CO2 tank refilling and hydro-testing

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Re: CO2 tank refilling and hydro-testing

Post by Jmac00 » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:17 pm

sounds like Brenton's is still the cheapest place.

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Post by jeffsmith » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:45 pm

Indeed. These guys did in a pinch though. Was in and out and on my way in 10 minutes.

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Post by Downs » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:47 pm

just an FYI
I know I mentioned it to one or two of you
but I've been working on redesinging the website for DB's
Only request I got was to add hours of operation to their site
anything else within reason I can pass on ?
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Post by mr x » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:37 pm

Can't think of much offhand....maybe hydro certification cost?
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Post by Jmac00 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:17 pm

yeah.....all the costs so no discrepencies (sp?)....mainly the cost for the hydro cert...and costs for 5lb, 10lb, 15lb, 20lb tanks ?

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Post by Downs » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:26 am

I can suggest those things fellas.
Although its a small part of their business they may not want to add, but it cant help to ask.
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Post by Downs » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:27 am

can't HURT to ask I mean't to say
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Post by mr x » Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:48 pm

Simplex rocks. $10 for 5lbs. Great people.
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Post by jeffsmith » Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:47 pm

mr x wrote:Simplex rocks. $10 for 5lbs. Great people.
Exactly. $19.55 for 10lbs.

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Post by Jimmy » Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:03 am

I went to Simplex a couple weeks ago, didn't realize it was cash only and didn't have any on me. The guy filling my tank told me no worries, just take it..lol

Luckily Becky had some cash on her, so I paid anyway. It was great service, fast, and friendly. I mentioned I was a Brewnoser and he said he's had quite a few of us coming in lately!

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Post by chalmers » Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:06 am

It was in my original post, but I've made it more obvious for the slower of the group. ;)

Seems like they are a great bunch of folks!

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Post by mr x » Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:56 am

Seems to be the place to go for sure. I think that Co2 tanks might be a good place for our brewnoser stickers.

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Post by derek » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:56 pm

Jimmy wrote:I went to Simplex a couple weeks ago, didn't realize it was cash only and didn't have any on me. The guy filling my tank told me no worries, just take it..lol

Luckily Becky had some cash on her, so I paid anyway. It was great service, fast, and friendly. I mentioned I was a Brewnoser and he said he's had quite a few of us coming in lately!
LOL. That's certainly the way to bring in the repeat business.
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Post by Anathema » Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:57 am

So this is really cool. Was just talking to Clyde at Simplex. I asked about Beer gas for stouts and after a bit of convincing said he`s gonna look into it and if hes allowed by the government to mix and fill etc. But he said he`s totally behind supplying gas for stout fawcets and he`ll mix in your tank no need for exchange. So Im definately a fan, he said like 1.80 per pound for Co2 so thats sweet. I highly recommend and he`s not averse to a few home brew , Im definately gonna bring him some. Nice to see people like him getting behind home brewers like this.

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Post by Tunny » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:22 pm

Are you guys talking about the Simplex Grinnell in Dartmouth. Do you know what their hours are?

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Post by Jimmy » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:39 pm

Tunny wrote:Are you guys talking about the Simplex Grinnell in Dartmouth. Do you know what their hours are?
That's the one - not sure of the hours though. I'd assume standard office hours ie: 8:00-4:00 or something like that.

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Post by Tunny » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:55 pm

Thanks. Totally missed that that was covered in the first post of the thread.

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Post by HappyHopper » Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:49 pm

Any word on the beer gas issue? If I understand correctly beer gas is only for stout serving, not carbonation? So basically I would have one tank dedicated to stout and one for everything else?
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Post by mr x » Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:00 pm

Pretty much. There is some CO2 in beergas so you'll have minimal carbonation.
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Post by HappyHopper » Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:06 pm

Do you carbonate the stout with regular co2 first... Side question anyone use a digital thermostat??
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Post by mr x » Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:15 pm

yup and yup
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Post by HappyHopper » Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:32 pm

Where did you get the thermostat?
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Post by mr x » Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:32 pm

ebay
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Post by Steve&ORChar » Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:53 am

last time i needed, they just refilled mine at the Sackville NG when Matt was there

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Post by S-04 » Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:38 am

Does the date stamp indicate that the last time this tank was tested was August of 92 (or is that January of 98)? How much can I expect to pay to have a 20# tank tested? Could I still use the remaining gas in the tank or would 20 year old co2 be stale?

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