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CO2 refill location

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CO2 refill location
« on: April 03, 2008, 11:39:37 AM »
Where do people get their CO2 tanks refilled in the C-ville area?  And how much do you pay?  While I'm at it, where is the best place to get tanks inspected?
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Re: CO2 refill location
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2008, 11:45:54 AM »
Roberts Oxygen in town is $12 buck for a 5 gallon tank. I think a local welding place does it as well. At Roberts you give them your tank and they give you a filled one so If you've got a fancy aluminum one you can have it filled and returned to you versus exchanging it for a steel filled tank. The exchange tanks are checked and everything.
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Re: CO2 refill location
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2008, 02:19:11 PM »
I've heard Wayne's Oxygen downtown.
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Re: CO2 refill location
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2008, 02:49:41 AM »
I go to Wayne's.  They fill my 15 lb tank for under $15 in about 10 minutes.  The best approach is to call the local welding supply places and ask about prices.  When I checked 2 years ago, only Roberts and Wayne's had reasonable prices, and Wayne's was cheaper.  Some of the clerks are clueless, but often they can answer.  I don't think the Cville area folks deal with a lot of brewers.
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Re: CO2 refill location
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2010, 12:10:14 PM »
I found out recently that Fifth Season is now doing a CO2 exchange program (i.e. you take them your empty tank, they sell you a full one). It is a little more expensive than the welding shops but not much. And Fifth Season has much more accommodating hours like being open until 7pm and on Saturdays.
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Re: CO2 refill location
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2010, 09:54:04 PM »
And you get to support a local homebrew shop.  I would gladly pay a little more for that.
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