What have you done with your old C02 bottles?

[Old School 626]

Seriously,

A few years ago I scrapped some decades old 20's and 16's and now I find myself in the same boat with 3 20 ounce PE bottles that are out of hydro, have lousy valves and I can replace them (if I wanted to) for about the same cost as hydro testing. It's be a shame to just toss them.... So what did you do? What should I do?

[going_home]

Take them to Walmart and trade them in on filled ones ?

Seriously, people still use CO2 ?

[MANN]

I continue to use mine.

[Sniper Steve]

I have the same question, has anyone ever taken off the valves and recycled the bottles and brass ends seperately. I was gong to try that this year with about 50 that I have.

[BigEvil]

What is the going rate for aluminum at the scrap yard these days?

[camfcocker]

there is a rhino exchange program at i think lowe's where you can either exchange them for new in date tanks or they give you store credit, I think it was like 14 bucks for a 20 oz. There is a thread on it at mcarterbrown somewhere. May want to check into that.

[aerosaaber]

I handed one to a guy who had borrowed it from me for the day.
I filled it once and never used it and I knew he would and my gear bag got lighter.

[maniacmechanic]

What is the going rate for aluminum at the scrap yard these days?

depending on grade about a dollar a pound , give or take yellow brass is right around 3 $ give or take

[BigEvil]

depending on grade about a dollar a pound , give or take yellow brass is right around 3 $ give or take

So in other words, leave the valves on, and put them on the scale at the scrap yard FILLED

[my automag]

So in other words, leave the valves on, and put them on the scale at the scrap yard FILLED

NOOOO!





OUCH to you for even sharing that idea. Mr.Evil, you know better, .

[BigEvil]

NOOOO!





OUCH to you for even sharing that idea. Mr.Evil, you know better, .

Who me?? :P


Ok, plan B: Fill the co2 tanks with cement.

[Rudz]

Blue Rhino does buy backs thru Lowes, but only for 20 oz tanks, apparently its a decent amount of money too

[Old School 626]

I checked into the Blue Rhino thing and what I found was that they will exchange my empty out of hydro 20 for an in hydro 20 with 16 ounces of C02 in it for a Jackson ($20 for you youngins). They will not issue a credit for the return of a bottle. I wanted to get another propane tank instead and they said "no dice".

So, if I wanted to run C02 I can buy a "new" bottle for $16 and pay $2 for a fill or pay $20 for theirs. But I don't want any more C02 bottles unless they are under the 2" rule so these options are out.

So back to what to do with these.....

I can recycle the three tanks that I have and recycle them for .... around $5 which is just what it would cost in gas to drive to the recycler. This is a less than zero sum since my time is worth something.

I'm thinking of cutting them in half and letting my wife plant flowers in them. Or, giving one to my dog that seems to eat everything. Or get seven more and a bowling ball......

[sjrtk]

Just toss them in the corner of the shop and forget about them unless you will have more aluminum or brass scrap to generate.

[Rudz]

I checked into the Blue Rhino thing and what I found was that they will exchange my empty out of hydro 20 for an in hydro 20 with 16 ounces of C02 in it for a Jackson ($20 for you youngins). They will not issue a credit for the return of a bottle. I wanted to get another propane tank instead and they said "no dice".

So, if I wanted to run C02 I can buy a "new" bottle for $16 and pay $2 for a fill or pay $20 for theirs. But I don't want any more C02 bottles unless they are under the 2" rule so these options are out.

So back to what to do with these.....

I can recycle the three tanks that I have and recycle them for .... around $5 which is just what it would cost in gas to drive to the recycler. This is a less than zero sum since my time is worth something.

I'm thinking of cutting them in half and letting my wife plant flowers in them. Or, giving one to my dog that seems to eat everything. Or get seven more and a bowling ball......

I wonder if Blue Rhino/ Lowes changed there policy, or some employee didnt know wtf they were talking about?