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I know it's a bit of a long shot, but does anyone know of somewhere that would refill a single 2kg CO2 fire extinguisher near Newcastle?
It's supplying CO2 to our home aquarium and is getting low. I've got a full spare which I bought new from eBay for about £24, so can swap straight over when this one empties.
I'd rather get the empty refilled than buy another new full one though (for environmental reasons as well as it simply seeming a daft thing to have to do).
So, anyone know where I could get it refilled?
Might be easier to get a bigger bottle from a pub supplier? I get mine locally (not local to you though) for about £27 for 6.3kg. Thats rent free although the cylinders owned by the supplier so I cant take it elsewhere.
Its not the easiest thing to refill them though, most places will only swap them for full ones and they're filled elsewhere.
+1 for the pub gas. I paid £19 for 6.35kg on Thursday. Bought it from local air liquide agent. They didn't even want a deposit, just said bring it back to us. You might need to adapt your regulator to fit though?
If they aren't close by, they may deliver to a pub nearby, so maybe worth asking for no/low delivery cost. My one said they would pick up/swap for new when empty.
Get a rent free CO2 cylinder from Hobbyweld in Westerhope.
I use a 6.3kg one for my homebrew. They have agents around the NE where you can pick them one up to avoid the delivery charge or if you are a bit of a drive from Westerhope.
I know some of the homebrewers in the NE use these to refill cylinders. http://www.cormetonfireltd.co.uk/
I haven't used them myself.
Thanks for the replies.
I've looked at the brewing stuff before but all the cylinders are a bit bigger than what I've currently got. My current 2kg fire extinguisher fits nicely in the cabinet under the tank. I doubt I'd get a 6.3kg cylinder in there!
I've sent a message to Dixon's at Westerhope to see if they'll fill my empty - think they're the same company as Hobbyweld.
I'll try Cormeton too - thanks for the link gobuchul.
If anyone has actually successfully had a fire extinguisher refilled, I'd be keen to find out where and how much it cost.
Cheers.
same company as Hobbyweld
Dixons are the same outfit as Hobbyweld.
They do 3kg cylinders as well. Dimensions from their website.
3kg
Cylinder Height 510mm
Cylinder Diameter 160mm
I can exchange empty ones for full for £5, as many as you want. Collection from Carlisle.