Pressure Tank Explosions!

[Ripcal]

This always happens to someone...
I was in the parking lot of a paintball field during a big game and everyone had their guns in their cars. BOOM , shhhhhhh, A huge 20 oz blew in someones Volvo station wagon and the whole thing is all cloudy. Oh course the kids hoped into the car to try and stop it but couldnt. I'm surprized the c02 didnt knock em out. It was hilarious. Has this ever happened to one of you?

[blake_sw]

As you're (SLOWLY) unscrewing your tank, keep shooting to get rid of air that's left in the gun. NO MORE BROKEN 0-RINGS!

[magicsly1]

Originally posted by blake_sw
As you're (SLOWLY) unscrewing your tank, keep shooting to get rid of air that's left in the gun. NO MORE BROKEN 0-RINGS!

Blake i think you missed the whole story. The tank exploded they weren't taking the tank off of the gun.

[Richy_C]

instant a/c

[FireViper]

Let this be a lesson don't leave a tank in a car out under the hot sun

[in trauma]

yeah heat inst good for co2 if it is 90 outside the co2 is about 1000+psi

[paintballer56]

once i was watching a orietation video for the field then ll of a sudden my tank just blew up, sprayed ervywehre

[orryn]

coolers are always good to have in the summer. Good for tanks and good for water.

[shadow.338]

Dont get me started with this topic. Recently I've leased a big 50 lb. tank to fill my own co2's anyways me and my friends all just filled haphazardly till with thought they were full. We were sitting and waiting for the tanks to defrost from the bleeding then one after one we hear. Boom! hssssssss Boom Hsssssss. All that keeps your tanks doing that is a little pressure seal that breaks if overfilled. Anyways doesnt really hurt your tank just have to get a replacement seal inside the relief pin.

[Letchworth40]

Originally posted by Ripcal
This always happens to someone...
I was in the parking lot of a paintball field during a big game and everyone had their guns in their cars. BOOM , shhhhhhh, A huge 20 oz blew in someones Volvo station wagon and the whole thing is all cloudy. Oh course the kids hoped into the car to try and stop it but couldnt. I'm surprized the c02 didnt knock em out. It was hilarious. Has this ever happened to one of you?


Did the tank explode or did the pressure thingy go off? If it exploded i bet that was a cool sight

[warchild1s1k]

sh it im scared to play in warm weather hehe

[felixthecat]

I live in the desert, where 90 degrees is a winter day.....how do you think I feel?

[warchild1s1k]

lol

[Lemonjello]

SOMEONE DIDNT HAVE A BURST DISK! i have never had or seen a tank explode. though we all know not to keep them out in the sun.

[AllOleander]

Originally posted by magicsly1
Originally posted by blake_sw
As you're (SLOWLY) unscrewing your tank, keep shooting to get rid of air that's left in the gun. NO MORE BROKEN 0-RINGS!

Blake i think you missed the whole story. The tank exploded they weren't taking the tank off of the gun.

I think he was implying that the tank wasn't totally empty..and to empty it, you should fire off the gas left in the gun while slowly unscrewing it..

but maybe im wrong :confused:

[w00twoot]

my carbon fiber tank popped it looked like a grape =) that god it wasnt the steel one i dont use steel!!!!

[AllOleander]

What happened?

DId the fiber wrap come shooting out?!