Dr.Al
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Just had an email from BOC saying the prices are going up again. Pure Argon is now £54.50+VAT=£65.40 rental and £55+charges+VAT=£74.50 (assuming the charges are the same as before).
Compared to Adam's Gas Pure Argon it now looks like this (litres per year assumes a BOC bottle is 4720 litres and an Adam's Gas one is 4000 litres (the table ignores the deposit as you get that back eventually):
I haven't compared with other suppliers like SGS as:
I think I'll be going back to rent free once I've finished the current bottle.
Compared to Adam's Gas Pure Argon it now looks like this (litres per year assumes a BOC bottle is 4720 litres and an Adam's Gas one is 4000 litres (the table ignores the deposit as you get that back eventually):
Refills Per Year | BOC | AG | Litres per Year | BOC | AG |
0 | £65.40 | £0.00 | 0 | £65.40 | £0.00 |
1 | £139.90 | £106.56 | 4000 | £128.53 | £106.56 |
2 | £214.39 | £213.12 | 8000 | £191.66 | £213.12 |
3 | £288.89 | £319.68 | 12000 | £254.80 | £319.68 |
4 | £363.38 | £426.24 | 16000 | £317.93 | £426.24 |
5 | £437.88 | £532.80 | 20000 | £381.06 | £532.80 |
6 | £512.38 | £639.36 | 24000 | £444.19 | £639.36 |
I haven't compared with other suppliers like SGS as:
- SGS don't have any distributors near me (their website says they do, but the place they show as the distributor doesn't exist).
- Hobbyweld don't list prices on their website: they say "contact your local distributor"
- I couldn't find Air Liquide prices online
I think I'll be going back to rent free once I've finished the current bottle.
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