200 bar versus 300 bar manifolds and valves

[BigBubbaJ]

I had a local LDS refuse to fill HP3500s (7/8) above 3000 while I had a 200/300 bar manifold on the set of tanks, despite having the correct 5500 burst disks.

He stated CGA " laws" and insurance.

This is a tech oriented shop with a dozen or so sets of doubles laying around.

Hmmm.

 

[CCR Josh]

I had a local LDS refuse to fill HP3500s (7/8) above 3000 while I had a 200/300 bar manifold on the set of tanks, despite having the correct 5500 burst disks.

He stated CGA " laws" and insurance.

This is a tech oriented shop with a dozen or so sets of doubles laying around.

Hmmm.

Must have been a newbie tank monkey?

 

[BigBubbaJ]

Must have been a newbie tank monkey?

Owns the place...Fills trimix. Not what I expected.

 

[BigBubbaJ]

Owns the place...Fills trimix. Not what I expected.

I was actually going to argue about it btw... but I don't have any "evidence" - I tried to download CGA publications but they are pay for download, etc.
Bottom line I suppose... his compressor, his rules.

 

[CCR Josh]

I was actually going to argue about it btw... but I don't have any "evidence" - I tried to download CGA publications but they are pay for download, etc.
Bottom line I suppose... his compressor, his rules.

Yeah that's how it goes I guess- luckily I have access to fill station that is capable of filling anything I want. Guess that's a plus of my father owning a shop

Anyway.... back (almost) to the OP's topic:

Anyone else ever had any issues with a fill whip working for 99% of 200 or 300 valves, but not even coming close to making a seal on one particular brand of valves? No issues with regs, only the fill whips.

 

[Leadking]

200 bar is a rounding number, in reality they are for 230 bar. I would use either!

 

[Leadking]

I had a local LDS refuse to fill HP3500s (7/8) above 3000 while I had a 200/300 bar manifold on the set of tanks, despite having the correct 5500 burst disks.

He stated CGA " laws" and insurance.

This is a tech oriented shop with a dozen or so sets of doubles laying around.

Hmmm.

DOT references CGA standards. The store was acting properly.

Many stores do not follow DOT rules and regs, he's just not one of them.