How to Keep Your Blue Glass Bottles from Breaking...

Wash Bottles before Use!!!

IMPORTANT - I will replace bottles that arrive broken, however, I cannot replace bottles that break after they're used. Follow these guidelines to insure the long life of your bottles.

The manufacturer states that these bottles are pressure rated at 125 PSI, if the internal pressure goes above this amount, then the spring/washer will release excess pressure. The manufacturer also states that they have beverage producers actually pasteurize in these bottles, so they're tough. The following guidelines may be a little too cautious, but it's best to be extra careful!

1. Leave an inch or two of air at the top of the bottle to allow for pressure changes.
2. Do not expose the glass to sudden temperature changes... Sudden large temperature changes WILL stress the glass and result in a broken bottle. It may not happen suddenly, but over repeated cycles.
1. Do not fill a hot bottle with cold water, let the bottles cool down first.
2. When you take the bottles outside and the bottles are cool or cold, don't sit them directly on a hot metal or wood surface: if the surface you sit them on is hot, put something like cardboard or a cloth under them.
3. The same goes for bringing them back inside... if the bottles are really hot, don't sit them directly on cold granite, marble, or other such surfaces... put them on something such as a pot holder or cloth until they cool down.
4. The reverse is true too, if it's cold outside, don't bring really cold bottles inside and sit them directly on a hot or really warm surface...
3. Obviously letting a bottle with water in it freeze will result in a broken bottle!