Do you refill or exchange your CO2 bottles

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I have one new 5# tank, two used 5# tanks, and a used 20# tank, the used ones get swapped, while the new gets refilled (now used as a backup if I run out and can't swap right away). The new one I bought when I first started kegging, the used ones were acquired through craigslist. I'll eventually swap out the new tank when it's close to expiring.
 
Refill here $12 for a 5lb tank, $20 for a 10lb tank, and $3 for a 20 oz tank for traveling. I bought a $3 adapter and it works great. All from the local paintball place.
 
homebeerbrewer said:
I have one new 5# tank, two used 5# tanks, and a used 20# tank, the used ones get swapped, while the new gets refilled (now used as a backup if I run out and can't swap right away). The new one I bought when I first started kegging, the used ones were acquired through craigslist. I'll eventually swap out the new tank when it's close to expiring.
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The Hydro testing for my last tank was under 10 bucks.....not worth swapping IMHO
 
I exchange and refill. I have one 20lb that I exchange and 2 20lbs that I get refilled, they aren't new and shinny, actually they are 34+ years old, they belonged to my grandpa, he was a Grain Belt Beer distributor.

Costs me the same to refill or exchange, just refills take some time. Comes out to around $17 for the 20lb.
 
I got my tanks used and ugly from craigslist, so exchange makes more sense. Especially when Airgas wants $17 to exchange a 20 lb tank, and the fire extinguisher place that fills them wants $36.
 
Krelja said:
Refill here $12 for a 5lb tank, $20 for a 10lb tank, and $3 for a 20 oz tank for traveling. I bought a $3 adapter and it works great. All from the local paintball place.
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Same here. A paintball store is the only place I could find to even fill a tank. My kegerator came with a brand new shiny one and I felt strongly about not exchanging it, so called around all day when I finally found the paintball store.

$14 to fill a 5# tank.
 

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