Wher To Get Hold Off Co2 Bottles

[shawn-b]

My disposable CO2 bottle has run out and like a mug I don't have a spare

My LFS where I usually purchase them from has non in stock and is having problems getting them at the moment, I've phoned round the other LFS's in my area and no luck SOOOooooooo where do you lot get them from and any ideas on the most cost effective way of purchasing pressurised CO2?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Themuleous]

This is the cheapest place I've found

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Co2-Gas-Disposable-C...1QQcmdZViewItem

You can get an adaptor so the kit will take refillable cylinders, in which case you can get 2kg and 5kg cylinders which would out really cheap.

Sam

 

[RickT]

My disposable CO2 bottle has run out and like a mug I don't have a spare

My LFS where I usually purchase them from has non in stock and is having problems getting them at the moment, I've phoned round the other LFS's in my area and no luck SOOOooooooo where do you lot get them from and any ideas on the most cost effective way of purchasing pressurised CO2?

Thanks for any help.

Machine Mart sell disposable CO2 bottles for welding, which are pretty much exactly the same as the ones you buy for aquarium use (and cheaper). http/www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/range/gu...28-77A9344CEFE1

 

[sww]

Machine Mart sell disposable CO2 bottles for welding, which are pretty much exactly the same as the ones you buy for aquarium use (and cheaper).

Similarly, Halfords have these with their welding supplies.

All assuming these will fit your CO2 system

 

[shawn-b]

Just looked at the Machine Mart prices and they are certainly cheaper than the aquarium CO2 you buy. so will probably get one from there (I'm assuming all the disposable bottles have a standard thread size?) for now unless anybody knows somewhere cheaper?

sww -I never thought of Halfords for CO2, my local one hardly stocks anything (even some tools that I've needed before for my car) so I'm guessing that only their Superstores would stock it?

Cheers all

 

[sww]

sww -I never thought of Halfords for CO2, my local one hardly stocks anything (even some tools that I've needed before for my car) so I'm guessing that only their Superstores would stock it?

Both branches of Halfords here have the welding materials and usually would also stock the CO2. I actually prefer Argon for welding

BTW - what CO2 system do you have? I'm currently mulling over which way to go...

 

[shawn-b]

WSWShawn -I never thought of Halfords for CO2, my local one hardly stocks anything (even some tools that I've needed before for my car) so I'm guessing that only their Superstores would stock it?

Both branches of Halfords here have the welding materials and usually would also stock the CO2. I actually prefer Argon for welding

BTW - what CO2 system do you have? I'm currently mulling over which way to go...

I've got the D&D CO2 which I thought was the best value that I could find on my budget, around the £100 for the regulator, needle valve, pressure gauge and solenoid to turn it off at night. The little diffuser that came with it was not to my liking but I use a home made reaction chamber so that was not a problem.