CO2 Storage Tanks

CO2 Storage Tanks

CO2 tanks and cylinders should be stored in areas with a temperature less than 125F (51.7C)

Summertime is the prime time for CO2 regulators to freeze up. This condition is more than just frost or condensation on the outside of the regulator. When CO2 flows through a regulator from a cylinder heated by the sun or high air temperatures (and therefore at an increased pressure) and is reduced to a much lower working pressure, the difference in the high pressure inlet and the low pressure outlet causes a drop in temperature which can be great enough to cause the CO2 gas to freeze and form dry ice. This can be in the form of frost that accumulates on the internal components of the regulator and eventually causes complete blockage and loss of flow.