Changing Co2 First Time

[karlp]

Hi

My JBL CO2 cannister has lasted a month... Doh! and it's time to refill it.

What's the story with disconnecting and replacing it ? It it just a case of unscrewing the regulator off the top of the cannister and taking it to the aquatic shop ? Do I have to be careful of loads of CO2 being dumped ?

Thanks

 

[Themuleous]

Hi,

I've just changed to pressuried CO2 having got a cheap kit off Ebay. The only place I have found that offers refills is maidenhead aquatics, use http/www.fishkeeper.co.uk/ to find you nearest store. Other than that I dont know. Ive tried phoning lots of welding places to see if they offer a refil service, but they normally only refill their own make of bottles. If you find a better and/or cheaper way of doing it please let me know!

I do know some people use the huge 3foot bottles that pubs use but dont know how they get those refiled.

Hope this helps

Sam

 

[anvil63]

You can get almost any sized cannister filled at a welding supply store. I've heard some of them won't deal with the itty-bitty sizes (like the ones used in paintball). If you're in the states there's probably a store called AirGas near you (they have over 700 locations i believe) and I believe they will do any size cannister.

Carl