CYLINDERS

In the world of scuba diving, very little can be done without a diving cylinder. A diving cylinder, or scuba cylinder, is what holds the air require to breathe underwater. They are also used to supply inflation gas to dry suits or buoyancy compensators.

Scuba cylinders are usually manufactured from aluminium or steel alloys. They are fitted with one of two types of cylinder valves to be connected to the regulator.

At The Purple Octopus, we stock air cylinders for scuba diving, as well as O2 oxygen cylinders for medical emergencies from brands such as Alcan and Catalina