HF CO2 Tanks

srice · Oct 25, 2013

I was in Harbor Freight buying a couple of tiny c clamps which may get sacrificed in my DIY stainless hop spider build. When I walked by the welding section, I noticed that they had 20 lb CO2 tanks on sale for $89.99. A quick online search yielded a 25% off coupon good through the end of the month which knocks the price down to $67.49. Anybody have an opinion as to why this isn't a good deal?

glick · Oct 25, 2013

I saw the tanks in my local HF and they looked just like any other brand new CO2 tank. I'd say go for it.

ross_daly · Oct 31, 2013

I've got a follow up question - this is marketed as a 20 cubic foot tank, not a 20#. Is that semantic, or is there a difference?

http://www.harborfreight.com/20-cubic-ft-co2-gas-cylinder-92809.html

TonyG · Oct 31, 2013

A quick search on google says that 1lb of CO2 is approximately 8cuft, so you are looking at a fairly small tank.

blaster_54738 · Oct 31, 2013

Yeah I have never seen anything bigger than those at my Harbor Freight...so it's definitely not a good deal if you're looking for a big tank

ross_daly · Nov 1, 2013

Ahhhh. I get it. So this is probably a 2.5# tank?
Bvrgelements has a new 5lb steel tank for ~30 I'd probably go with that because it'll run out less often, and it's probably easier to swap out.

http://www.bvrgelements.com/product/CO2-Reconditioned-Steel-5-lb-Cylinder/