ipozestu

iTrader: (18)

+1 Party at Matt's house!!!

zergling

iTrader: (3)

Just copy-pasted this from the SFBAAPS references page. Dunno how updated the list is LOL

Hope it helps.

CO2

AirGas
(866) 924-7427
Various bay area locations. Not all locations offer refill service, but will do tank swaps instead.

Alliance Welding Supplies [Map]
501 Auzerais Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
(408) 271-3800

20lb reconditioned tank (filled) = $134.40
20lb refill = $21.50

Ace Fire Equipment & Svc Co [Map]
1870 W Bayshore Rd
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650) 321-7440

10lb refurbished tank (filled): $85
10lb refill: $20

Arc Gas [Map]
140 S Mongomery
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 287-2896

5lb refurbished tank (filled): $95
10lb refurbished tank (filled): $105
20lb refurbished tank (filled): $110
5lb refill: $19
10lb refill: $22
20lb refill: $24

Atlas Welding Supply [Map] [Web Site]
1224 6th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 524-5117

Beer Beer and More Beer [Map] [Web Site]
975 Detroit Avenue
Concord, CA 94518
(925) 671-4958

California Welding Supply Co of Tracy [Map]
1000 East 11th Ave
Tracy, CA 95304

(209) 835-5651

Carbonic Service [Map]
1920 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 727-8835

5lb refurbished tank (empty): $65
10lb refurbished tank (empty): $75
20lb refurbished tank (empty): $108
5lb refill: $10
10lb refill: $15
20lb refill: ?

Coast Fire Equipment [Map]
2127 Research Dr # 13
Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 606-1517

20lb reconditioned tank = $?? (filled)
15lb reconditioned tank = $?? (filled)
10lb reconditioned tank = $80 (filled)
5lb reconditioned tank = $70 (filled)

20lb refill = $25
10lb refill = $23
5lb refill = $20

Contra Costa Welding Supply [Map] [Web Site]
1135 Erickson Road Suite A
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 685-8921

5lb tank = $71
5lb refill = $11

Fermentation Frenzy [Map]
991 N San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 949-BREW

5lb refurbished tank (filled): $60
10lb refurbished tank (filled): $90

Fermentation Solutions [Map] [Web Site]
2511 Winchester Blvd.
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 871-1400

Flynn & Enslow, Inc. [Map] [Web Site]
1530 Seventeenth St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
(800) 726-9473
(415) 863-5340
Fax: (415) 863-2635

Stainless steel mesh

Hansen Fire Equipment [Map]
536 Lewelling Blvd # C
San Leandro, CA 94579
(510) 357-9982

20lb reconditioned tank = $95 (filled)
10lb reconditioned tank = $85 (filled)
20lb refill = $30
15lb refill = $25
10lb refill = $23
5lb refill = $20
Tank recertification (hydro testing)= $20

Heath's Welding Supply
6743 Dublin Boulevard Suite 24
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 829-5510

5lb Al cylinder (filled?) = $119

5lb refill (swap): $15

If you take in a steel tank to swap, they will swap you with an aluminum tank and charge you $15-20 extra.

Madco Welding [Map]
1888 Old Middlefield Rd
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 969-2323

5lb tank = $85 (filled?)

Praxair Inc [Map]
1785 Oakland Road
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 437-1010

20lb reconditioned tank = $145
20lb refill = $20

Santa Cruz Fire Equipment Co. [Map]
2718 Mission St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-423-5950

In case anyone is wondering, SFBAAPS = San Francisco Bay Area Aquatic Plants Society. Yes, we're a bunch of geeks growing live-planted aquariums

VRT MBasile

iTrader: (17)

No, no weed Kyle. I'm setting up a keg system for the homebrew. I think Jeff's response will remain the same either way, weed or brew on tap.

Zerg, thanks for that list. If MoreBeer in Los Altos is able to swap the tank too (they are a retail front for the Beer beer and More beer warehouse/retail place in Concord) I'll let you know so you can put that on your list.

VRT MBasile

iTrader: (17)

Well the Los Altos More Beer location does do tank exchanges, but only 5# tanks and not ones stamped by Pepsi

I think dealing with underpaid large company employees (Praxair, Air Gas) that don't care too much about their job/the company will give me better luck.

wombatsauce

iTrader: (7)

Well that's too bad.

Do you need to make sure you are using a "food grade" C02 or anything? I am not sure, but I think I heard someone mention that once before.

BTW - I may have scored an entire full-boil brewing setup plus kegging (I know I hate me too sometimes) so if there is spares I will let you know.

pete

iTrader: (1)

Try Carbonix if you can't find someone to do an exchange. They will refill your empty tank for you. I think it cost somewhere around $20 to fill a 20lbs tank with Co2.

VRT MBasile

iTrader: (17)

If food grade is available, I'll go for that, but everything I've read on homebrewtalk.com (a pretty good brewing forum) has said to go to a welding supply shop, so I assume food grade is not essential.

Do you happen to know their address or website? Nevermind, I assume you mean Carbonic. I'll shoot them an email. I'd rather hold on to my tank anyways because its from a Carnie and says "Weiner Wagon" on the side. Yes, misspelled.

I still need a place to get it hydro tested though, most fill/exchange shops don't do that.

Irish_car_B0mb

iTrader: (3)

i used to clean public pools and set all of their chemicals up. a lot of pools use co2 to lower the pH of the pool water when they are using sodium hypo-chloride and other types of chlorination.

i bet you could try any pool supply store or find out where they get there co2 shipments from.

pete

iTrader: (1)

Yep, I mean Carbonic, I have no idea why I call them "Carbonix" (maybe that was the company I used to get helium from back in Sactown). Not sure if they hydrotest though.

VRT MBasile

iTrader: (17)

Just dropped the tank off at Carbonic. Friendly people there! I hate when you go to a shop like that and they are like "I know everything about this industry so why don't you?" $42.40 for the 20# tank to by hydro tested and filled, and they didn't say anything about the Pepsi tag or etching. Should get the tank back in a week and a half (one week turnaround, but only picked up on Wednesdays for testing).

Kegerator is slowly taking shape!