How to Fill a Compressed Air Paintball Tank

Compressed air is the next step up from using CO2 to power a paintball gun and is becoming more popular as the sport progresses. Knowing how to fill a compressed air paintball tank is essential if you are a paintball player or work at a paintball field or store.

Things You'll Need

  • High pressure air fill station
  • High pressure air cascade tanks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Check the date on the tank you are going to fill. Also verify that the tank is scratch free and has no marks, nicks, gouges or burns. If it does, do not fill the tank.

    • 2

      Attach the fill station to the tanks fill nipple.

    • 3

      Shut the bleed off valve on your fill hose.

    • 4

      Open the valves on your cascade tank system or use your booster to fill the tank to the pressure specified on the tank, either 3,000psi or 4,500psi.

    • 5

      Close the valves or turn off the booster when the tank is filled to its appropriate pressure.

    • 6

      Bleed out the excess air from the fill line with the bleed off valve.

    • 7

      Disconnect the tank nipple from the fill station.