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Shedendman
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You've 2 hopes,one is Bob,guess the other
Local pub? The landlord might be willing to help. Just make sure it's straight CO2, not the CO2 nitrogen mix that's used on a lot of beer dispensing systems.
I used to get a CO2 bottle refilled at a fire extinguisher place somewhere down in Surrey, many years ago, but I thinkg they stopped doing that now.
I used to get a CO2 bottle refilled at a fire extinguisher place somewhere down in Surrey, many years ago, but I thinkg they stopped doing that now.
Cost is a bit higher plus you have to pay rent for the bottle and once returned they only give you 50% of the entire bottle deposit.
I can't recall anyone on here ever regretting the cost of upgrading from CO2 to a mix gas.
Nor anything like a 50% deposit loss on return. Hobbyweld I think deduct £10.
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There is no rental, you pay the cylinder deposit, buy the gas and that is all. When it is empty, take it back, swap cylinders and just pay for the gas.
From the SGS website
Our cylinders all have a fully refundable deposit which is paid on the first cylinder purchased and will be reimbursed in full if the cylinder is no longer required and surrendered. As all of our cylinders are sold through a distributor network, you must contact a distributor for full pricing and availability. These can be found in a list view or map view.
From the SGS website
What will it cost?
Our cylinders all have a fully refundable deposit which is paid on the first cylinder purchased and will be reimbursed in full if the cylinder is no longer required and surrendered. As all of our cylinders are sold through a distributor network, you must contact a distributor for full pricing and availability. These can be found in a list view or map view.
Shedendman
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Face it,you're not going to get what your asking for,time to go another route,fact
Shedendman
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Restocking charge,or what they like to call it,what BS
I assume people use 15% mix. What the cost of a 20 & 30l bottle? I do not see any price on the website.
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Gas price comparison (for 5% but I imagine 15% similar)
SGS is by far the best value for money - get a 50L bottle if you can but even the 30L is competitive.
SGS is by far the best value for money - get a 50L bottle if you can but even the 30L is competitive.
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I believe the 15% mix is for heavy stuff, over 6mm. I use 5% and a 30L bottle. My local supplier didn't have 50L in stock. Good job really, with my noodle arms the 30L was bad enough! (I have had two hernia repairs as well).
The difference in my welding from pub gas to argon mix was enormous. I'd never go back to pub gas.
The difference in my welding from pub gas to argon mix was enormous. I'd never go back to pub gas.
Gareth0123
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Errrr! I own all my 4 cylinders out right and my local steel supplier gets them refilled in Great Yarmouth.
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What @Parm means is you don't take an empty cylinder in, have it refilled and take the same cylinder away. You take an empty in and they exchange it for a full one.
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You'll need 16 pigs to do the job in one sitting!
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No, I have my own cylinders each with a large decal on them proclaiming property of Cargo Cycles (my business) my web, email and phone number along with what gas mix I want in the cylinder.
I drop the empty off at my local steel suppliers and then in about 10 days they are ready for me to collect from them again. I normally do it on a Friday and then collect a week on Monday as they usual go over to the gas refill site to drop off empties and collect refilled ones on a Friday afternoons.
