Quote: (Originally Posted by
RebreatherNut)
I have to agree that probably the valve is the "more concerning" part than the tank. Also, it is in the valve where the gas must make the 90 degrees bend in order to get into the tank.
All the more reason to make sure that the tank as well as the valve are clean and kept clean. If you put crap in the tank, it must go through the valve, and will certainly come back out the valve. Thus, even though the valve may be the source of the "adiabatic compression", it's what goes through the valve that make's it a source of potential disaster. "Garbage in, garbage out", but in this case, it can be worse, "garbage in, BANG out!"