air bottle testing

[mikey-d]

Hi was just wondering if a dive shop are allowed to test paintball bottles. If not were is there a shop that does ner withington manchester thanks mike.

 

[automag]

LIPS do testing but their site is down at the mo.

Liam posted this on another thread

http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?142081-Hydro-Testing Post NO 5

using the search feature would have solved your problem here but anyway, one of the most reputable companies for specifically testing paintball tanks is HPAC:

Email enquiries@hpac.co.uk

Phone 01902 494988

 

[essx]

most dive shops will send bottles away to a company to test! whats wrong with hpac?

 

[Gee Tee]

My local dive shop will test bottles but I don't us them - companies like HPAC are cheaper

 

[Lump]

Question, does your local dive shop sell paintball bottles or any other paintball products ?

 

[Gee Tee]

Mine doesn't

I just go there for filling my 2 dive bottles and testing them when needed

 

[madness]

My local dive shop will test bottles but I don't us them - companies like HPAC are cheaper

I go training at action park in Basildon and I've just had one of my bottles tested through them it cost £25.00 gave the bottle in on the Sunday and got it back on the Thursday. With it stamped and a test certificate Which I keep in my kit bag. Great service.

 

[mikey-d]

thanks for the advice guys and lumps no thay dont sell paintball stuff but thay do fill the bottles but thanks guys p.s
do you still have to test them if its a steel tank just that some one told me when i had a co2 tank years ago that you dont this bottle is a back up just incase by the way thanks mike

 

[Tom]

thanks for the advice guys and lumps no thay dont sell paintball stuff but thay do fill the bottles but thanks guys p.s
do you still have to test them if its a steel tank just that some one told me when i had a co2 tank years ago that you dont this bottle is a back up just incase by the way thanks mike

You cannot continue to use an expired bottle, fibre, aluminium, co2
With the price of aluminiums it can be cheaper to buy new then test (especially if you need to post it)

There is an exclusion for small diameter bottles. I've only seen details to back this up for CO2 in the US. It's been mentioned about 13ci air cylinders now that they are more commonly available here, but mine is marked that it will need testing

 

[mikey-d]

thanks m8 will just stick to the fiber bottle i got