testing nitrous bottle 5 year manufacture date
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testing nitrous bottle 5 year manufacture date
Has anyone ever heard of this, I went to get my bottle filled and they couldn't do it cause the manfacture date was 01 and they told me I would have to have it retested before they could fill it. anyone else have this problem. thanks
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I dont know about that. Ive had my nitrous for about 2 yrs, so i havent encountered that problem yet. I am however a certified SCUBA diver and we have to get leak down test on our tanks every once in a while (not sure on the length of time).
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I know in canada we have the thing. I know cuz on my co2 tank for my paintball gun, transport canda has a 7 year rule or something. There is a date stamped on the tank when it was manufactored, and when it passes a certain age, the tank must be re-tested or destroyed. I guess they figure after X amount of years it may not be safe to refill.
Nitrous bottles id assume are the same way, but im not too sure.
Nitrous bottles id assume are the same way, but im not too sure.
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I checked with a couple nitrous refillers and they confirmed that you have to have a test done on the tanks every 5 years before they will fill them. I found a few places in town that do the tests for under $20, unless of course you need a new valve. The cheapest place I could find said $12 for the test, and $20 for the valve. It's only every 5 years, so not bad in my opinion. The way to go is rent a large tank, buy the filling attachment and fill your own bottles. You save a ton of money.
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