Utah Xtreme Paintball in the Salt Lake area was about $5 last time I filled my 90 CU tank to 4000 psi. Their compressor wasn't quite up to full, so I took what they had. Great bunch over there.
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Vince, would that be a dive shop in Indianapolis? Only one left now as I recall and they would not fill mine over 4500k or top it off. At $15 and 2.5 hour travel/ turnaround wait time that lasted about 3 fills before getting my own compressor. A complete rip-off in contrast what most places around the country seem to charge."Vince_Diesel"I just found a dive shop that will fill my tank. 15 dollars to fill to 4700 PSI. When I get home it settles down to 4500 PSI. Sweet.
I used to fill at a local paintball shop for 10 dollars, but find they were reluctant to fill my tank at times. He claims I deplete all his air and it hurts his business. I now give the dive shop my business. I was told by someone on another forum that dive shops have better dryer filters which sold me on paying more. Less condensation entering my tank.
I am new to using a tank, and I never even looked past scuba shops, but after you had mentioned a paintball shop, I figured I give my local guys a call. They use a tank with 4500 psi, to fill your tank to 4500 psi. Apparently it takes only 5 minutes to do so. That to me, didn't sound right. 5 minutes???"Saltlake58"Utah Xtreme Paintball in the Salt Lake area was about $5 last time I filled my 90 CU tank to 4000 psi. Their compressor wasn't quite up to full, so I took what they had. Great bunch over there.
Where do you go to in Lexington to get your tanks filled? I live 20 miles south. Local fire department takes care of my tanks for free but I "donate" a $20 case of Gatorade every time I get them topped off. I also use SCBA tanks only since that's what they use and don't want to add difficulty to them with other valve types that waste less air since they do it for free."bowwild"I drive to Lexington, KY which is about 80 miles RT for me. They charge $8.75 to fill my 4500 PSI tank.
I'm hoping a compressor is NOT in my future. I'm more concerned about maintaining and operating the compressor (no experience) than I am the cost.
"Maineiac"I've got a paintball shop who will charge me $6 for a 4500 PSI fill or a dive shop that will charge $20.
Is the (supposedly) better quality air from the dive shop worth the extra cash?