5 year/ 3 year bottle test difference.

[Slim Clan]

Hey how can you tell the difference between the 5 year and 3 year bottles?

First person to say one expires before the other will be taken into the woods and savagely beaten with the branch of a willow tree.


Slim

 

[Smally85]

well....

... having looked at my bottle it says... "RETEST EVERY 3 YEARS...." I'm guessing a 5 year bottle would be much the same but with 5 years instead....
feel free to tell me i'm wrong lol

 

[Skeet]

The FW2 bottles made by erm SCI I think are 5 year test bottles

 

[Slim Clan]

well....

Originally posted by Smally85
... having looked at my bottle it says... "RETEST EVERY 3 YEARS...." I'm guessing a 5 year bottle would be much the same but with 5 years instead....
feel free to tell me i'm wrong lol

Yeah mine says, DOT test every 5 years US, and HSE test every 3 years, it's a FW2 aswell. Skeet you know where I could find out officially?

Slim

 

[Skeet]

Do a search mate its been brought up before..if not get intouch with H-Pac and they will set you straight...should say on the bottle tho mate...if its an Angel Air bottle it will be 3 year test mate...

 

[Slim Clan]

Yeah it's an A.I.R Bottle.



Thanks anyway.

Slim

 

[Skeet]

mines a long 1.5 and mines 3 year test..

 

[Slim Clan]

Yeah I have two 0.8ls so they'll both be the same.

Slim

 

[Booti]

these are the official retest periods....if this is any help

quoted from the United Kingdom Paintball Sports Federation Website

THREE YEARS FOR FULL-FIBRE WRAPPED BOTTLES
FIVE YEARS FOR HALF WRAP BOTTLES
FIVE YEARS FOR ALUMINIUM OR STEEL BOTTLES (i believe this includes CO2 bottles as well.....if i am reading it right)

 

[Slim Clan]

Hey that sounds promising. I'll speak to H-pac in Feb.

Slim