Air Bottle Question?

[boygonebad]

hey guys!
iv been offered an air bottle, just wondering what the average test is on a bottle, how many years?

the lad tells me the start date is 2003/03 and they have a 5 year life?
is this true! its only a temp bottle till i can afford a better one?

He said there is no test date on it just the start date.

any help would be great.
Devin

 

[RainbowShooter]

there will defo be a test date,

Most are 15 but depends on bottle what type is it?

 

[***tom***]

the test is usually 5 years befor it has to be retested but after 15 years its scrap test or no test

i had the same problem knowing when it was out of test read what the people said

http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=77230

 

[topchef]

5 years from the 'born' date is usually the best one to go of.

 

[Tom Allen]

You have a 15 year life on the bottle, but you may find the bottle needed it's first test after 3 years. Some bottles were 3 year, and some were 5 year, when their born date was before 06/2003. Can you put up a pic of it, or find out the manufacturer.
There's a good chance it will be a 5 year initial test and it will be ok, but best to be safe than sorry.

 

[J@mes]

hey guys!
iv been offered an air bottle, just wondering what the average test is on a bottle, how many years?

the lad tells me the start date is 2003/03 and they have a 5 year life?
is this true! its only a temp bottle till i can afford a better one?

He said there is no test date on it just the start date.

any help would be great.
Devin

depends on what type of bottle it is. half wrap tanks are 3 year i think, full wrap tanks are 5 year.

with the "Born date" that you have given, it will need re-testing on the 03/2008 (full wrap tank) and it will have a "End date" on it too, which is 15 years from its born date

-james

 

[Tom Allen]

the lad tells me the start date is 2003/03 and they have a 5 year life?
is this true! its only a temp bottle till i can afford a better one?

He said there is no test date on it just the start date.

any help would be great.
Devin

I think it's only the stako bottles that are only 5 year life, every other type of bottle should have 15 year life.