I was walking by a path not well traveled by my tractors. There lay a 40 cy ft gas cylinder. Just what I needed. May be a problem though. I kept it out of the iron pile, they don't seam to like cylinders that are closed, and it was marked with GS Parsons around the top. I was going to return it to them, but never did. Since I am the last survivor, I have no idea who drug it home. Now if I take it to a GS parsons dealer, I assume it will need to be hydro checked. If it passes, will they fill it with Argon/co2 regardless what was in it? . It has a valve, so I think it is clean. Any thought? Stan
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jimg.allentown
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It depends. If it was previously filled with acetylene or carbon dioxide, it may not be rated for the pressure that you will need for the TIG mix.
As long as it has sufficient pressure rating and passes the hydro test, it can be re-certified and you can use it. It also helps if it has an ASME rating on it.
As long as it has sufficient pressure rating and passes the hydro test, it can be re-certified and you can use it. It also helps if it has an ASME rating on it.
john in la
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Most all welding supply places around here will not give you the time of day without a bill of sale; receipt where you bought the tank.
Keeps people from stealing them off construction job sites.
Keeps people from stealing them off construction job sites.
Steve@Advance
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I suspect they will check the date, an if it's expired but still a usable bottle, they will let you pay for the inspection, then exchange it for whatever gas you need plus the cost of the gas.
Steve@Advance
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Clean it up first, make it look like it hasn't been out in the scrap pile.
Be sure it has a protective cover on it.
Clean it up first, make it look like it hasn't been out in the scrap pile.
Be sure it has a protective cover on it.
Geo-TH,In
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After a place where I got my O2 and acteylene tanks filled changed owners, they gave me a runaround and excuses why they wouldn't fill them. So I had to buy new smaller tanks, about 3 ft tall.
Years later I took the old tank to another place and they filled it.
I had to buy bottle for my mig too. I can't see renting them. good luck.
geo.
Years later I took the old tank to another place and they filled it.
I had to buy bottle for my mig too. I can't see renting them. good luck.
geo.
jimg.allentown
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Years ago, I ran into that situation. Then I was told that I needed to have a title for the tanks to get them refilled. I figured that also applied to exchanges, although I didn't see how they would keep the paperwork straight.
Over the years, they have gradually loosened up on requirements. Where I go, they exchange tanks with no questions asked as long as they are "their" tanks - that is originally issued by their company or one of their partners. They do, however, occasionally zing you for hydro testing or re-certification. As such, I try not to get exchanges with "short" dates on them.
Over the years, they have gradually loosened up on requirements. Where I go, they exchange tanks with no questions asked as long as they are "their" tanks - that is originally issued by their company or one of their partners. They do, however, occasionally zing you for hydro testing or re-certification. As such, I try not to get exchanges with "short" dates on them.
We never rent or lease bottles that small, we sell them. AS far as we would be concerned it is a customer owned tank. If you come in with that tank we would charge you for a retest and trade you a tank. We could fill your tank and return it to you but our retest is two hundred miles away and will go through two other stores just to get to retest.(about three weeks)(we would rather just trade them and send you down the road.) Not everyone will do that.
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