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04-09-2009, 06:33 PM
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Aquiring a second CO2 tank so you never run out
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only frickin works if you fill the EMPTY at some fricken point while you're busy sucking down beers! Ugh... I have an empty 20 and 15lb now and beer not flowing so much. Epic failure.
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04-09-2009, 06:34 PM
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That's why you need a *third* backup, one of those little CO2 chargers!
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04-09-2009, 07:10 PM
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Haha, that is hilarious. Sorry to hear that. Question: How long has that one tank been empty? 20 lb's lasts me awhile.
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04-09-2009, 07:14 PM
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I have 3 tanks as well, though one is from grandpa that has dust of 20 years on it... though apparently still has some Co2. Gotta clean that one up.
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04-09-2009, 07:16 PM
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The empty goes in the van immediately, because it's 25 miles to the refill.
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04-09-2009, 08:00 PM
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04-09-2009, 09:20 PM
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My local paintball store is two minutes away...
AND, I have a little gun charger, just in case.
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04-09-2009, 09:31 PM
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Tactical Prattlarian
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I have done that too.
I have two 20# and I forgot to tag the empty. At some point I had convinced myself that it was full. When I went to swap it felt too light.
Doh!
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04-09-2009, 09:36 PM
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In my case, I told myself that I have a whole 15# to run through before I have to worry. Sure, and then a month becomes 3 months, then 6.
There's really no good time estimate for how long CO2 lasts. If you clean your taps by forcing liquid through with CO2, purge a lot, etc, it goes at random times. I think the 20lb lasted me like 9 months and the 15 was about 8 months.
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Last edited by Bobby_M; 04-09-2009 at 09:38 PM.
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04-09-2009, 09:37 PM
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Ditto on the handheld charger.
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