Who fills their own bottles?
06-15-2008, 06:22 PM
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I called Airgas this week, they want $224 for a 55lbs bottle. Which saves me money but not as much as was hoping. I am going to go the freeze and fill method for now and if I keep the nitrous I may go to a fill station.(might be changing out my LT1 for an LS1 turbo set up this winter!) I like the nitrous but that bottle sure does empty fast! LOL
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I always have to haggle with my "dealer" to get the right price.
02-06-2009, 09:25 PM
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i know this is an old thread, but using the freeze and fill method are you able to use all of the nitrous out of the mother bottle. i think if you are using one without a siphon tube you could. what about one with a siphon tube?
02-07-2009, 12:31 AM
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I had an account setup back home and was paying around 107$ for a bottle. I moved out of state so i returned in my mother bottles but the guy told me they had an office in my new town and to just go in and pick up what i needed once i got here because he was leaving my account opened. I so i get out here and go to pick up a bottle and the charge me $225ish I stood there and argued for 20 minuets about a better price and he wouldnt budge. so i left, went home and got one of my old receipts from before the move showing $107 for a bottle and went back. at this point he finialy broke and gave it to me for half of his original price at 112$
BTW, I have an NX filling station with billet pump and digital scale, i wouldn't say it was worth it but i have it, its paid for now so i use it and like it. it was one of those crazy inpulse buys. I thought "i'll sell n2o to all my buddys at the track and make some money" it didnt work that way
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02-09-2009, 11:22 PM
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can someone tell me the process of filling your own bottles i have never heard of it but would love to save some cash on refills do i just go ask for nitrous at the welding supply store? why couldnt they just fill it up? why does the bottle gotta be frozen? do i freeze the mother bottle or my 20 lb
02-10-2009, 04:26 AM
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1)yes, you'll need to setup an account
2)they dont have the time to fill small personal use tanks they sell in large volume
3)you freeze the bottle because your basically just equalizing the pressure between the mother bottle and your 20#er if the small bottle is frozen it will lower the pressure of it and allow you to fill it with more N2O. having a fill staion gets rid of the need to freeze but also cost a lot more.
4)freeze the 20#er
I have a pump station and fill that way so im not really 100% on the procedure of filling the other way, im sure someone will chime in with some tips.
2)they dont have the time to fill small personal use tanks they sell in large volume
3)you freeze the bottle because your basically just equalizing the pressure between the mother bottle and your 20#er if the small bottle is frozen it will lower the pressure of it and allow you to fill it with more N2O. having a fill staion gets rid of the need to freeze but also cost a lot more.
4)freeze the 20#er
I have a pump station and fill that way so im not really 100% on the procedure of filling the other way, im sure someone will chime in with some tips.
02-10-2009, 10:57 AM
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I bought a chest freezer from sears and I keep 6 bottles in it. I usually freeze my bottles over night and I have never had a problem filling them, they usually get over filled.
02-10-2009, 11:55 AM
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and the freeze method works but doesnt get all the gas out. i have a fill kit. and i can get about 4 10lb fills out of the freezer mod. then have to pump the last 20lb
but seriously 119$, holy cow
02-10-2009, 12:03 PM
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are you serious? i get my big bottle for $60.00 and that is delivered.
and the freeze method works but doesnt get all the gas out. i have a fill kit. and i can get about 4 10lb fills out of the freezer mod. then have to pump the last 20lb
but seriously 119$, holy cow
and the freeze method works but doesnt get all the gas out. i have a fill kit. and i can get about 4 10lb fills out of the freezer mod. then have to pump the last 20lb
but seriously 119$, holy cow
whos your dealer?
02-10-2009, 02:31 PM
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I freeze fill my own #15 lbs. bottles and always get it all in there. The pump works grate to but you need a compresser. If you get your own bottle you will have to pay a yearly lease and for the nitrous,Here I get it for 110.00 for 56lbs. witch come out to $1.96 a lbs.
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02-10-2009, 07:49 PM
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races shops here usually fire up about 3 small torches and put them around the mother bottle...freeze small bottle for 30 min, and let it rip..it would take a lot of bottle filling to make it cost efficient to buy a pump...i have had better luck and more use out of bottles that are not pumped it seems..im getting ready to start doing mine and my friends..getting it from Arcet
02-10-2009, 09:49 PM
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races shops here usually fire up about 3 small torches and put them around the mother bottle...freeze small bottle for 30 min, and let it rip..it would take a lot of bottle filling to make it cost efficient to buy a pump...i have had better luck and more use out of bottles that are not pumped it seems..im getting ready to start doing mine and my friends..getting it from Arcet
02-10-2009, 09:51 PM
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it is a gas company. if you want to know more pm me. buti was paying around 100. then i bitched. and then they dropped it. then i sell it for 5$ a pound. and cheapest in my area
02-10-2009, 10:06 PM
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well if you have ever heard of albert racing engines they are the ones doing it..no different than torching a small tank in the car at the track to get the temps up on it..its not like they get it red hot or anyhting
02-11-2009, 12:33 PM
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^ ^^ again, do oyu know how dangrous that is? you ever see one pop the seal while doing that. then one hell of a fire cloud.
**** that. i would use a electic blacnk and never use fire
**** that. i would use a electic blacnk and never use fire
