Dirty CO2 Fills

[ThePixelGuru]

you should also be able to report it as a DOT violation because if the tank is that dirty it is not in "proper condition" as far as i know

How do I go about doing this? The more of a pain in the butt I can be the more likely it is they'll replace my stuff just to get me to go away.

[SR_matt]

you should be able to just call the Mass. DOT and report it through them, i am almost positive it is a violation because, as i understand it, each tank is supposed to have the valve removed and inspected before the gas company refills and ships it.

-matt

[latches109]

CO2 is INHERENTLY dirty. EVERYONE knows that. But...the store would have no control over what the gas supplier puts in the tanks they lease. Just clean them out and get some filters for your gun. They really do work.

Tunaman is right!

Two things you should know:
CO2 likes to bind to stuff, like water to make acid.
CO2 likes to freeze orings

More specifically, when the carbon dioxide becomes moist through wet gas supply or mixing with entrapped liquid in the cylinders, the carbonic acid that is formed will corrode a steel cylinder. Rust develops that will contaminate the carbon dioxide gas dispensed to the marker, and can lead to cylinder failure if undetected.

Aluminum cylinders, on the other hand, are not affected by carbonic acid, and no corrosion will occur.

In the very rare event of highly caustic (alkaline) or acidic washing solutions being accidentally introduced into the cylinder, both aluminum and steel cylinders will corrode. The corrosion pits formed in an aluminium cylinder will be self-limiting, and often look worse than they really are.

The shop will most likely have steel tanks and are serviced by a third party. i.e. not their fault. The third party company, wheels out the empty tanks and brings in the full tanks.

Soo sack up. treat your mag right, and buy a compressed air tank!

More crap goes in guns because of dirty asa's and fill nipples.

[ThePixelGuru]

[late night rant] latches109, none of those things should happen if they're taking care of their equipment. I've never had a problem like this, nor even a single leak in the Minimag in all the years I've owned it. I do own a compressed air tank, and if you'd read the thread before you replied you'd know all that. And I don't care who's ultimately responsible, as a customer at their store I have a right not to have them damage my equipment. If you buy a broken appliance from a store, you take it back to the store even though it was probably broken from the factory. This is no different. They should reimburse me and take it up with Merriam-Graves, and if they've got a problem fixing their messes they should stop making them.

Really, it surprises me how many people here apparently don't believe in quality control or consumer protection. If you paid someone to dry clean your clothes and he stained the hell out of 'em would you be happy? Or what if you paid a guy to fix your car's brakes and he filled it with bad brake fluid? If there's a distinction here that I'm missing I really wish someone would enlighten me. [/late night rant]

In other news, anyone know where I can pick up some good filters for my 'mags? Both run short lines with quick disconnects from the valve to the vert ASA, if that matters.

[ThePixelGuru]

So here's the end to all this in case anyone was curious. The place was the Dick's Sporting Goods in Hadley, MA (I really wish there was a proshop anywhere around here), and they just called me back. They're going to hook me up with two new CO2 tanks and give me $40 store credit since they can't get the parts kits. I'll probably pick up some paint.

If anyone knows where I can get some inline filters for my 'mags, though, shoot me a PM. Cheers.