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Old 12-01-2009, 05:52 PM
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Are there any ill effects to keeping a near full bottle over the winter? Thinking about squeezing her on the street but want to make sure I don't blow it up since i need the block or the whole motor this winter weather I stroke or just rebuild it.
My question is will it hurt anything to let the bottle sit idle for 4 months or so? Would it be better to play with it and use it up so the bottle is empty for the winter months? Thanks
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ive heard some people say that older nitrous doesnt hit as hard as a brand new bottle.... dont know if its true or not tho
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I personally dont like using "old" nitrous.
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It sits in big storage tanks forever.....so a smaller tank wont hurt anything. And obviously the cold wont hurt it lol
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My question is will it hurt the bottle? Not spending the winter under presure, is better, I would guess but is spending the winter under presure going to lessen the life of the valve?
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From my knowledge with paintball, having 4500 psi of compressed air in a tank isn't exactly "good for it" but it can't really hurt it either.
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Originally Posted by Randal McSandal
From my knowledge with paintball, having 4500 psi of compressed air in a tank isn't exactly "good for it" but it can't really hurt it either.
My thought exactly. I was just curious if saving $20ish dollars of nitrous was worth keeping it around.
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just go out and do one last pull before you put it away for winter!!!
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Originally Posted by mitch cobb racing
just go out and do one last pull before you put it away for winter!!!
I think this is what I am going to do.
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might as well...
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We keep our fire dept SCBA bottles full all the time @ 4500 PSI... Not sure how different a N20 bottle is. Obviously you'll see a pressure drop or increase from weather, hence using a bottle heater.




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