Need to fill my Co2 Cylinder

[Jim Barry]

Can any tell me where to get a Co2 Cylinder filled in Calgary?

Thanks,

Jim

[Delphinus]

Sprouse Fire & Safety in Inglewood is good. I forget how much the fill is, fairly nominal and if you need a hydrostatic test it's an extra $15.

[monza]

What is the hydrostatic test for?

Dave

[Delphinus]

Proof that it doesn't leak under pressure .... they need to be recertified every 5 years. Kind of like how you have to trade in your propane tanks every ten, except that in this case you're allowed to keep your tank, just get it retested.

[whaase]

Praxair

Walter

[Canadian Man]

I had nothing but problems with praxair. I took my cylinder in there and the laughed and said it would be something like 5 to 6 months before I could get it filled.

Yea as if that's not their way of saying they don't want to bother. If you rent a cylinder from them they will gladly exchange it for a full one :rolleyes:

[EmilyB]

I don't know if I went to a different praxair, but they said they were sorry they couldn't fill it that day, and I had to come back the next day for it. :confused:

[whaase]

Weird, I never had a problem, but then again, I leased one from them...

Walter

[Buccaneer]

I used Sprouse and they filled it while I waited ( 10 minutes )

Cheers

[Delphinus]

My guess is they (Praxair) might treat you better if you rent/lease their tanks from them?

They weren't exceptionally helpful when I tried calling them to buy a cylinder.

One of the places of Praxair, BOC or Air Liquide/Liquid Air actually tried telling me that I'd never find a CO2 cylinder to purchase because it "is illegal in Canada to own them." Ummmm ... ok. :rolleyes:

I use Sprouse, they're helpful and they're usually quicker than their estimates.

[MitchM]

Really Tony?
I got mine from Air Liquide and I think I own mine. Every few years I exchange it for a full one for around $40.

Mitch

[Delphinus]

This would have been about .... 1 - 1/2 years ago ... maybe they've changed now, but I got a real runaround back then when I called all of the big CO2 places trying to buy a cylinder. Renting/leasing would have been easy enough but owning the cylinder seemed to be a real foreign concept for some reason. Maybe things are different again today, ... I don't know. There was one place that would sell me one, but it was an odd size, like 7lbs or something. Anything from 2-7 lbs (or whatever it was) would have been OK but anything 10lbs and up they wanted me to lease it.

I should mention I only use Sprouse for the testing and fills. They don't sell the cylinders either but they'll at least work on them if you show up with one. I ended up buying my cylinders but it's all aquarist-to-aquarist dealings.