Regulator Servicing
Regular servicing of your Air Delivery & Buoyancy Systems by a qualified professional is essential. We have many years experience and are qualified to service most common models of equipment on site. Most manufacturers recommend annual servicing which involves a strip, clean and rebuild to ensure safe and reliable performance from your equipment.
Servicing can take a few days (especially in the lead up to summer holidays) so drop your equipment off early to ensure it will be ready on time.
As with all servicing the cost varies depending on what parts are required. We charge $75 - $95 for labour plus the cost of parts. The average cost for a full regulator service is about $110 and about $20 for a BCD. Our staff can provide estimates prior to the repair starting.
We are an IANZ approved Cylinder Testing Laboratory, the most advanced cylinder testing system in NZ. We are authorised to test Scuba and Household LPG cylinders adhering to ISO9002 standards.
Dive Cylinders
- It is a legal requirement to have your Scuba Cylinder either hydrostatically pressure tested or visually inspected every year.
- To check if it is in date find the most recent date stamped on the top of the cylinder.
- If the date is more than 12 months old, check if there is a plastic tag with a date around the valve. If there is no plastic tag, then a visual inspection is needed. This costs $38 including a fill.
- If the date is more than 24 months old then the cylinder needs a hydrostatic test. This costs $50 including a fill.
- It is a good idea to make a note of the date in the diary as it is illegal for filling stations to fill an out of date cylinder (which can be very inconvenient sometimes).
LPG Cylinders need to be tested every 10 years. We test LPG cylinders on site for $29.95.
IANZ
IANZ is the accreditation body of the Testing Laboratory Registration Council, an autonomous Crown entity established by the Testing Laboratory Registration Council Act, 1972
IANZ is a full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the regional body, Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC); and a signatory to the ILAC and APLAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements.
Cylinders are filled at our premises on Whangaparaoa Road and can be filled while you wait.
Air Fills
The cost is $8.50 per fill or you can buy a concession card of 10 fills for $70 (save $15).
Dnax Membrane Nitrox Fills
Dive HQ Hibiscus Coast now offers nitrox fills up to EAN40 with our recently installed Membrane filling system.
Rotary Screw Compressor |
Molecular Membrane Filter |
The membrane system is designed to seperate OXYGEN and reduce NITROGEN from the surrounding air to enrich the oxygen content of a certain breathing gas. Producing nitrox with a "De-Nitrogenated Air Nitrox" filling system has a number of advantages:
- No special equipment is required - because we are putting less than 40% oxygen directly into your cylinders they are not required to be oxygen cleaned. Therefore, your cylinders only need a simple inspection and some new stickers and they are ready to go. Also, your regulator, BCD and other diving equipment do not need to be specially cleaned or altered either.
- Super Clean Air - Air is drawn into the system by an industrial rotary srew compressor with a 3 stage pre filter and intergrated refrigerant dryer. The membrane itself is a new technology medical membrane designed to produce oxygen and all other gases and contaminents, including most of the nitrogen, are filtered off. The De-Nitrogenated Air is then passed through a high pressure compressor with more filters. The resulting nitrox is filtered 7 times in total and exceeds "Grade E" air quality.
- Low Cost Nitrox Fills - because we are using the surrounding air to produce nitrox, and do not have to freight in expensive oxygen cylinders we can pass on the reduced to costs of nitrox to the end user:
*Enriched Air Nitrox 32 fills for the same price as AIR
(from $7/fill with a 10 fill concession card)
- Accurate and Consistant Nitrox - Our large low pressure compressor provides a very constant flow through the membrane allowing for extremely accurate nitrox fills.
- Nitrox fills while you wait - We have coupled the membrane up to large storage banks allowing for fast EAN32 fills while you wait.
All you need is a nitrox certification to start using nitrox today: See our Enriched Air Nitrox Course for more information.
Mixed Gas and Oxygen Fills This system allows us to provide custom mixed gases, including:
We ensure you receive the correct mixed gases by providing state of the art ANALOX gas analysers to check your fills. Our trimix analyser displays Oxygen, Helium and remaining nitrogen content. See our Trimix and Rebreather courses for more information. |
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