how much should a co2 refill cost?

10 bucks for a 5 lb tank from a local fire extinguisher shop

10.25 at local welding shop in pgh

I consistently pay $20 for a 5lb fill (no exchange) but I only need to do it like, every 5-6 months, so it's no big deal. Plus there is a place here that will fill until 1AM. Had a pressure release valve go on me an hour before a halloween party and they filled it at 8PM on a Saturday. Can't beat that.

I can do a swap for a 20 lb tank for 36 at praxair in GA. Not too bad

$7 for my little 5 lb tank at our local fire safety shop. I get about 10 cornies from one tank.

just swapped a 20lb for $13.55 today. club has a cash account with a major distributor

$10 for 13 lbs tank in Croatia, or locally 60 kn for 6 kg

$12 at lhbs for 5 pounder

It's $20 for 5# at Air Gas in Barre. They said it's exchange only... I'll never see my brand new tank again. Is that fine?

pjcampbell said:

It's $20 for 5# at Air Gas in Barre. They said it's exchange only... I'll never see my brand new tank again. Is that fine?

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Just swapped out my brand new tank at the local welding shop for a $10 exchange only "fill" on the bright side, if I never move and they never close, perhaps I won't have to worry about hydro testing...

Dragging this old thread up again as I just got sticker shock on CO2.

I swapped out my #20 CO2 cylinder at my local AirGas this morning and it was $30.95 with tax.

I paid $16.83 including tax for the last swap (also AirGas in March of '13).

That's an 84% increase over last year. I asked the guy at the counter for an explanation and the only thing he could say is "things go up sometimes". Gee, thanks.

What's the deal? I know prices go up but 84% in one year is a crazy number unless there's a some reason.

that does appear to be a bit high I just did an exchange on a 20 pounder here in New York and it was the same old 20 dollars it has been

at Praxair

all the best

S_M

T picked up 4 20# tanks.To get them checked and stamped $20 to fill $34 seems a little high.

12-18 $ for 5gal at my local airgas but I trade homebrew for co2!

Just filled my 15 for $15 today at Geer gas, CBus Ohio. Asked about a 50lb and they said $22 to fill. Gonna be my next purchase!

$18 for 5# exchange at the welding supply house here in central California. It's only $22 for a 10# so you pay a premium to have a smaller tank.

Got my 5lb co2 tank filled for 20 plus tax, Chicago.


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My LHBS exchanges 5# for 17$
My Friend gets his 20#'s filled for 7$ at local welding supply shop, he owns a couple of resturants, I will be dealing with this guys when i need refills.

On 3/17/14, I paid $24 to have my 5# tank filled at a fire extinguisher shop.
Seems like I pay a bit more than others but they are nice folks and do it quickly on my lunch hour.

The main reason why I go there is I don't want to exchange my nice aluminum tank that I bought new.

I had my 10 lb. CO2 tank refilled recently at a cost of $18.00 at a local fire extinguisher service company in Wheeling, IL.
I had been using another company closer to home, but they typically charged about $4.00 more for the same service.

20 for a 20# in my small town in Oklahoma.

Just had my 50lb tank filled this morning....$36.22 (Carrollton GA)

At some of the prices I saw here, i'd go back to bottling lol

knuckleheadbrewing said:

Just had my 50lb tank filled this morning....$36.22 (Carrollton GA)

At some of the prices I saw here, i'd go back to bottling lol

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Woah! 50lb (do you mean 50 cu ft?). How big is that cylinder?


I just bought a 15lb yesterday. The place I go for refills charges 24 for 5lb/ 26 for 10lb/ and 28 for 15lb

I was worried that 15lb would even fit in my keezer but it did!


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$11.31 for 5lb at a local fire extinguisher shop.

m1k3 said:

Woah! 50lb (do you mean 50 cu ft?). How big is that cylinder?
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knuckleheadbrewing said:

Just had my 50lb tank filled this morning....$36.22 (Carrollton GA)

At some of the prices I saw here, i'd go back to bottling lol

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about the same here in Albany New York

I pay $22 for #5 refill at a fire safety store.


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I work for a company that services fire extinguishers. I fill them myself for free.

For what some of you guys are paying for the smaller tanks doesn't make the $30.95 I paid for my 20# refill sound so bad.

What gripes me is a price increase in one year of 84% with no reason. I understand sometimes there are circumstances that justify a huge price increase but with this, there doesn't appear to be. I wish I would get an 84% increase in my paycheck for no particular reason!

I called another AirGas in another town and they said the same thing as my local store. "Oh yeah, we had a price increase", with no other info.

One thing I do like about AirGas is that they never charge for a cylinder inpection. They don't even look at the dates staped on the cylinders duing the trade for a full one. That's the downside to having your own cylinder filled instead of trading it for a full one. Only bad thing is sometimes you get some down right ugly ones.

cost me nearly $40 to exchange my 5# tank.

JDGator said:

cost me nearly $40 to exchange my 5# tank.

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Whoa, Is this normal for up there???

filled up my 20# for $25 at a Fire Service shop.

roger55 said:

Whoa, Is this normal for up there???

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ya it seems to be. also no one up here owns there own tanks or the price is even more. i think most places must collect the smaller tanks and then send them out to get filled elsewhere.

i haven't looked around this year since i don't use all that much gas.

Sounds like you're in the wrong business! At $8/lb you'd think cars ran on the stuff.

Man some of you guys are getting ripped off at like $4.00/lb. The most expensive place around is adventures in homebrewing at $2.00 a lb. and they're open on the weekend and refill. I had my 15# tank hydrotested, replaced the safety seal, and filled for $42 at Fire Safety (Royal Oak, MI), just the fill would have been $21 ($1.40/lb).

I filled my 20# for $15 @ AirGas in New Mexico

randomgnarkill said:

I filled my 20# for $15 @ AirGas in New Mexico

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When exactly?

Have been paying $15 plus tax for a 5 pound fill for a few years. Recently scored a nice 20 lb alum tank for $15, $22 for pressure testing and $18 for a fill.

Only downside of a bigger tank is that a leak is more expensive....haha well maybe not cause now I'm paying for 20 lb about what I used to for 5 lb.
Cheers!

20# swap for $18 at G&E welding in Newark DE.