PAINTBALL TANK REFILLS HOUSTON, TX

The hydro date is a date that is stamped into the cylinder and tells you the month and year that the cylinder was manufactured. Most paintball co2 tanks have a life of 5 years. This is called the hydrostatic date of the cylinder.

When a Co2 tank is older than 5 years, you can no longer have your paintball tank refilled. The DOT regulation does not allow a cylinder to be refilled that is older than 5 years due to safety regulations.

There are services that will re hydro test your air tank but as far as paintball CO2 tanks go, the cost to have the tank re tested, costs more than buying a new paintball tank.

If you have a kegerator co2 bottle that is older than 10 years old, then you can pay to have it retested as it’s more expansive to buy a new kegerator air tank than it is to get yours tested.

If your paintball tank is leaking there are a few quick, low priced fixes that might repair your tank.

Repair Check List

• Check the oring around the brass valve system near the top of the tank. If this oring is damaged or old, replace it immediately and test again.
• Ensure the burst disc is tight with an adjustable wrench (the small safety device on the valve with a hex shape)
• Ensure the valve itself is screwed on tight to the black co2 cylinder.

We don’t recommend to repair your own paintball tanks usually due to safety concerns. If you do not feel confident or comfortable looking at the your air system, please contact us immediately or stop by and we will help get your Paintball tank back up and running.