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C02 bottle

Sprayman60

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Hello

If I buy a used JBL bottle is there and expiration date for the c02 cylinders or is it just any obvious signs of damage?
 
In UK, pressurised cylinders should have a date of manufacture stamped on them. The lifetime before inspection & retest, at least for CO2 cylinders, is 10 years.
 
Hello, ,same there, I think it is international standard. Just be aware that nobody should accept to refill an expired cylinder, unless you have a new certificate, that means that the cylinder was tested by a certified company (I do not even want to know the price of the test, maybe better buy a new one). It is the same for fire extinguishers.
 
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(I do not even want to know the price of the test, maybe better buy a new one). It is the same for fire extinguishers.
They don't normally retest fire extinguishers, as new are sufficiently cheap. They take expired ones (that haven't been sold to fish/plant keepers :confused:), empty out CO2, remove valve, sometimes cut off neck to prevent re-use and send to recylcing.
 
They don't normally retest fire extinguishers
Yes, you're 100% right :)
Apologize, my sentence was not precise enough, I meant "nobody should refill an expired extinguisher".
 
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