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Hi,
In autumn 2006 I have bought an Ion package from http://www.justpaintball.co.uk/
It came with a Pure Energy 4500 PSI bottle. I have used it once or twice in these 2 years and most of the time it simply sat on my wardrobe empty. I wanted to go painballing again so I decided to check out the local dive shops in portsmouth and fill the bottle and test my ION, since it has been a while from the last time I used it.
Well I phoned up a couple and they said that 99% they will be able to fill up my bottle. It turned out they didnt have the correct fitting, but thats not the problem. One of the owners examined the bottle and told me some shocking news. He said that because it is USA stadard bottle(DOT) I will not be able to fill it or test it anywhere in the UK because of different regulations(It has to be CE or EN I think). Regarding to filling it he actually said it is illegal. Thats a little dissapointing as I thought UK shop would not sell something that illegal to use in the UK. Is this correct?
Here is the whole text from the side of the bottle:
Manufactured by CARLETON
0.625-18 UNF-2B USA CARLETON 29876
7.75MM 1.18KG 1.11L PW310 PH465 BAR
(Pi)0036 -40(degrees Celsius) 0036-001-06 D PTD QA 2006/05
VALVE TORQUE SETTINGS: 50 N-m - 60 N-m
-----------------------------------------------------------
DOT-E 11005 4500PSI M4927
TC-3FCM 68CI 310 BAR
6313-29876 05-IA03-06
And on the valve itself it says the following: 4500 26-06-S1
Any advice please?
Here are some pictures of the bottles(sorry bout the quality, only have my phone at hand at the moment)
In autumn 2006 I have bought an Ion package from http://www.justpaintball.co.uk/
It came with a Pure Energy 4500 PSI bottle. I have used it once or twice in these 2 years and most of the time it simply sat on my wardrobe empty. I wanted to go painballing again so I decided to check out the local dive shops in portsmouth and fill the bottle and test my ION, since it has been a while from the last time I used it.
Well I phoned up a couple and they said that 99% they will be able to fill up my bottle. It turned out they didnt have the correct fitting, but thats not the problem. One of the owners examined the bottle and told me some shocking news. He said that because it is USA stadard bottle(DOT) I will not be able to fill it or test it anywhere in the UK because of different regulations(It has to be CE or EN I think). Regarding to filling it he actually said it is illegal. Thats a little dissapointing as I thought UK shop would not sell something that illegal to use in the UK. Is this correct?
Here is the whole text from the side of the bottle:
Manufactured by CARLETON
0.625-18 UNF-2B USA CARLETON 29876
7.75MM 1.18KG 1.11L PW310 PH465 BAR
(Pi)0036 -40(degrees Celsius) 0036-001-06 D PTD QA 2006/05
VALVE TORQUE SETTINGS: 50 N-m - 60 N-m
-----------------------------------------------------------
DOT-E 11005 4500PSI M4927
TC-3FCM 68CI 310 BAR
6313-29876 05-IA03-06
And on the valve itself it says the following: 4500 26-06-S1
Any advice please?
Here are some pictures of the bottles(sorry bout the quality, only have my phone at hand at the moment)
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