how much should a co2 refill cost?

[Naptown]

I just exchanged a 5lb tank at a local "oxygen" house here in town. It was quite a bit more than I expected. I paid $14.65.

Now, here is the kicker and I don't mind paying the difference. I took in a steel tank and they only had aluminum. So, I definitely got lucky, but I'm wondering if he charged me for my "luck."

 

[04xb12s]

I think where you live makes a big difference. I live in a suburb of DC and prices here are astronomical. For exchange programs here they want $100 for the first tank and $20 for exchanges after that for a 5#er!. I grew up in Upstate NY and if you have your own tank you can get refills on a 5# for as little as $5. So needless to say I will be getting my tank filled up there whenever I go visit my parents. I've read on here that paintball shops and fire extinguisher stores are usually the cheaper places to go rather than a specialty gas depot.

 

[NervousDad]

I pay $16 for an exchange.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

I got my tanks filled at a fire extinguisher place near my house. It was $10 for 6 lbs. The local paintball place only has a fitting for the small paintball tanks.

 

[hpz937]

I pay about $14-$15 for 5#

 

[HawksBrewer]

I pay $20 for a 5# exchange.

 

[jeepinjeepin]

I gave close to $100 for my #5 CO2. It's $15 for an exchange. I gave closer to $200 for my #20 tank. That will be a $22 exchange one day.

 

[ArcaneXor]

$17 for 5 lbs, $20 for 10 lbs (exchange).

 

[Naptown]

good, I feel better about it then.

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

You're mostly paying for the labor to fill the tank. The CO2 does have some value but in the overall price, you're paying for labor.

MC

 

[grouperdude]

$23 for 5lb $50 for 20 at the fire shop. Its $30 for an exchange at lhbs

Dam college town.

 

[lcf8088]

I get $7 a refill

 

[masonsjax]

I was paying $22 for a 5# refill at a paintball shop. Now I exchange a 20# tank for $20.

 

[Fastmetal]

I pay $12 for an exchange (5lb).

 

[spearko520]

24 bucks for a 20# at the soda distributor. what's an "oxygen" house?

 

[jtrux]

I pay $1.00/lb at a welding supply company (they sell medical grade co2 for this).

 

[kapbrew13]

$10 for 5lb refill

 

[JeepDiver]

You're mostly paying for the labor to fill the tank. The CO2 does have some value but in the overall price, you're paying for labor.

MC

well if you want to get technical, you are paying more for insurance and certification to be able to handle compressed gas and store compressed gas than you are for the labor.

 

[pinback]

$14 for 5lb -Asheville NC. $10- knoxville tn

So where are you located Naptown?

 

[H-ost]

20$ for 5# exchange at the LHBS

 

[spokaniac]

$20 for a 20# exchange

 

[H-ost]

$20 for a 20# exchange

Where?

 

[Dan]

$15 for 5# refill. According to the receipt that is $11 for the CO2 and $4 "tank maintenance" whatever that is.

 

[brewhappy]

It's $20 for a 5# tank and $24 for a 20# tank where I live.

 

[nattron]

Just filled mine. $2.99 a pound at my lhbs

 

[Gussymo]

Just had my 20# refilled for $15.23.

 

[ScottSingleton]

just filled my 5# this morning; $22.76.

 

[brettwasbtd]

It's $20 for a 5# tank and $24 for a 20# tank where I live.

That exchange or fill? If fill where?

I was paying $22 for a 5# refill at a paintball shop. Now I exchange a 20# tank for $20.

Which paintball shop? I just called a place in gaithersburg (Torrid Paintball). And they they charge $0.25/ounce. So for a 5lb tank that would be $20. But he was saying the tank had to be cold otherwise they use up a lot of CO2 getting it cold to fill it? That sounds like a bunch of BS... I will continue to make the drive to Laurel to get my $15 fill.

 

[Dan]

But he was saying the tank had to be cold otherwise they use up a lot of CO2 getting it cold to fill it?

Interesting.

I once took an empty tank straight out of my keggerator to a CO2 refill joint 5 minutes away. When I handed this cold tank to the guy he said it would be easier to fill since it was already cold.

 

[bkl63]

My last 5 lb tank was 11.50 (last month), my 20 lb tank was 33.00 but that was with a tank recert and fill a couple years back. It's nearly empty again and will get refilled so will have a co2 fill price soon.