How often do air bottles need to be tested?
- Thread starter Ch1mpster
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air bottle
hmm that is a unusuan question
well if u use your bottles very often
i thinck u should get them tested after about every
2 years.. if u use them not too much
then i would say about every 5 years
or if u fell your bottle is in need of being tested
then well...test em
ok i hope this helps
hmm that is a unusuan question
well if u use your bottles very often
i thinck u should get them tested after about every
2 years.. if u use them not too much
then i would say about every 5 years
or if u fell your bottle is in need of being tested
then well...test em
ok i hope this helps
ive asked this and got anwsers from two to five years
from what i can make out its three years for fibre wrapped tanks and 5 for steel/alloy
but it all depends on whos filling them my local shop wants them tested very 2
from what i can make out its three years for fibre wrapped tanks and 5 for steel/alloy
but it all depends on whos filling them my local shop wants them tested very 2
its three 3 years from manufacture
if you look on the bottle it should have a manufactoring date on it.
if you add three years from then thats when it needs to be tested.
If you bottle does not contain a valid test sticker/or the manufactoring date then its illegal to use her in britian, i think
hope this helps
steven
if you look on the bottle it should have a manufactoring date on it.
if you add three years from then thats when it needs to be tested.
If you bottle does not contain a valid test sticker/or the manufactoring date then its illegal to use her in britian, i think
hope this helps
steven
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WELL
If u r using an air bottle it will need to be tested evry 2 years
(same goes 4 nitrogen)
well there is a legal time for them to be tested
but with paint ball bottles it dosent matter
c02 isnt very critical but i would get mine tested every 6 yeas?
well hear is the sum.. no u dont need to
bother testing them there not critical enough but
i would test them every 6 to 7 years
hope i helped
WELL
If u r using an air bottle it will need to be tested evry 2 years
(same goes 4 nitrogen)
well there is a legal time for them to be tested
but with paint ball bottles it dosent matter
c02 isnt very critical but i would get mine tested every 6 yeas?
well hear is the sum.. no u dont need to
bother testing them there not critical enough but
i would test them every 6 to 7 years
hope i helped
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paintball bottles do matter there still commpressed the same.c02 is at 800psi in the bottle wich will make a mess if it bursts
the law states 5 years for c02 steel/alloy tanks and 3 years for fibre wapped tanks regardless of what your doing with them.
do not guess and then post on things you don't understand
what planet are you on,are you trying to get some one killed.Originally posted by Sephiroth
WELL
If u r using an air bottle it will need to be tested evry 2 years
(same goes 4 nitrogen)
well there is a legal time for them to be tested
but with paint ball bottles it dosent matter
c02 isnt very critical but i would get mine tested every 6 yeas?
well hear is the sum.. no u dont need to
bother testing them there not critical enough but
i would test them every 6 to 7 years
hope i helped
paintball bottles do matter there still commpressed the same.c02 is at 800psi in the bottle wich will make a mess if it bursts
the law states 5 years for c02 steel/alloy tanks and 3 years for fibre wapped tanks regardless of what your doing with them.
do not guess and then post on things you don't understand
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Poor advice on subjects like this is potentially dangerous
Your two posts on this matter sort of say that you don't actually know anything about bottle testing but are trying to pass yourself off as someone who does.
1. It DOESN'T matter how often you use your bottle, you still have to get your bottle tested at the appropriate time. Just because you use it less doesn't extend the certificate.
2. It DOES matter with paintball bottles. They are a pressurised container the same as dive cylinders or oxygen tanks and MUST be tested and certificated accordingly.
Bottle safety is extremely important especially after the unfortunate even in the US so if you don't actually know please don't post!
Ch1mpster you'll find all that you need here at the Paintball and The Law section of the UKPSF Website.
As Ste says in a nutshell it is
Three years for fibre wrapped bottles, so if you've got 1999 as the manufacture date on the bottle it's time to get it tested
Five years for Aluminium orSteel bottles, so bottles stamped with 1997 require testing
Le Pig, sorry about your local filler, but you can to a degree understand their concerns. The more up to date the certificate is the less danger there is in filling the bottle. At the end of the day the certificate is only like a MOT. It says that the bottle is safe when it was tested. 5 years of poor handling and who's to say how safe the bottle is. Frustrating though.
Could I make a suggestion here mate.
Poor advice on subjects like this is potentially dangerous
Your two posts on this matter sort of say that you don't actually know anything about bottle testing but are trying to pass yourself off as someone who does.
1. It DOESN'T matter how often you use your bottle, you still have to get your bottle tested at the appropriate time. Just because you use it less doesn't extend the certificate.
2. It DOES matter with paintball bottles. They are a pressurised container the same as dive cylinders or oxygen tanks and MUST be tested and certificated accordingly.
Bottle safety is extremely important especially after the unfortunate even in the US so if you don't actually know please don't post!
Ch1mpster you'll find all that you need here at the Paintball and The Law section of the UKPSF Website.
As Ste says in a nutshell it is
Three years for fibre wrapped bottles, so if you've got 1999 as the manufacture date on the bottle it's time to get it tested
Five years for Aluminium orSteel bottles, so bottles stamped with 1997 require testing
Le Pig, sorry about your local filler, but you can to a degree understand their concerns. The more up to date the certificate is the less danger there is in filling the bottle. At the end of the day the certificate is only like a MOT. It says that the bottle is safe when it was tested. 5 years of poor handling and who's to say how safe the bottle is. Frustrating though.