CO2 Cylinder
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Guest Twenty
CO2 Cylinder
Can a CO2 cylinder be damaged if it is left in the refregerator for an extended period of time?
No, unless it's been in there for years and years and has corroded but that would not have been caused by it being in the fridge. The only problem is if its too cold you can over fill (usually can't get it too cold in a fridge but a freezer yes). If you get an overfill just carefully bleed the excess out till you get the proper filled weight wear gloves to prevent burns when bleeding.
Dear Guest Twenty,
As Richard says...It will not be damaged because of the cold, it would be damaged because of the moisture or condensation of water that will in turn generate corrosion...
The rule of thumb is to freeze your CO2 cylinder (1 hour in the freezer is enough) and then to fill it with CO2, this will allow more CO2 into the cylinder. After the cylinder is filled, wait until it is "Normalized" at ambient temperature for bleeding any excess gas (use a high grade scale for weighting your cylinder and read the TARA stamped in your cylinder)
Regards,
AZUARO
As Richard says...It will not be damaged because of the cold, it would be damaged because of the moisture or condensation of water that will in turn generate corrosion...
The rule of thumb is to freeze your CO2 cylinder (1 hour in the freezer is enough) and then to fill it with CO2, this will allow more CO2 into the cylinder. After the cylinder is filled, wait until it is "Normalized" at ambient temperature for bleeding any excess gas (use a high grade scale for weighting your cylinder and read the TARA stamped in your cylinder)
Regards,
AZUARO