bwhite
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I got a 20lb co2 tank with pepsi stamped on the side that I need to get it filled. Roberts Oxygen wont exchange it since its got the stamp on it. Does anyone know where I could get it filled/exchanged?
Thanks everyone for all the information on this site. It has answered a lot of questions I've had. Just thought I would give back a little.
Annapolis Homebrew fills tanks (not exchange). I think it's like $15 for my 5 lb. tank.
That is ridiculous that they just dumped it...clearly it didnt cost them $25 to fill . I think they don't feel like dealing with us homebrewers so they set the price at a fee to make it worth there time?Bad experience at Maryland Fire Equipment today. They started filling my bottles before giving me a price. I wasn't worried about it because I figured a place like that would be fairly cheap, or at worst, comparable to LHBS prices. The clerk came back out front with a sales slip and told me it would be $50. $25/tank, for a 5# and a 4# bottle. After recovering from the sticker shock, I told them that I thought it was a little steep and that other places in the area offered the same service for much less. The clerk got the manager who was filling the bottles and brought him up front. I explained that I thought the price was high, and before I could offer to pay for the one bottle he already filled, and rather than trying to work with me on the price, he shrugged and said "Ok. I'll just dump them." A few minutes later he came back with both bottles completely iced over and told me that wherever I go they might need to take them apart since there was good chance that there was an ice ball inside. Great.
So, I went a couple miles north to HK Fire Protection. They were great and filled both bottles for $17 total. I recommend avoiding Maryland Fire Equipment for smaller bottles. Might be worth it for a larger tank, but they charge a $25 minimum per bottle.
HK Fire Protection in Rockville also does quick, on-the-spot CO2 fills. I got my 10# tank filled for $18.
http://www.hkfireprotection.com/
Weld World (GTS Welco/Praxair) Curtis Bay $18.77 Exchange only
Roberts Glen Burnie $26.94 Exchange only
Laurel Bottled Gas Laurel $23.11 Fill
Fireline Corp. Hollins Ferry Rd Halethorpe $27.30 Fill
[B]BFPE (Balt. Fire Prot. Equipment)* Hanover, MD $27.50* Fill*[/B]
GTS Welco/Praxair Jessup $30.00 Fill
Defense Fire Protection Co. Glen Burnie $33.00 Fill
O'Brien's Fire Protection Middletown ? ? Frederick Area
Add tax to all prices.
BFPE (Balt. Fire Prot. Equipment) Hanover, MD $27.50 Fill
Defense Fire Protection Co. Glen Burnie $33.00 Fill
F&M Fire Protection Hyattsville $30 Fill
Fireline Corp. Hollins Ferry Rd Halethorpe $27.30 Fill
GTS Welco/Praxair Jessup $30.00 Fill
Laurel Bottled Gas Laurel $23.11 Fill
Maryland Fire Equipment Rockville $36 Fill
O'Brien's Fire Protection Middletown ? ? Frederick Area
Roberts Glen Burnie $26.94 Exchange only
Weld World (GTS Welco/Praxair) Curtis Bay $18.77
HK sounds like a steal as well, if anyone wants to add it to the list.
Not sure if HK are still around. Their website expired and when I tried calling them a couple of months ago nobody answered. Also, when I went their a while back they were almost out of CO2 that day (early in the morning) and I had the feeling they weren't doing too well. Hopefully I'm wrong because they were quick and decent priced.
I can confirm the above price for Laurel gas, wound up going there because BFPE was not doing co2 fills today for whatever reason. I can also confirm that the guy who works there or runs it or whatever is a doofus and a dick, and he took great offense to the absence of a hazmat label on my new tank and decided to give me a tongue lashing over it (blah blah blah). But he also sold me a co2-thread-to-barb fitting for like $2, which beats the homebrew shop.
Also contrary to the table he only took exchanges, which was OK by me because I am def sporting the discount model. There was no soda brand stamp on the tank I exchanged (that I can see, maybe painted over), but I guarantee he would have crapped himself over that.
Laurel Bottled Gas refused to refill a tank for me last week, saying they've decided to switch to a swap system.
That's too bad since they were in the neighborhood of Maryland Homebrew.
"My Local Homebrew Store" in Fair Fax is the only place I have found in the area that fills and does a tank exchange for food grade Co2. Other than that I've heard of the Annapolis Homebrew store.
Thank you for the update and pointing us to the new service location! There was a dire need for one.Not trying to resurrect a dead thread, just wanted to add if it helps.
Laurel bottled gas shut down a while ago, so I started using Poist Gas Company. Right around 32 and rt 1. They fill my aluminum 5lb bottles for about $18 per fill. Nice people, good service. More out of my way the LBG was, but still happy they’re there since I can’t find many other options. They also have Saturday hours from 8a to noon, and I hear they only did it because they were picking up the gap LBG closing left.
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