8.50 for a 5lb and 15 for a 10lb.
I pay $35.80 (service is called 5 pound beverage gas refill) with tax here http://www.nutechfire.com/. They are only place that will even talk to me. They are quite familiar with using CO2 for keg and soda dispensing and had lots of advise for me since I was new to CO2 dispensing. They probably get everyone who is not buying 50 pounds or more on an exchange or bulk program from air liquid. From mom and pop shops and small restaurants to people dispensing from commercial kegs at home. I think I'm the first one they have gotten who is force carbing my own beer.
I remain on the look out for better prices, but I don't think I don't think I will go through it quickly enough to care much about the price. I'd pay the same for a decent case of beer here so I call it a win.
I just paid $17.50 at Airgas close to work.
A week ago I paid $11 in Astoria Oregon ( sad story why I need another tank ).
Week before I paid $17 in Portland Oregon when I exchanged one for my brother.
45_70sharps said:The prices were for five pounds.
The place in Astoria is a company that isn't around here.
Actually all three were different companies.
I do need a second cylinder and want to get a larger cylinder, but I think twenty pounds is as large as I want to get.
I want to be able to make it disappear at my bar.
Nice clean looking wet bar with five taps and the liquor cabinet!
Do they at least use lube at those prices??
dizzyfun, as you guessed, Firepro was trying to grape you on that. Next time you go to fill, I'd do an exchange on it. The hydro date is for safety and such (not a scam). Especially when the last stamp is over 30 years old. Time to either get it tested (once empty) or exchange it for a good one.
CO2 tanks have a five year test interval, due to the fact that it's a liquid inside of the cylinder and the oxygen molecules in the CO2. There a higher probability of rust accumulation inside of the cylinder, even if it looks perfectly fine on the outside. Given that an aluminum cylinder can't rust, you're probably in the clear. But when in doubt, don't screw around with compressed gases. Keep safety as your number one priority and get the bottle hydro'd. It shouldn't cost you more than twenty dollars. You may want to consider shipping it UPS to a hydro-tester. Don't give your bottle for a welding supplier or you'll probably never see it again... they just deal with too many bottles to keep up with a single cylinder. On another note, your local welding supplier should be able to refer you to a cylinder tester in your area like Western International. If you need help finding someone, PM me and I'll help you out.
http://www.westernintl.com/services/cylinderTest_hydrotest.shtml
Just for fun - the result of improper hydro testing (you don't want this to happen in your living room):
Edit: Not sure why the images aren't appearing. Try these links:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2GQWK4E_D2EMDdLbkc1NWFvLWc
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2GQWK4E_D2Ec0p4UjRseXppUTg
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