CO2 tank visual inspection - Rip off?

[mark]

I'm lucky, I just drop my 10 pounder off at the loading dock, go inside and kick over 13 bucks, walk out and there's a shiny full one sitting there. No paying for checks or inspections.

Other than welding shops have you tried a fire extinguisher place or a beverage distributor?

Know Rupert is at the end the of road but seems high.

[atcguy]

your tank should be visual inspected once a year and hydro every 5.. I go to a place in richmond and walk in the back fork over a ten dollar bill and they fill mine.. once they took a look inside as the tank was completly out.,

[Johnny Reefer]

I don't think the annual visual inspection is BS, but to be charged $30 for it? Sounds like a rip-off based on what others are saying.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

I don't think the annual visual inspection is BS, but to be charged $30 for it? Sounds like a rip-off based on what others are saying.

Well, I've been filling mine for 6+ years, nobody has visually inspected it, at least haven't told me they did or charged me.

[Johnny Reefer]

Ya, I was thinking on an industrial level. A privately owned bottle probably doesn't require it. I mean, who that owns a fire extinguisher for their home gets it inspected annually, or is even required to?

[mark]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Ya, I was thinking on an industrial level. A privately owned bottle probably doesn't require it. I mean, who that owns a fire extinguisher for their home gets it inspected annually, or is even required to?

If you were discharging it and getting it refill every 6 months. What's a visual anyways, screwing off the valve and looking inside, screwing the valve back on, 30 bucks?

[trilinearmipmap]

OK so the consensus is this guy is a scam artist.

It is the fire extinguisher shop by the way and the only place in town I know of that can fill CO2 tanks.

I will look into a beverage distributor or else going to Terrace to fill the tank.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by mark

If you were discharging it and getting it refill every 6 months. ....

Not sure what this is in reference to. The fire extinguisher? I think a refill would basically take care of a fire extinguisher annual. I think most home extinguishers just sit there, and sit there, and sit there.....Hopefully it would work when needed.

Originally Posted by mark

... What's a visual anyways, screwing off the valve and looking inside, screwing the valve back on, ....

I believe so. For SCBAs anyway. But if I could beat the fire extinguisher thing to death a bit more....I'm pretty sure it's not done for those in that manner. At work we are required to have our extinguishers inspected annually. The contractor does this on site. They are not screwing any tops off and looking inside. They just basically give the exterior a once over...check the gauge (or weight in the case of CO2 ext)...and attach a new tag. I've witnessed it. It's nothing special. We basically do the same thing once a month as part of our routine checks.

[marie]

Originally Posted by mark

I'm lucky, I just drop my 10 pounder off at the loading dock, go inside and kick over 13 bucks, walk out and there's a shiny full one sitting there. No paying for checks or inspections.

Other than welding shops have you tried a fire extinguisher place or a beverage distributor?

Know Rupert is at the end the of road but seems high.

Try $110, thats what it cost me the last time I had the fire extinguisher guy take my 10lb bottle and get it filled.

*edit* and before everyone starts questioning my sanity I won't be letting him fill it again. I would rather take it out of town myself to get it filled, at least then I get the pleasure of riding the ferries