I was welding the brackets for the alternator tonight and the soddin co2 ran out I have 2 of the pub size bottles that I got when I was working at a pub when I was a student years ago....

Where can I get them refilled in the Lincolnshire/Peterborough area..

My locall place doesnt want to no ,he just wants to rent me bottle ie a contract..

He tells me that The pub gas is no longer any good as they stick nitrogen in it. So you can only use it for the bear sooner weld with it....
Your help please...............................

Have used a CO2 fire extinguisher in the past, machine mart do a reg that fits and it costs about £7 for a refill.

Wilco do a "own your own bottle" AND THEY FILL IT FOR £19.

Which is expensive considering its less than a tenner a bottle.

You need a friendly Landlord.

Try most of the fire extinguiser companies. Some of themy fill C02 fire extingisers, if you get a good one and explaine its for welding they might oblidge.

I can get "PUB bottles" filled up this neck of the woods as long as they don;t have a corperate logo on them- i.e you "own" the bottle.

Some companies may want to pressure test the bottle as well - this needs to be done every x year and the last time it was done should be stamped on the bottle.

The metal work teacher at one of my old schools had an agreement with a local pub. out of every crate of co2 bottles the pub bought he would have one, and return it to go in the creat of bottle going back, so the refilling company never knew.

Oh well I bit the bullet and opened a boc acount atleast I can have argon sheild instead of just plain old co2....

Just to rub salt in to the wound a couple of days later ive found a place to exchange my bottles @ £15+vat, beter than that he is an old college m8...small world.........