How to Properly Remove Your Co2 Tank
I recently had a question asking if it was OK to remove your Co2 tank if there was still Co2 in the tank. The answer is yes; but the question reminded me how often players at the field brake their tank's o-rings over and over again due to improperly unscrewing them from the gun. Ever have this problem? Here's why it happens...
The problem resides in the way you remove the tank from your marker. The first tip that prevents most o-ring breaks is to unscrew the Co2 tank face up. Why? The Co2 in you tank is in two forms: Gas and liquid. The liquid rests at the bottom of the tank since it's heavier, and the gas lays at the top. The reason why your o-rings break is because you have your tank face down, causing the extremely cold liquid Co2 to expel through the nossle while unscrewing the tank, freezing the o-ring and breaking it. Urethane o-rings aren't meant to be that cold. That's how they get destroyed.
The second common reason why your o-rings are breaking is simply due to a lack of lubrication. You by no means need a hefty amount of oil to lube the o-ring. I'm talking less than a drop of oil. I usually just put a little oil on my fingertip or cotton swab and layer the o-ring lightly.
O-rings don't cost much at all. You can find 500 urethane o-rings for a few bucks on the internet. So it's no big loss breaking a few o-rings once and awhile, but it's definitely an inconvenience to keep having to change your o-rings over and over... especially if you don't have any spares.
Peace.
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Posted on Sunday, January 28th, 2007 at 3:21 am under Tips. An RSS 2.0 feed is available. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own website.
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how do u put on a new co2 tank in a paintball gun?
500 for a ‘Few Bucks’ ????? Are You OUT OF YOURE MIND???
Never Happen!! I have run a Paintball Field for over 13 years, and the CHEAPEST I found them and only buying 1000+ is .07 each!
Check eBay noob. There are so many online o-ring wholesalers who are more than happy to cut retail consumers deals.
is it normal for the tank to make a big pop just before you unscrew it and is it normal ?
Carlos,
Yes it is normal. When you unscrew your tank from the gun, the pin valve closes its airflow very quickly. This is the sound you’re hearing - it is normal.
Can you use a tank more than once on one filling after you remove it from the gun?
how loud is the sound when u take the co2 tank off the paint ball gun
u said it must be Cylinder side up and the gun barrel facing up instead of down, right. well how r u going to put it on the gun when it would be easier to put it on upside down. same way when taking it off….i also want to know if the CO2 can freeze the part that holds the CO2 on ur gun when taking it off. cause one time as i was taking the CO2 off it started to spray and freeze the CO2 holder..it freaked me out
how exactly r u going to put it on and off. it is kinda difficult to do this
Never pay for urethane. Use Buna N. They last about the same and are dirt cheap. tankorings.com is where I get mine. You can also find them on eBay and other paintball websites. Beware, though, sometimes they will try to charge you urethane prices for buna. Expect to pay less than a nickel each.
co2 sprays when removing from my gun, and tired of wasting co2, any way to stop this?is it normal?
get a remote line.
I have a beretta co2 pistol and was trying to find out , what happens if you use your gun and then want to stop and there is quite a bit of gas left in the capsule. Is it ok to leave the capsule in there. I was worried about the pressure it still releases would this damage the guns performance.
I dont know if it is ok, or how long you can leave it in there till its next use.
Thanks guys
my co2 tank sprays quite a bit and i dont kno why ?
when i take my tank off the co2 just emptys even when it is off
how do you put the co2 tank on your paintball gun
one of my friend said that you fire the gun while taking the co2 tank off. I dont believe him but is this true?
I think thats true
LOl it is proper to fire ur gun while removing ur co2 because it get the leftover preasure in the gun which ca distroy ur gun if you dont
is it bad to dry fire your painball gun when there is no co2 tank attached?.jw?
nobody answered the question about if there is anyway to remove th co2 tank without losing so much air, becuase mine loses alot to.. becuase im not sure if it hurts the gun or anything
what can i do if my paintball gun automatically fires when im screwing in my co2 tank.
i dont know why it does this.