Where to refill co2 bottle in Essex?

[Jonny weld]

Hi everyone. My co2 bottle is running out and been struggling to find a place which refill it.

Phoned up few fire extinguisher company but they won't offer the service. Does anyone know where can get it done near Colchester or Ipswich?

Thanks

 

[Shedendman]

You've 2 hopes,one is Bob,guess the other

 

[Parm]

Bottles aren’t refilled, they are exchanged

you have to take your bottle to the agent that deals with who ever filled it originally

its the biggest misnomer on the forum that bottles are refilled

 

[voipio]

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.

 

[badabec]

Hello, change up to Argon/CO2 mix. Plenty of SGS distributors in and around both places.

 

[W.olly]

Pub, i used to sell them for around £16 to the pub so say £15 offered

 

[Jonny weld]

Hello, change up to Argon/CO2 mix. Plenty of SGS distributors in and around both places.

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.

 

[daf45]

I would also recommend you switch to the proper stuff - SGS do a good deal, but if you must go local CO2 try Jengas Ipswich, or Norfolk Gas Filling Gt Yarmouth.
HTH

 

[daf45]

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 don't think that's correct mate. SGS definitely do a rent free deal through some motor factor outlets. Members on here have them. The governor is on here and could not be better to deal with. Any funny business with deposits would soon come out in the wash - try a different outlet, or ask Agautosport on here for the details first hand.

 

[a111r]

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.

 

[badabec]

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

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]

Face it,you're not going to get what your asking for,time to go another route,fact

 

[Shedendman]

Hobbyweld I think deduct £10.

Restocking charge,or what they like to call it,what BS

 

[Jonny weld]

Hobby weld keeps £29on the 6l bottle.

 

[Jonny weld]

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

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.

I assume people use 15% mix. What the cost of a 20 & 30l bottle? I do not see any price on the website.

 

[MacGyver1982]

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.

 

[badabec]

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.

 

[Gareth0123]

Bottles aren’t refilled, they are exchanged

you have to take your bottle to the agent that deals with who ever filled it originally

its the biggest misnomer on the forum that bottles are refilled

Errrr! I own all my 4 cylinders out right and my local steel supplier gets them refilled in Great Yarmouth.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Errrr! I own all my 4 cylinders out right and my local steel supplier gets them refilled in Great Yarmouth.

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.

 

[Gareth0123]

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.

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.