Co2 Bottle question

[tperk9784]

Can a C02 Bottle with a regulator be laying on it's side during use?

[gasman059]

nope

[ahoyhoy239]

dont hold me to it but i dont see a problem, think about scuba and paintball ...these tanks go sideways and sometimes down during regular use.

[gasman059]

Must be upright or at least at a 30-degree angle while being used. The reason it must be upright during use is because you want the liquid at the bottom of the tank and the vapor at the top coming through the valve and regulator.

[ReefWreak]

like manny said, the liquid will jack up the regulator pretty bad

in paintball, you want the liquid because it'll last longer than the gas. You also use a siphoning tank to get that liquid out first. In paintball you never use a pressure regulator when using CO2, only nitro (compressed air) because the air doesn't get cold enough to mess up the regulator, but the CO2 liquid is.

Scuba is compressed air. no liquid. If you get a scuba regulator wet on the inside, it's dead until it's repaired.

[ahoyhoy239]

good thing i put the disclaimer on there lol

i didnt know the co2 tanks also had liquid in there, thanks for clarifying that.

[ReefWreak]

I'm glad that he asked before doing it

Now you know, and knowledge is power!

[tperk9784]

Originally posted by ReefWreak
I'm glad that he asked before doing it

Now you know, and knowledge is power!

Thats why I asked. I have no room under my tank for the co2 bottle so I need to find another place to put it.

[jeffbrig]

I'm putting my bottle behind another piece of furniture in a corner, then running the CO2 line over to the tank. Just throwing that out there in case it gives you some ideas.

[gasman059]

Originally posted by jeffbrig
I'm putting my bottle behind another piece of furniture in a corner, then running the CO2 line over to the tank. Just throwing that out there in case it gives you some ideas.

ditto that's me

[tperk9784]

Thats my plan too. I was actually hoping to lay it down on top of the curio cabinet but thats been shown to be a no no

[andrewwl]

Originally posted by ReefWreak
like manny said, the liquid will jack up the regulator pretty bad

in paintball, you want the liquid because it'll last longer than the gas. You also use a siphoning tank to get that liquid out first. In paintball you never use a pressure regulator when using CO2, only nitro (compressed air) because the air doesn't get cold enough to mess up the regulator, but the CO2 liquid is.

Scuba is compressed air. no liquid. If you get a scuba regulator wet on the inside, it's dead until it's repaired.

Paintball guns do NOT want liquid co2.

A siphon tube is only used on FILLING TANKS to get the liquid into the paintball gun tank.

But the paintball gun tank uses ANTI siphon to PREVENT liquid entering the gun.

Many co2 powered guns that do not wish to operate at normal co2 pressures (~900PSI) and use a regulator to lower it to about a third of this. But extra care must be taken to prevent liquid co2 from entering the gun and regulator (which would shorten the life of o-rings and other consumable parts).

[andrewwl]

You can install yourself or have a shop install anti-siphon tube if you wish to lay the tank down. He will mark the "up" side of the tank and you can see why your tank must be rotated in this position for only gas to be used.

[ReefWreak]

Andrew you're right. I just figured that this thread didn't warrant details on it. Thanks for showing everyone though.