bottle jammed?

[simonster]

came to take my air off today and the bottle was pretty glued in there, after trying to turn from the reg it didnt work, bottle was full but i quickly emptied it.

the reg itself has started spinning itself out of the bottle instead.

to me this seems bad lol

any advice on what i should do? its welded in there though!

 

[webby]

Sometimes air gets trapped in the bottle adapter and the pressure makes it difficult to unscrew. That's why on/offs with bleed valves are useful, as they release the pressure when you turn the ASA "off". In terms of fixing your problem, I have no idea! But the fact that the reg has begun to unscrew itself from the bottle is not good. I'd recommend getting it checked out by a professional, like one of the guys from HPAC or a dive shop. If there's a Masters of PA on this weekend, maybe go along and ask the HPAC guys or one of the techs there?

 

[simonster]

im down to this now, the bottle started to undo itself with about 3k inside it. the reg is well jammed on, doesnt look cross threaded but i guess i wont see til i eventually get it off

 

[danrandon]

take it to hpac this sunday at the masters or take a trip to BZ paintball and they'll sort it

 

[webby]

im down to this now, the bottle started to undo itself with about 3k inside it. the reg is well jammed on, doesnt look cross threaded but i guess i wont see til i eventually get it off

Like Dan said, definitely get someone from HPAC or BZ to check it out before you try anything that may damage it.

 

[simonster]

took the on/off off gonna get some grips on it and check for x threading

just out of interest how much would a new reg and on/off same as this one be?

 

[Niall W]

you can get a new myth reg from LiPS for £35.

not sure if planet do the old style on/offs anymore .. especially not a gold one, but not certain

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

Simon as people have said drop into BZ (in stockton) and they'll have a look at it for you top notch guys and they'll have it sorted quick as a flash

 

[webby]

the on/off is in the "on" position, so maybe you haven't bled the air from inside the ASA which could be causing the reg to stick due to the pressure.

 

[Kitch]

he said there was 3000psi in the bottle when the reg unscrewed itself from the bottle, when you screw aluminium into aluminum a bit quick it tends to stick and in worse cases weld itself together