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Default At what PSI does a plastic soda bottle explode? (home CO2carbonation)

On Apr 6, 5:16�pm, JIMMIE wrote:
On Apr 6, 5:01�pm, Elmo dcdraftwo...@Use-Author-Supplied-





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On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:47:03 -0700 (PDT), mike wrote:
If you don't believe your own gauges, why would you believe anonymous
blather posted on the net? �If you think your gauges are messed up,
try different gauges and see.


My gauges are old. I don't want blather. I want facts. And references.


I always search first, so, I already did my search and posted the results.
But maybe someone else out there is a better searcher than I am and can
provide a reference. Surely I'm not the best there is.


I did follow up on the suggestion to call Coke (even though I'm using
Trader Joe's bottles).


The Coke plastic PETE bottles (from 20 oz to 2 liters) are either tested to
150 psi or to 250 psi (I'm waiting for them to confirm by mail which ones).


It would be nice to have more references though as I can't be the best
Internest searchist out there....


Coke bottles used for water heater expansion tank

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I can assure you having seen a sprite truck lose 100 or so cases out
the back of a tractor trailer, its roll up door must not of been
secured and his inventory fell out the back some bottles expoloded and
many leaked at the caps.

explosion appeared to depend on agitating bottles.

the police got upset when I called 911 I asked for the reps ID number
and pointed out the truck left, not knowing of the mess it was leaving
behind it, and all this debris were going to cause a accident.......

telpehone cop said he woud send a car.

wish I had a camera it would of been nice for americas funniest hme
videos or u tube.......