Argon pricing???

[Kempy]

Argon $62.00 K bottle 2400 psi
Helium $81.00 K bottle 2400 psi
Co2 $45.00 K bottle 75lbs
I bought my 6 bottles from a welding supplier made in UK they did own for $25.00 each and no rental fees get the filled when i need them. After a few years got more bottles that were not the welding supplies companys for free, they did not want them now I've got 45 clean them and paint them my colors. Got some booster pumps cheap on the net and pump their gas into mine takes a few hours and give them the tanks back no rental fees. When gas price drop I got extra now all my tanks are full and I rent them to other people cheaper and now my are free it took 12 years but is worth it.

[ShaneJackson]

That's a lot of bottles!!! I was thinking of buying the fittings required to fill my 20 and 40cf tank from my 336. I don't care if it goes to 2000psi on them so dont need a pump. One thing I was thinking was I could put the little bottle in the freezer to get the pressure a little higher once it reached room temp.

[Brian Ski]

Got some booster pumps cheap on the net and pump their gas into mine takes a few hours and give them the tanks back no rental fees.

What kind of booster pump??? I have looked into high pressure pumps before and they were quite expensive.

[SeanMurphy265]

Argon $62.00 K bottle 2400 psi
Helium $81.00 K bottle 2400 psi
Co2 $45.00 K bottle 75lbs
I bought my 6 bottles from a welding supplier made in UK they did own for $25.00 each and no rental fees get the filled when i need them. After a few years got more bottles that were not the welding supplies companys for free, they did not want them now I've got 45 clean them and paint them my colors. Got some booster pumps cheap on the net and pump their gas into mine takes a few hours and give them the tanks back no rental fees. When gas price drop I got extra now all my tanks are full and I rent them to other people cheaper and now my are free it took 12 years but is worth it.

Do you have to get your bottles hydro-static tested? I would think that you would want to get them tested for safety reasons.


I'm have two AirGas leases one is a 125 75/25 the other is an 80 pure argon. I pay $75.00 and $50.00 a year, and I'm going to give them back and go with owner bottles from a different company. Leases are a rip off!

[Rambozo]

...Leases are a rip off!

Except maybe one of those 99 year leases. Seeing as they just exchange leased bottles and you never pay for a hydro. Sometimes I've had my owner bottles exchanged with no charge, but last time I had to pay the hydro charge for the exchange. Plus they will do free valve changes on leased bottles and if there is a questionable valve that might have been leaking they have always credited me a free fill. A lot depends on use, too. Sometimes I empty a bottle in 2 weeks, and sometimes 2 years.

[Kempy]

Hydro-static testing was done when I got the bottles cost $15.00 each I got my VIP certificate cost $110.00 (Visual Inspection Procedure). I fill the bottles myself and do not over fill more then the Plus + mark at the end of the date it was tested that given you 10% over fill. I got some bottles over 25 year old and are like new maybe filled 20 times in its life so far. From a welding supplier maybe filled 300 or more times and droped, left outside, empty with the valve open rusty can't see the names or thing like that yes test many times. If the bottle was new and fell off a dock or truck and it got a dent or deep marks in it it will fall VIP inspection and now scrap.The bottom of the bottle are well over 1 inch thick for 2400 psig bottles alot more for 3200,3600,4500 and 6000 psig are almost 2 inches thick. Bottles drop and land on the bottom will not do anything thats why they make them like that. But heavy side hits or welding marks usally are scraped. The life of a bottle can be alot I have seen one made in 1936 and still in service.