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   Bob F to John Robertson   
   Re: What percentage of flat tires can be   
   30 Apr 23 10:53:11   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/30/2023 10:21 AM, John Robertson wrote:   
   > On 2023/04/30 10:53 am, ������ Mighty Wannabe ✅ wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> CFC has been replaced by another environmentally friendly refrigerant.   
   >> I am sure there are other nonflammable propellant out there. Helium   
   >> may be a good candidate. I can buy a small tank of helium from   
   >> party-stores to inflate balloons.   
   >   
   > Speaking of environmentally friendly gases, I refill my sodastream   
   > containers and twenty pound carbon dioxide welding tanks with dry ice.   
   >   
   > They make and I bought a gadget that refills the sodastream containers from   
   > the welding tanks (it's just a high pressure hose, valves, and a gauge).   
   >   
   > I wonder if they make a gadget like that for filling up tires once?   
   > It wouldn't have to be carbon dioxide. It could be any non-flammable gas.   
   >   
   > The pressure of carbon dioxide varies according to temperature, but even   
   > nominally at around 850 psi, it would need to be regulated down to   
   > twentieth of that for a tire, but I wonder if they make a gadget for that?   
      
   They call it a regulator.   
      
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