mike wrote:
On Apr 6, 1:34 pm, Elmo dcdraftwo...@Use-Author-Supplied-
Address.invalid wrote:
Anyone know at what PSI a typical plastic soda bottle explodes?

I've built a home carbonation system. The gauges say I've put in 150PSI of
C02 into the Trader Joe's (admittedly thick) carbonated water bottles.

Nothing happened (with respect to explosions).

Yet, as I dig on the web, I find that plastic soda bottles are supposed to
explode at 120 to 150psi.http://community.nbtsc.org/wiki/HomeMadeSoda

Obviously I need more data.

Do you have data points showing when soda bottles explode?

PS: If there's a soda or carbon dioxide related newsgroup for home
carbonation, please let me know.

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.
As long as you are only trying to carbonate something and not
force an explosion, wouldn't only a few PSI be adequate?

Mysterious Traveler