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Offline blatz

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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2013, 08:17:48 am »
so i recently picked up a 10lbs tank from my local homebrew store, and payed $21 for a fill, only to hook it up and find the next day after carbonating the regulator has dropped to the order soon marking, which stumbled me, because i tested for any leaks before storing it in a cold environment (garage) should i go back and ask them to fill it back up?

you are aware that your tank high pressure gauge is going to drop to ~500 PSI when it is stored below 40df even when it is completely full, right?

this chart is a keeper:

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F   psi
----------------
80   969
70   853
60   747
50   652
40   560
30   491

C   Bar   kPa
----------------
30   72   7184
25   65   6471
20   57   5715
15   51   5066
10   45   4497
 5   40   3959
 0   36   3612
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Offline safi

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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #31 on: January 10, 2013, 08:38:35 am »
so i recently picked up a 10lbs tank from my local homebrew store, and payed $21 for a fill, only to hook it up and find the next day after carbonating the regulator has dropped to the order soon marking, which stumbled me, because i tested for any leaks before storing it in a cold environment (garage) should i go back and ask them to fill it back up?

you are aware that your tank high pressure gauge is going to drop to ~500 PSI when it is stored below 40df even when it is completely full, right?

this chart is a keeper:

Quote
F   psi
----------------
80   969
70   853
60   747
50   652
40   560
30   491

C   Bar   kPa
----------------
30   72   7184
25   65   6471
20   57   5715
15   51   5066
10   45   4497
 5   40   3959
 0   36   3612
i was unaware of that, i feel dumb now, thank you
Dani

Offline blatz

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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #32 on: January 10, 2013, 08:51:01 am »
i was unaware of that, i feel dumb now, thank you

wasn't trying to make you feel dumb - perhaps I should have phrased that a bit better - not my intent.

hey -you didn't know - you asked, and now you do!
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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #33 on: January 10, 2013, 08:52:49 am »
i was unaware of that, i feel dumb now, thank you

wasn't trying to make you feel dumb - perhaps I should have phrased that a bit better - not my intent.

hey -you didn't know - you asked, and now you do!

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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #34 on: January 10, 2013, 08:55:09 am »
one other good thing to do, if you have a scale that will weigh something that heavy is to weigh the bottle after filling (tare weight is required to be printed on the bottle) and then you know how many pounds you got and can keep track of how much is left in it.  also, perhaps weigh it with the regulator attached and then you can keep track of how much CO2 you are using.
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Offline dak0415

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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #35 on: January 10, 2013, 08:57:43 am »
Weigh it! (without the regulator)  The tare weight should be on the tank.

Oops - make that +1, what Paul just said!
« Last Edit: January 10, 2013, 09:13:15 am by dak0415 »
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Offline safi

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Re: co2 tank filling
« Reply #36 on: January 11, 2013, 06:00:57 am »
thanks a lot, well its a bit too late to weigh it now, as ive already used it, but definitely good news for the next refill
Dani