Air tanks

[CLOGGER]

I wonder what the recommendations would be from someone like Best Fittings, seeing as the sell tanks and charging equipment.
Now that I think about it, I may even have seen green cylinder stickers on their stall at the Shooting Show (tho' my memory has been known to play up from time to time)

Clogger

[Steyr]

I wonder what the recommendations would be from someone like Best Fittings, seeing as the sell tanks and charging equipment.
Now that I think about it, I may even have seen green cylinder stickers on their stall at the Shooting Show (tho' my memory has been known to play up from time to time)

Clogger

Best Fittings are a BUSINESS so they would have to comply with regs that apply to a business.

Private individuals are a different thing.

Either way, warbing others there to help would let me sleep nights.

As another poster mentioned, the awareness that there is a pressurised vessel may make them hold back or go about it in a different was.

Its a bit of a rock and a hard place.

[HelderO]

Hi does anyone know the law on on carrying a bottle to and from the range ??.TIA

Never really thought about this, but some research is now required.... what piggy589 mentioned about maybe invalidating insurance is a good point....defunately some food for thought for me at least.

[Jtibbs]

Hi does anyone know the law on on carrying a bottle to and from the range ??.TIA

The only law regarding carrying clynders to the range if you are in a cat you display a green compressed air sign
It lets everyone behind you and the emergency services know You are carrying compressed air

[madcarlos]

Have always carried mine on the back of my motorcycle , nearly lost the bugger a couple of times with the bungee snapping ,

[RobF]

The only law regarding carrying clynders to the range if you are in a cat you display a green compressed air sign
It lets everyone behind you and the emergency services know You are carrying compressed air

This not law for non commercial carriage of air cylinders.

Edit : I’ll see if I can find the actual link to the legislation

[niloc]

Extract from the Dept. for Transport guidelines:-

https://assets.publishing.service.go...nce-note-9.pdf

Private Carriage of Oxygen Cylinders
7. Whilst the carriage of oxygen cylinders by private individuals is not covered by
ADR or CDG as they are fully exempt, some simple safety precautions should
be taken, such as
• Do not smoke whilst carrying cylinders;
• Check cylinders for obvious signs of leakage, for example hissing
sounds;
• Keep cylinders out of direct sunlight;
• Do not expose cylinders to high temperatures;
• Secure the cylinders properly so that they cannot move in transit (some
cylinders may be transported horizontally or vertically; however you
would need to check with the supplier).

[Scubashot]

Extract from the Dept. for Transport guidelines:-

https://assets.publishing.service.go...nce-note-9.pdf

Private Carriage of Oxygen Cylinders
7. Whilst the carriage of oxygen cylinders by private individuals is not covered by
ADR or CDG as they are fully exempt, some simple safety precautions should
be taken, such as
• Do not smoke whilst carrying cylinders;
• Check cylinders for obvious signs of leakage, for example hissing
sounds;
• Keep cylinders out of direct sunlight;
• Do not expose cylinders to high temperatures;
• Secure the cylinders properly so that they cannot move in transit (some
cylinders may be transported horizontally or vertically; however you
would need to check with the supplier).

This only applies to oxygen cylinders which present a greater risk of fire, hence the suggestion to avoid smoking.
The cylinders being used by airgunners are unsurprisingly compressed air cylinders.
These contain only 21% oxygen and therefore represent no greater fire risk than the surrounding atmosphere.
It is obviously prudent to follow the guidelines regarding transport of any high pressure vessel but the contents make a significant difference to the risk and therefore the regulations that apply.

[DedIdick]

OK so decided then, there are no regulations (UK) prohibiting the private carriage of Compressed Air or Oxygen cylinders! So No warning labels required!

Back to post#17!

[keithy]

This only applies to oxygen cylinders which present a greater risk of fire, hence the suggestion to avoid smoking.
The cylinders being used by airgunners are unsurprisingly compressed air cylinders.
These contain only 21% oxygen and therefore represent no greater fire risk than the surrounding atmosphere.
It is obviously prudent to follow the guidelines regarding transport of any high pressure vessel but the contents make a significant difference to the risk and therefore the regulations that apply.

Exactly this, air is not explosive, oxygen is. Every time you put a pcp in your car you are carrying a cylinder at 200 bar!