Hudson can help. We eliminate the headaches
and hassles of cylinder testing and
refurbishing - and save you money at the same
time.
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Arrange all shipping |
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Thoroughly test all of your cylinders
with our state-of-the-art equipment |
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Inspect all cylinder components and perform
necessary repairs |
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Provide you with recertification
documentation |
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All at prices that are more than competitive |
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Hydrostatic testing and refurbishment
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Complete
hydrostatic test with expansion tank
testing |
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Internal
and external visual inspection |
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Internal
cleaning & drying |
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Dip tube
and dual port valve replacement or
separate single port valve replacement
on certain 240# & 1000# cylinders and
Ton tanks |
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Complete paint removal and repainting in accordance
with ARI Color Standards, Guideline K; and stage dryer for small
cylinders |
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Stamping
and documentation
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The condition of a particular
cylinder may require the performance of additional work for DOT or TC
recertification. This additional work is not included in standard price quotations.
Our Credentials
Hudson is a DOT (Department of Transportation) and TC (Transport Canada) approved
hydrostatic test facility providing hydrostatic testing, recertification, and complete
refurbishment of all refrigerant cylinders from 30# cylinders to ton tanks.
A state-of-the-art hydrostatic test facility is operated at Hudson's
Champaign, Illinois facility where the full range of hydrostatic cylinder
testing, repair and refurbishment services are performed.
DOT & TC Requirements
Pursuant to regulations specified in the United States by the U.S.
Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) and in Canada by
Transport Canada (T.C.), certain cylinders used for transporting hazardous
materials are required to be retested, inspected and certified safe for use every 5
years. Certain other cylinders require retests and inspections according to modified
schedules if certain conditions are met. For example, cylinders used exclusively for
certain listed refrigerants and which are "commercially free from corroding
components" and which have a corrosion-resistant external coating may only need
hydrostatic retesting every 12 years (49 CFR 173.34(e)(ii)). Other listed cylinders
used exclusively for the transport of "fluorinated hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof
which are commercially free from corroding components" may be given a complete
external visual inspection every 5 years.
Recertification procedures and regulations are codified in
the U.S. Code Of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Federal Register and
Title 49, Section 173.34 and Transport Canada (TC)
in B339 and B340.
The specifications and procedures for hydrostatic testing
methods are also outlined in Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet C-1, "Methods for
Hydrostatic Testing of Compressed Gas Cylinders". Copies of Compressed Gas
Association Pamphlets are available online at http://www.cganet.com
or by writing to the following address:
Compressed Gas Association
4221 Walney Road, 5th Floor
Chantilly, VA 20151-2923
(703) 788-2700 Fax: (703) 961-1831
Email: cga@cganet.com
