Just had my bottle filled.
06-18-2010, 07:34 PM
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Just had my bottle filled. I took it in for a fill up & the guy said they get the bottle real cold so it takes the full charge (10lb bottle). He said some places just do fill ups at ambiant temps so your not getting a full refill sometimes. I have no reason to doubt him, anyone else have info on this? There was no extra charge for this either.( $31.84 with tax for a fill up.)
06-18-2010, 07:36 PM
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I took it in for a fill up & the guy said they get the bottle real cold so it takes the full charge (10lb bottle). He said some places just do fill ups at ambiant temps so your not getting a full refill sometimes. I have no reason to doubt him, anyone else have info on this? There was no extra charge for this either.( $31.84 with tax for a fill up.)
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06-18-2010, 11:00 PM
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Yeah if my bottle is empty it cost me $32.00 to have it filled. Every time I have had my bottle filled they freeze it, and I have had 3 different shops do the same thing. I just thought it was normal or had to be done that way.
06-19-2010, 12:58 AM
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concrete duh......seriously though if you freeze the bottle you can fill it without a nitrous pump(search freeze filling), you can also use a nitrous pump to fill a bottle that is room temperature. Your not getting more for your money either way.
06-23-2010, 11:45 AM
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Yeah, it's highly recommended that the bottle be cool. Tried to have my bottle filled with a pump on a 95 degree day after the bottle had been sitting in the car for 6 hours, didnt go well.
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i got nailed 62 to get my bottle filled.... i wont go back to the guy after my last little argument.. i order 2 jets for a wet kit.... i told him i needed a 63 for nitrous and 38 for fuel( the jetting is from NOS probably a little rich).. he looked at me and said thats wrong u need to use the 38 for nitrous and 63 for fuel.... i sat there and laughed then asked him if he was HIGH.. he doesnt like me anymore
06-24-2010, 06:50 AM
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The shop I worked at used a pump and we would just put the bottle in the freezer with the valve open. You have to sit there and rock it like a baby to get it filled sometimes. There are a few tricks to doing it faster. Scary ones are the sneaky petes and tiny bottles. Thing heats up like a grenade in your hand the second the bottle starts to build pressure.
Some shops have a less effecient way of weighing these "filled" bottles as well. I wish the shop I worked for (which will remain nameless) used a better method. We literally used a fish scale....its sad.
Some shops have a less effecient way of weighing these "filled" bottles as well. I wish the shop I worked for (which will remain nameless) used a better method. We literally used a fish scale....its sad.
