PHMSA hydro tester search page 2026 ---

[mercpb]

This portal allows you to search a zipcode radius (or tabular output, "data view") for PHMSA approved hydrostatic testers in your area.
https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/rinlocator/

1. Run a geographic search
2. Look for shops with these parameters -- there's a blue icon for them:
   1. Class=Hydrostatic
   2. Spec tested includes "Special permit"

Easy as that!
Keep in mind these are the certified business entities --- it's possible they are doing business with a different name or location. Also very possible they want nothing to do with consumer paintball testing


My good-ol-boys $12 testing shop just got bought out so I'm working the phones trying to find someone that's under $30 in Chicagoland. There's heavy private equity consolidation in fire services, once again PE is ruining everything.....

[ClockworkSoldier]

Good old vulture capitalists. But thanks for the resource!

[The Hobbit]

Yes thanks to this resource, I found a local fire extinguisher shop that performs hydrostatic testing that’s only a short detour on my way home from work. Just picked a tank up yesterday actually.

[scottieb]

$12! It's never been that cheap around here. For the longest time it was $25, but for about the past decade it's been $35.

[mercpb]

If anyone chicago SW burbs is looking, DIVE RIGHT IN scuba is the running champ at $30/tank nowadays reg removed. Great local shop, recommend

Pye-Barker fire & safety monee is also an option, $35 IIRC

I called a bunch of other shops listed for SP tanks, every one of them a bust (by price, knowledge, or willing). Not a surprise as they're all fire service shops

[evilfishsticks]

That scuba place is about 10 minutes from the house, glad it's the cheapest around. I was going up there on my day off this week to drop off tanks before I even saw this.

[evilfishsticks]

I went to dive right in today to drop off 2 tanks (i brought a third but he said it was exempt because of the 2 inch rule.) and talked with the guy who does the hydrotesting while i was there. He said he does hydro testing every Wednesday. He told me my stuff would be done next week, so turnaround is pretty fast.

[evilfishsticks]

30 bucks each was the out the door price, taxes already included. Turnaround was 1 week, I brought tanks on Friday and they were ready the following Friday.