Co2 Cyclinders

[kenlock]

Went into the local Bunnings today and hidden behind the service counter were CO2 Cyclinders.
540g for purchase @ $76 and swap for ~$16.
How many kegs would this last? Or are they just handy for party kegs?

 

[Jye]

Nice find and they may be good for brewers who only use co2 to dispense. A sodastream cylinder is 330g and will carb and dispense about 2 kegs, so they may do about 3 or 4 kegs.

Would still be more economical to buy a kegs on legs cylinder.

 

[afromaiko]

They are the same as 20oz paintball cylinders and have an O-ring seal around the neck. Of course, the convenience is that you can swap & go at any Bunnings store.

http://www.ppba.com.au/Cylinders.htm

The gas price works out to be pretty similar to using Soda Stream ones. Apparently they fit Soda Stream adapters. Have a search around the forums, they've been discussed here before somewhere.

 

[kenlock]

Thanks Jye and Afromaiko. I have seen the posts on soda stream and keg on legs. Thought also that these might suit party goers out there.

 

[edoeven]

can anyone confirm these fit the soda stream adapters ?

cheers

 

[Frank]

Are these the cylinders that you were looking at. You can purchase a regulator and hose for it as well.
Not sure if they fit onto sodastream fittings though.

 

[afromaiko]

Detailed info about Soda Stream and Paintball threads.

http://www.teamonslaught.fsnet.co.uk/co2_info.htm

And yes, those Ozito cylinders are the ones in Bunnings.

 

[edoeven]

can anyone confirm these fit the soda stream adapters ?

cheers

just to confirm (and in addition to the great info above) these bottles fit the soda stream adaptors from ross & ebay without any probs, altho a friend who works at bunnings rekons they will be changing to a cheaper bottle around september this year.

 

[KGB]

Good news about the cheaper bottle. Makes sense if they are trying to push the Ozito range of compressed air tools.

There was a good thread on here a while ago about these and SodaStream cannister etc, Afro posted heavily IIRC and there was plenty of info.

 

[keedoery]

The cheapest place to purchase your cylinders is from www.kegking.com.au or one of Keg Kings distributors, but i'm a little bias because I am good mates with the guys there. But it's a pretty good deal. They are $190 and they come with a lifetime warranty and servicing. So you will never have to pay for hydrotesting or replacement of valves and burst disks.

2.6kg cylinders are a good managable size and fairly safe. The size of the cylinder should also be chosen to suit where you are using the system.

If i had a confined bar room with little ventilation i would definitely not use any more than a 3kg cylinder. In the case of a leak, a concerntration of more than 30% co2 can be lethal. 3kg will be enough to make a 50cubic meter room a lethal environment.

The going rate for the 2.6kg cylinders is about $199.

They are a short and stubby size so they fit well into a kegerator if needs be.

 

[gibbocore]

piss off mate, people are talking about small dispense only co2 sources.

 

[samhighley]

Heh, 3 posts and all three of them an advertisement for what is clearly his business.

Classy.

 

[schooey]

... they come with a lifetime warranty and servicing. So you will never have to pay for hydrotesting or replacement of valves and burst disks.

:lol:

It's a shame that these 'lifetime' warranties only extend to your 'lifetime' in business, or the 'lifetime' I can track you down when something goes wrong....

Value to me = value of the contents of the empty cylinder