DOT bottles will not be filled at millennium?

[Bully]

Clarify a situation

The H pac air crew are correct in not filling DOT bottles. They are a commercial filling service and as such have to abide by the law in the UK.

I can't speak for other event organisers but in the five months we have used commercial air fills we made it clear to ALL players that they would not get their bottles filled by H pac if they were out of test or DOT. Witton Castle was a exception due to the Jersey Warriors playing so we agreed to fill their bottles as a visiting team.

Now this is where I now need some help - because I and the UKPSF were given information that visiting players (no residents) could use DOT bottles at commercial fill stations this was verbal and from event organisers.

It has since been brought to light that this might not be correct so I need to find this in writing from a standards body. There is a suggestion that a information directive was issued several years ago to the diving industry to NOT fill visiting divers bottles who have DOT bottles. This needs clarifing so problems are not created in future.

I will keep you all informed

Steve

 

[SirJinks]

Not another DOT - HSE thread!!!

Is it 100% that DOT bottles are banned for everyone or is it that they are enforcing the law around UK based players / teams not being able to use or have filled DOT bottles whilst visiting oversea players can?

It makes far more sense if it is the second one.

 

[pat]

I Bet There is still a lot of people in the uk with new dot bottles that are not aware of this for instance just check planet & smart parts they are still selling dopt bottles are they aware of this

 

[SirJinks]

I'd be surprised considering both their positions in the paintball scene if they aren't aware of the DOT / HSE debate, and if they aren't then they should be. Surely reputable suppliers like Smart Parts or Planet wouldn't knowingly sell DOT bottles to UK residents knowing that filling them here would be illegal?

 

[pat]

check the catalogue

 

[pupster01]

Originally posted by lettucecheesecake


ALL dot bottles will NOT be filled also only 4500psi bottles will be filled.

so no 3000 psi systems

great like i need to be buying a new air system.

 

[SirJinks]

I would have thought if they fill 4500 then technically they can fill 3000 - they just shut the valve off earlier.

 

[Hotpoint]

Originally posted by SirJinks
I would have thought if they fill 4500 then technically they can fill 3000 - they just shut the valve off earlier.

And if the valve sticks...

BOOM!!!

so not a good idea

 

[Philip]

Originally posted by Hotpoint
And if the valve sticks...

BOOM!!!

so not a good idea

Burst disk anyone?

 

[Flash-Bugout]

That's what the H-Pac airtruck guys did at the 2k2 events, I seem to remember. Quite a nice system actually, seems to drop the waiting time, once the couple of 3K peoples are done, a couple of 4k5 dudes hop on and take their place.