bottle questions

[crumpler]

ok, well the only problem is the person who owns my local place says that every fibre bottle has a 3yr test??? but the reason i asked was because i saw bottles goin that said 5yr test. So if it is 5yr how do i explane this to him without him thinking im trying to kill myself on a out of test bottle?

Dont you think it would be easier if places put a date for when it needed new test instead of when it was tested?

 

[andyp1]

have a browse around the ukpsf website, i saw a whole page of infor with regards to bottle testing on there i think, you could print that off and give it to your site owner and point out his lack of knowledge!

 

[crumpler]

ok cheers. oh and do you have a link for that??

 

[andyp1]

http://www.ukpsf.com/paintballlaw.asp

not quite a page, but an answer in writing!!

all pi certified bottles have a 5yr test (according to the site which im sure is correct )

 

[crumpler]

ok thats gr8 thanks and hopefully saved me some money

 

[andyp1]

i think bullys pretty clued up as to the law, and it wouldnt supprise me if hpac themselves had provided that info on the site

 

[crumpler]

ok......... this makes no sence. it says bottles made befor july 2003 are 3yr test and bottles with pi sign are 5yr test.

well my bottle is both.........

 

[WaveOfMutilation]

It looks like you and i both have a magical bottle then.

i just got my bottle tested after 3 years to be on the safe side! it cost me 14.50 from my local dive shop and it took 4 days!

 

[crumpler]

well i was going to any way because i dont think i will get my local site owner to belive me, but to be fair would you belive someone saying that if you belived fibres only had 3yr test lol.

Well im gonna have a ring around and see where is closest/cheapest place i can get it done

 

[andyp1]

"All cylinders manufactured to EN 12245 and Pi certified to comply with the TPED start with a retest period of 5 years from date of manufacture".

taken off the site above, seems fairly black and white to me regardless of the july thing, but if you want to spend upwards of £15/20 getting it tested then thats up to you!

i tried my best to help