Co2 Bottle In Fridge?

[BenH]

Hi all,

Does anyone have an opinion about putting the CO2 bottle in the fridge?

Will prevent having to put a hole in, and will allow the bottle, reg and line to be portable without having to dismantle. I have plenty of space, so that's not an issue.

My thoughts are that it would be fine. Anyone differ?

BenH.

 

[PostModern]

Iron or alloy gas bottle?

 

[BenH]

Iron or alloy gas bottle?

Assume it's iron, as it's reasonably heavy for its size. I know that the guys who refill it freeze the bottle before refilling (presumably so that it can be filled more)

 

[jjeffrey]

Ben, there is no problem with putting CO2 bottles in the fridge, if you have the space.

JJ

 

[Tony]

I have seen pictures of the gas bottle in the freezer........ i cant see a problem with it in the fridge.

I drilled a small hole in the back thaty effects nothing and with the bolttle in there its just using up space for anothetr keg.

cheers

 

[redbeard]

- takes up space
- not sure if any condensation would feck the reg ...

 

[BenH]

- takes up space
- not sure if any condensation would feck the reg ...

Don't currently need to worry about space. Have a 500L chest freezer :beerbang: , but only 4 kegs and a couple of CC jerrys.

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Been using mine inside (in chest freezer) for a long time and had no issues

 

[domonsura]

mine is inside an upright freezer, still works...

 

[Adamt]

As always with gas cylinders wherever they are, make sure its secured somehow when in use; should it discharge somehow it becomes a missile.

 

[BenH]

As always with gas cylinders wherever they are, make sure its secured somehow when in use; should it discharge somehow it becomes a missile.

Yeah, did you see mythbusters when they shot a massive cylinder (not sure what size) through a brick wall?

Kinda scary. :blink:

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Another note is that the bottle pressure gauge will drop a fair bit when the bottle is in the fridge

Cheers