cylinder/dive bottle testing

[david brown]

could someone refresh my memory? i think its 5 years between tests on bottles isnt it? or am i talking rubbish?

[guybinks]

I believe it is, unless the bottle can be used for diving, then I think it is a 2.5 year test?

Then again I may be talking balearics!

My bottle is up for testing in 3months, and its 2.5 yrs since its last test.

[sammy the bull]

5 for non diving bottles, and 2 {i think for diving bottles
if i dought ring a diving shop, or gunshop that fill them. they will tell you.

[clubshot]

There is No Central Air Bottle regulations

It's down to filling Stations

If bottle is known to be out of water and used for Air Guns , most will only require it to be checked every 2 1/2 Years - 5 Years

Depends on how safe they , filling station believes the bottle is
As if they believe it might not take charge through outer rust or valve
problems they can require it to be tested.

Like a car MOT , not worth a lot on paper the day after issue

Divers bottles tend more to rust as can be run dry - empty
Most air Gunners tend to refill when lower than 150 Bar
So keeping inner moisture out .

BOB/R

[Baldie]

Only last week.

"Mike's" in London Colney refused to fill my surface only 12L bottle. Test is 3 years old. They claim to have been done by H+S (£2000) for filling a bottle with a similar age. This despite the H+S bottle and mine being 'surface only'. (Gauge and valve unit combined). He claims recent changes in 'Dive' regs means test length has gone from 2 years, to 2 1/2.

Went to "Divercity" in Potters Bar. Filled no probs. He is also selling pellets and a small range of rifles now too. He still under-fills the tank though.....

[Tigger C]

Steel or aluminium Geoffrey?
Chris.

[wornspring]

Just recently had my bottle tested, press check to 460 bar , the valve serviced .Test Valid for 2 1/2 years, The goalposts keep moving H&S have the overiding authority in all matters