20ltr price check

[johnj]

Hi guys,
Just wondering what price I should expect to pay for rent free 5% mig gas with deposit.
The cheapest local supplier here is £208 for SGS gas.
Cheers

 

[RWD3M]

I just paid (just last week) £190 +VAT. £100 deposit and £90 for the fill on a 20 ltr of pure Argon (TIG) gas if that's any use for a comparison.

 

[johnj]

Thanks RWD3M,
I don't think the price I've got is a bad price just didn't know how much it varies.
I'll be travelling around a bit this summer so though about getting gas from further afield if it's cheaper in certain areas.

 

[Ace Paul]

You will have to wait for a responsible adult member to come and post, someone on here is one of the gas companies, No idea who

 

[addjunkie]

Hi guys,
Just wondering what price I should expect to pay for rent free 5% mig gas with deposit.
The cheapest local supplier here is £208 for SGS gas.
Cheers

Sounds about right.. cant find SGS prices on line, but other suppliers are similar money using google. SGS allows the dealer to set prices I believe, so there will be slight variations. Also inc vat or excluding.

 

[500e]

With SGS you get a discount on first bottle if a member here send inv to head office.
Also you get a re fund of deposit when you stop renting and return.
Phone head office and ask about it
Can't remember the member who is Boss at SGS
@Wozzaaah will know

 

[eSCHEn]

With SGS you get a discount on first bottle if a member here send inv to head office.
Also you get a re fund of deposit when you stop renting and return.
Phone head office and ask about it
Can't remember the member who is Boss at SGS
@Wozzaaah will know

That would be Alan at SGS Gases, profile on here is https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/members/agautosport.11138/

 

[JOEPRO]

Argon is expensive stuff isnt it. I have upgraded to a 2x stage regulator in the hope it'll extend the life of a cylinder on my TIG welder

 

[500e]

It is the stop and start with me, already had the 2 stage

 

[indykid]

If we're comparing apples with apples, it would be useful to add fill pressure too.

 

[RWD3M]

If we're comparing apples with apples, it would be useful to add fill pressure too.

That's a good point! My Argon was 230 bar. But then, that is comparing apples with pears because the OP was asking about MiG gas not TiG

 

[BrokenBiker]

Hi guys,
Just wondering what price I should expect to pay for rent free 5% mig gas with deposit.
The cheapest local supplier here is £208 for SGS gas.
Cheers

The problem with travelling for a cheaper deal is that you then likely have to travel there every time you need a fill as even if you have a local dealer they aren't always going to honour any deal from another depot...

 

[Keithmac]

I'm sure BOC ended up charging us over £400 just for rental on an Oxy Acetylene setup at work, my Argon bottle at home was £130 just to rent the bottle for a year.

That price from SGS Gasses sounds great if there's no rental too.

 

[RWD3M]

I'm sure BOC ended up charging us over £400 just for rental on an Oxy Acetylene setup at work, my Argon bottle at home was £130 just to rent the bottle for a year.

That price from SGS Gasses sounds great if there's no rental too.

That is indeed the case. You just pay a deposit (£100 in my case) and then just pay for your refills. It took me a loooong time to be free of BOC but I am now!

 

[Keithmac]

That is indeed the case. You just pay a deposit (£100 in my case) and then just pay for your refills. It took me a loooong time to be free of BOC but I am now!

Yes you do right!. Shocking really what they charge at BOC.

 

[500e]

I wonder what the loss to BOC is taking all the other gas suppliers now, and all the big Co. closing

 

[Robotstar5]

Hate to think what it cost to fill our gas bottles up

 

[hotponyshoes]

Hate to think what it cost to fill our gas bottles up

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Probably a fraction per litre of what the rest of us pay

 

[aesmith]

Our local place a 20L is £120 deposit/rental or whatever, plus £74.40 for the gas, all including VAT. 200 Bar fill.

 

[Jack Pattenden]

£177 all in for SGS 20L 95/5 here in London. Surprisingly not bad.

Jack