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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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So do I freeze the whole thing with the valve and all?

Or do I take all that **** off and freeze the tank by itself?

I have the nitrous guage on the bottle also, will that be affected?
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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Why are you freezing it? Do you need it refilled? I would not think you would need to take anything off the bottle.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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Just leave everything and freeze it. I would actually take the gauge off.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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freeze? i just heard to put it in ice chest, not necessarly freeze it.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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throw the whole bottle in the freezer for a bit before you fill it.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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put everything in the freezer for about 1-2 hours. on days above 90 degrees, i'd have to be very quick when taking the bottle from the freezer and getting it filled. learned to be very eeficient in the steps.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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whats freezing doing ?
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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i heard the bottle gets very hot when its being filled...so they freeze the bottle before they get filled
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Originally Posted by justablur1
i heard the bottle gets very hot when its being filled...so they freeze the bottle before they get filled
No it doesn't.

Freezing allows the bottle temp/pressure to be lower than the mother bottle, which helps transfer the nitrous quicker.

If you use a nitrous pump you don't need to chill the bottle. I just filled my buddy's 15 # bottle in minutes with the pump, and his bottle was at room temperature. Never got over 900 psi during the fill and never got 'hot' or even warm. The valve will actually start to freeze from the nitrous decompressing from the mother bottle and going into the little one(You let them even out before you turn on the pump).
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 02:12 AM
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so which is better the pump or freezing the bottle
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by justablur1
so which is better the pump or freezing the bottle
They both work fine. The pump is quicker and you can suck every last drop out of the mother bottle.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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I have always gone to the pump places, but from being fucked the last 2 shops on pumps with my **** being mostly air.
I have now been going with places that dont pump it.
the place I go to will do either, they prefer to freeze it.

They say you get a better fill when you freeze it.. So far I am believing that.
I would say freeze..
I know that the pump works. But it seems that it can give you more air??
any comment on how that works??
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