Niko182 Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 I know this question has been asked around on this forum before, but I am trying everything to get my 22CF O2 bottle filled. I have looked at ACI Jet and Atlantic at my airport and was told it would be a wonderful 232 dollars to fill up the bottle plus at least an hour billed for a mechanic. I am really not trying to pay near a quarter of a grand to fill up my bottle. Does anyone have a quick term solution. I will be flying to bend in 2 weeks and would really like to be able to fill up the bottle. I have tried welding shops, scuba places, and it just a nightmare. Why does it have to be so F***ing hard to get an portable oxygen bottle filled. I have a tiedown so I don't have anywhere to store large O2 tanks to refill my portable bottle. Any help would be appreciated. I tried getting my emergency O2 certificate so I could fill it at a scuba shop, but the place I'm trying to do it keeps on rescheduling. I am in SOCAL so if anyone knows a place to do so, I would be grateful. Thanks Nik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M016576 Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Niko182 said: I know this question has been asked around on this forum before, but I am trying everything to get my 22CF O2 bottle filled. I have looked at ACI Jet and Atlantic at my airport and was told it would be a wonderful 232 dollars to fill up the bottle plus at least an hour billed for a mechanic. I am really not trying to pay near a quarter of a grand to fill up my bottle. Does anyone have a quick term solution. I will be flying to bend in 2 weeks and would really like to be able to fill up the bottle. I have tried welding shops, scuba places, and it just a nightmare. Why does it have to be so F***ing hard to get an portable oxygen bottle filled. I have a tiedown so I don't have anywhere to store large O2 tanks to refill my portable bottle. Any help would be appreciated. I tried getting my emergency O2 certificate so I could fill it at a scuba shop, but the place I'm trying to do it keeps on rescheduling. I am in SOCAL so if anyone knows a place to do so, I would be grateful. Thanks Nik What type of tank do you have? I normally just take my portable tank to Norco- I want to say my last fill was 25 or 30 bucks. medical grade vs aviation grade sparks quite a debate.... I’ll steer clear of that. edit: just realized that Norco is only the pacnw. See Paul’s comments below though- same idea- and yes, expect to swap tanks. I do this for CO2 for beer brewing/carbonization as well. Edited August 15, 2020 by M016576 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortopates Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 Try any of the local gas suppliers like Airgas.com.Avoid the Rx hassle by saying you want ABO, they’ll know it’s not a welding tank. Normally they sell gas by exchanging tanks so expect to drop it off. But I’ve never bought it like this so not sure what their policy will be. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko182 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, kortopates said: Try any of the local gas suppliers like Airgas.com. Avoid the Rx hassle by saying you want ABO, they’ll know it’s not a welding tank. Normally they sell gas by exchanging tanks so expect to drop it off. But I’ve never bought it like this so not sure what their policy will be. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk whats ABO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 39 minutes ago, Niko182 said: whats ABO? Aviator Breathing Oxygen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolter Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Niko182 said: I know this question has been asked around on this forum before, but I am trying everything to get my 22CF O2 bottle filled. I have looked at ACI Jet and Atlantic at my airport and was told it would be a wonderful 232 dollars to fill up the bottle plus at least an hour billed for a mechanic. I am really not trying to pay near a quarter of a grand to fill up my bottle. Does anyone have a quick term solution. I will be flying to bend in 2 weeks and would really like to be able to fill up the bottle. I have tried welding shops, scuba places, and it just a nightmare. Why does it have to be so F***ing hard to get an portable oxygen bottle filled. I have a tiedown so I don't have anywhere to store large O2 tanks to refill my portable bottle. Any help would be appreciated. I tried getting my emergency O2 certificate so I could fill it at a scuba shop, but the place I'm trying to do it keeps on rescheduling. I am in SOCAL so if anyone knows a place to do so, I would be grateful. Thanks Nik I got filled up at a shop at Torrance. It was something stupid cheap, like $20, to fill up my portable bottle. They will charge more if the bottle is on the plane, but should beat the 232/fill you got quoted. I think it was Solano Aviation. They were in the hangars near the west end of the airport, around taxiway C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko182 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 well I talked to a scuba place and this time showed them my CPL. This time they agreed to do it. And for 17 bucks. I am glad its finally done. If they dont allow me to do it next time I will go to solano. That seems like a decent plan B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeph357 Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 https://www.westairgases.com/contact-us/-location-fontana-ca I believe the anaheim location has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuncy Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 I think the best long term answer is for several guys to get together and set up a transfilling operation and share the costs. Even if some of them are a short distance away, it would work, and you would get the fun of hangar-flying with your buddies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) I just got my 78cuft tank filled for $55 at north Las Vegas. Not the best deal, but didn’t seem terrible for them to go out to the plane to do it on the ramp in 110 degree weather. Edited August 16, 2020 by ragedracer1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortopates Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Just now, ragedracer1977 said: I just got my 78cuft tank filled for $55 at north Las Vegas. Not the best deal, but didn’t seem terrible for them to go out to the lane to do it on the ramp in 110 degree weather. sounds like a smokin' hot deal to me! $90 is the about the cheapest I ever hear about these days. But I never need to buy O2 in the US either since I fill my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, kortopates said: sounds like a smokin' hot deal to me! $90 is the about the cheapest I ever hear about these days. But I never need to buy O2 in the US either since I fill my own. I'll get set up to fill my own, but for now I'm stuck paying. When I asked and they said $55, I jumped on it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 4 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said: I just got my 78cuft tank filled for $55 at north Las Vegas. Not the best deal, but didn’t seem terrible for them to go out to the plane to do it on the ramp in 110 degree weather. That’s a long drive from SoCal to fill a bottle though. Youll spend your savings on gas. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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