Tank Filling Solutions

[BKuettel]

i just reciently bought a tank from my friend and i hate having to drive half na hour to get it filled when i wanna get it filled... is it possible to fill it with an air compressor that i have if i have the necessary filling eqipment .... if that is possible ... what equpiment would i need and would i have to have sum sort of liciense for it ... any help would be greately appreciated ... idk what size the compressor is i just know that it is pretty big .... pm and post solutions here plz... tyvm

[White_Noise]

highly unlikely. household air compressors reach maybe 200psi max, whereas you need 3000-4500 to fill a paintball tank.

you either need to buy a high pressure compressor: about $3000 and up
or buy a scuba tank if a scuba shop is closer than where youre getting fills(all you need is a fill adapter then)
only other option is to get bulk tanks and a booster: again, this will run a few thousand dollars to get this set up.

[jon-boy]

I was able to pick up a used SCUBA tank for $80. The shop I bought it from sold me an air card that said "For Paintball Use Only." I got 10 Fills on that tank for $40. Of course they would look at me funny when I brought it in for a fill when it was down to 1500 psi. Scuba regs are way lower, they can use the tank until almost empty.

Focus: Check out your local scuba shop or classifieds for used 80 cf tanks. Fill stations can be found on ebay for around $30.

[rreifsn]

I got my son a marker for Christmas and also got him a used scuba tank and adapter. Glad I did cause it works great and he's been able to play almost non-stop.

[BKuettel]

tyvm for the help ..... im pretty sure my compressor is a couple grand ... i still haven't found ne secifications on it ..... it is used for the big air tools ... and if mine isn't big enough i can use my neighbors ... his is about 5 grand it takes up alot of space in his garage ... i believe his is about 4500 ... it is defiantly not a household compressor bc he got it from his work when they were bought out ... but more posts will help me out ... tyvm

[Andrew Cunje]

for abotu 145 i got a 80cf tank with a fill adapter...you get about 1 fill at 3000.....2 at 2800....then so on down the numbers get higher.......realyl good for if u just use it to work on ur guns to test them at home...other than that just fill at the field or before play to get a full tank...very useful solution so u dont have torun around like a madman

[BKuettel]

the problem is i don't always play at designated feilds ... sometimes i go other places .... one of my friends has a speedball feild in his back yard .. another has a big woods and another just has a big "hilly" back yard ... all r places we play at for fun bc we can use what ever paint we want and we can get paint really cheap by us from a local dealer ... he doesn't have an air compressor but he brings us home a case or 2 of paint when we want it bc he lives by us so all we gotta do is go to his house and pic it up and it is really convenient .... i would ask him to take my tank and fill it but most of the time we just play as a spur of the moment type of thing .... it is a good idea tho tyvm for the input ... i think i have a solution to my problems ... i was talking with my parental units and they decided that it might be a good idea to invest in a 4500 psi compressor and the necessary fill equipment ..... hopefully this will happen sooner than later bc i love playing ... if ne one has some sort of cheaper way of solving this solution plz post it.

[jon-boy]

If your parents are willing to drop that kind of $$, wow, good for you!!!

However, be aware that you are not just looking for a compressor that will do 4500 psi. The compressed air that scuba tanks need (and HPA tanks, for that matter) can NOT have any kind of moisture or debris in it. The comp's they use at scuba places have all kinds of filters and something to remove all the moisture from the air. Just do your homework!

[Thordic]

http://www.bauerpaintball.com/Products/playerSeriesS30.htm

Thats the one you'd want if you purchased one.