Paintball

[Brewtt]

Check the others stickies.

HPA/CO2 Guide lines

[Kodiak]

Originally Posted by HP_Lovecraft

Its not illegal to fill an "out of hydro" tank.

§ 173.301 General requirements for shipment of compressed gases and other hazardous materials in cylinders, UN pressure receptacles and spherical pressure vessels.

(6) No person may fill a cylinder overdue for periodic requalification with a hazardous material and then offer it for transportation. The prohibition against offering a cylinder for transportation that is overdue for periodic requalification does not apply to a cylinder filled prior to the requalification due date.

(7) A cylinder with an authorized service life may not be offered for transportation in commerce after its authorized service life has expired. However, a cylinder in transportation or a cylinder filled prior to the expiration of its authorized service life may be transported for reprocessing or disposal of the cylinder's contents. After emptying, the cylinder must be condemned in accordance with §180.205 of this subchapter.

If you have a old or out of hydro CO2 tank, take it to Walmart. A lot of Walmarts are doing exchanges thru Blue Rhino. I bought a couple of used tanks and traded them for full new ones for $7.88.

[Brewtt]

However, that doesn't prove it's "illegal" to fill them... just can't fill them for transport.

[Target]

On Hydrotester's site, it states that the 68ci steel tanks are not certified for use in paintball and that they will not re-hydro them if they have a paintball style valve or stickers ( not clear if the original lable is included in this).

5 steps for Hydrotesting Paintball tanks

[gunblaze1]

Originally Posted by Brewtt

Yep, I just buy new extra bottles whenever I make an actionvilliage order. Can't beat 20 oz. for $15 and 12 oz. for $13.

But then again, I fill my own bottles, so out of hydro tanks don't bother me either.

yep I just picked up a few 20 ouncers for $13.60 a piece, great deal

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by Brewtt

However, that doesn't prove it's "illegal" to fill them... just can't fill them for transport.

Yep, you can fill them and leave them at your home. Which I guess is OK if you are playing in your backyard. As long as you don't drive somewhere else with them. Up here in Canada it's a $50,000 fine per tank filled illegally.

[Brewtt]

Or take your bulk tank with you and fill on site. No transport of filled out-of-hydro tanks.

[Sir Brass]

As long as the tank is discharged before it is transported back to your home.

[HP_Lovecraft]

Originally Posted by Brewtt

However, that doesn't prove it's "illegal" to fill them... just can't fill them for transport.

Thats what I was referring to.

In paintball, we have adopted DOT rules to reflect the rules for filling, handling co2/hpa tanks are fields, but technically things like rental-only tanks need never be hydrotested, though they still should be for safety reasons.

nick

[I-Tech]

This was an issue for me at our local sports athority store .I brought 3 7oz tanks to be filled and the kid( i think my tanks were older than him) said nope ,so i bought 3 new tanks 20 bucks each. why argue every time u try to get a fill.