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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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are there any cons to having an old nitrous bottle? im about to buy 2 extra bottles but they are both 5-6 years old.
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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It depends, if the previous owner used a torch to heat the bottles and damaged the structural integerity, dropped it, etc.

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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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there expired and need to be hydrotested
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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^^^ what he said. i took mine to a local praxair and they hydrotested them. had to send them out, took like 4 days and 18 bucks. most supply stores that service and sell fire extinguishers will be able to hydro test or have a supplier that can hydro test bottles.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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Couldn't agree with Ryan more...

I would most definitely suggest getting old bottles hydrotested before using them. It could be the difference between life n death if someone is standing around when it finally taps out. We had a local racer get his leg blow off because of a situation with old used bottles.
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