, but are unscrupulous companies claiming CE certification with a mocked-up & phony certificate shown? Seems to me like AceCare and Alsafe are maybe companies which are large and established enough to have real certification. New and smaller Chinese companies, I continue to wonder.
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Short answer is no, you don’t need a DOT tank if you are doing the filling, as all my three tanks are CE tanks. But I will tell you how a DOT tank could have some surprising perk here in the states:
So let’s say you have a scuba shop near your home and the owner who absolutely refuses to work your CE tank (they absolutely can btw, and lucky enough my local shop got no problem filling my CE tanks), then your DOT tank comes in handy. Next you will ask why do I need a scuba shop if Ive already told you I’m doing the filling myself? Well you see all your tank will arrive empty. And if you can have the shop fill these empty tanks to 3000psi(depending on how far the shop can fill usually it’s 3000), and let your own compressor cover the last 5 miles. We are talking about hours saved in filling and working a new tank, depending on the volume of your new tank, the strength of your compressor and its filtration setups. Realistically you only need to do this once.
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M18x1.5 threads aren't a Chinese peculiarity. Almost the whole world is using the metric system now. I own a US-made Luxfer SCBA bottle that has an M18x1.5 thread in its neck because it's made for the Australian market. The type of thread used is irrelevant to its certification by D.O.T. or any other authoritative body. It may be more difficult to find valves for these cylinders in your country but they can be found elsewhere if you don.t trust the Chinese.
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The red one with comes with the tank , I filled the first time in a paintball shop to 4500 psi, then with my yong heng compressor with no issues.
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Hi
If you are always going to fill your tank, the only important thing is that your DOT or CE is authentic for your safety
Regards
Enkey
If you are always going to fill your tank, the only important thing is that your DOT or CE is authentic for your safety
Regards
Enkey
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Acecare tanks work well. You can get high quality vales, fittings and lines from Best Fittings in the UK. As mentioned, most of the world uses those threads. You can save a little money and get a great valve with an Acecare tank.
https://www.bestfittings.co.uk/
https://www.bestfittings.co.uk/
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