Looking for CO2 source in San Diego

[ecchamberlin]

So I went and had my 10lb CO2 tank filled today for the very first time. Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I paid $24.30 for 10 pounds of CO2! West Air in El Cajon.

Everyone talks about it typically costing around $15 so where are you guys getting it for that price?

Any help would be very appreciated.

[jimbo74]

i think people are going to airgas... look for industrial welding shops

[ecchamberlin]

That was my first stop actually. AirGas no longer has a CO2 tank on site because of insurance issues and they sent me down to West Air.

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[xonetruthcrewx]

Get your tank filled with nitrogen instead. Nitrogen is way better for you tires. There are no hot/cold tire pressures with nitrogen. I have a 76 cu.ft. bottle of Nitrogen in my truck. I can air up from 15ish lbs. to 50ish lbs. about 4 times before the bottle is empty. Then swap it out with a full one at work for free. If i had to pay to get it filled though, i would probably run VIAIR on board air.

[Bighead]

That was my first stop actually. AirGas no longer has a CO2 tank on site because of insurance issues and they sent me down to West Air.

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That's wierd Eric. I wonder if it is a local thing for the SD Airgas. I just had mine filled at the Airgas in C. Springs and it only cost me ~$15. Is there any other place that jams CO2 cylinders for beverage vendors?

[ecchamberlin]

Get your tank filled with nitrogen instead. Nitrogen is way better for you tires. There are no hot/cold tire pressures with nitrogen. I have a 76 cu.ft. bottle of Nitrogen in my truck. I can air up from 15ish lbs. to 50ish lbs. about 4 times before the bottle is empty. Then swap it out with a full one at work for free. If i had to pay to get it filled though, i would probably run VIAIR on board air.

Cool set up. Bigger bottle than I would want but that rocks.

Will they put Nitrogen in a CO2 bottle? Seems like there must be some benefit to CO2 for all these co's to be selling them instead of Ni. Is Ni as stable as CO2?

[Seanz0rz]

liquid nitrogen is a bit colder than co2, so i think thats why they use co2. and its probably cheaper to produce, etc. not sure about stability issues though.

i dont mind filling up with a compressor. the cool factor just doesnt exist, but since when have i been, or even tried to be, cool?

[ecchamberlin]

Sort of off topic but hey it is my thread LOL

I wanted a CO2 tank because my 12v compressor is slow and I found that on longer day/weekend runs that had paved roads between trails that I would be aired down to 13psi and not fill them back up because it would take a long time and then we would need to air right back down. 25 miles on 13 psi is not safe and this way it will take a fraction of the time to fill up and be on the road between trails safely. Also if I pop a bead or someone else on the trail does We can reseat it with CO2.

Lazy I guess but we all wheel the rigs we can afford and prioritize our mods and equipment the way we choose.....

Still going to carry my 12v comp. as a back up.

[slosurfer]

Sort of off topic but hey it is my thread LOL

I wanted a CO2 tank because my 12v compressor is slow and I found that on longer day/weekend runs that had paved roads between trails that I would be aired down to 13psi and not fill them back up because it would take a long time and then we would need to air right back down. 25 miles on 13 psi is not safe and this way it will take a fraction of the time to fill up and be on the road between trails safely. Also if I pop a bead or someone else on the trail does We can reseat it with CO2.

Lazy I guess but we all wheel the rigs we can afford and prioritize our mods and equipment the way we choose.....

Still going to carry my 12v comp. as a back up.

I went with co2 because of the speed factor. I found that the family (especially little kids) would get antsy waiting for the compressor and sometimes the area to air up wasn't anywhere I would feel comfortable letting my 2 yr. old run free, so he would get all riles up because he had to sit in the car. Now it is fast and painless. Oh and I get mine filled at Airgas ~22 bucks for my 20lb tank.

[ecchamberlin]

Man I got put to me paying more than what it cost you to have a 20lb tank filled. Going to do some hard looking for a cheaper SD source.