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Old 02-20-2006, 06:11 PM   #3
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Default Re: Is a nitrous bottle warmer needed in the summer?

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Originally Posted by Wes89GT
Yeah get one... Because once your bottle loses mass.... ya know u use some of it.. the pressures gonna decrease so u need to heat it up a lil to get the pressure back up.... wont have to refill so soon either =].
That's not really the real reason you need to heat the bottle.
Bottle pressure is dictated by bottle temperature. The warmer the bottle...the more pressure. The colder the bottle...the less pressure.
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