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[Houston_CO2]

So, this site came up in my search for CO2 beyond just google options. I narrowed things down to a few places within the Loop / near the loop.


I had snapped a photo of a pricelist the last time I was hunting things down and IIRC the place was Big Tex on Long Dr and in my case 10# would have been $14 according to that. At the time though I had an expired 20# tank and wanted to go to the 10# for saving space and easier to move around. Well, that was the first issue choosing to either extreme prices $100+ or find a local place that had some in stock. I searched and emailed a bunch of places and Linde on Chimney Rock had 2-3 available. IIRC they charged a total around $25 and didn't check the cylinder until after already leaving with the full new-er tank.

Anyway... since that fiasco and knowing there were better fill prices out there from prior experience I decided to investigate again before it ran out and that was coming quickly as the tank gauge was dipping from green > white > red fairly quickly. Most of the posts here and other places though were all 10 years old...

So, as of today I went and filled @ AWG on Market. Pricing is $1/lb and hazmat fee of $8.35 Out the Door for under $20 and took just a few minutes even with the rookie on the pumper station.


I also looked into other places for 10# refills...

Industrialfiretx - $60 -- There's always 1 of these jokers in the marketplace

Big Tex - Long Dr - Screen Shot shows $14

Airgas - $25 according to my online pricing account

Linde - $21-36 ?

Matheson - $22 -- 3-4 days to fill...guess they don't do it onsite @ houston st location

 

[Ostentum]

I always do Linde when I need to do exchanges on cylinders and they are right by my office up on the NE side of town CWS is right near me and they charge 24.81 for a 10# refill

 

[Ostentum]

Update Linde charged roughly $32 for a 10lb swap out. $21 plus $9 for the hazardous waste fee. I will continue to use my welding supply for refill unless I have a defective or out of date bottle they don’t care this one was actually leaking from the open close gate valve

 

[Houston_CO2]

$32 for a 10lb swap out

Hmm.. Last time I bothered with them was last year trying to ditch the 20# expired bottle and downsize to the 10#. This wasn't even a year ago though. Doesn't surprise me though that they bumped the prices even with the online account I have I figured it was worth trying to find a shop or fire place again.

$9 for the hazardous waste fee

So, maybe this did adjust up from whatever it used to be. Need some more data points to see if there's a padding being applied by some places or if it's the true mandated fee for filling these things. I don't recall since the 20# lasts so long how much variance in prices there have been lately. When I started out back in ~2010~? I got the 20# and had a fire place fill it really cheap IIRC.

2016 - 20# - $21.65 (A1 Fire / Dallas)
2023 - 10# /swapped 20#/ Linde - $25.72
2024 - 10# fill @ AWG - $18.35

Looking at this though it seems like the basic charge for CO2 hovers around $20 for 20# and below. The only reason I bothered with Linde was the cylinder size was hard to find anywhere locally and I didn't have to spend $150 to get one off some website. Since this one is a recent stamp I have a few years to figure out the next swap. By then I'll be in another city anyway most likely and find some new targets.