Rst1990 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Went to a dive shop during the week to get my 3ltr 300bar bottle filled as it was just down the road from where I was working. Once charged the guy handed it over to me and asked for payment which was £10 which I said to him was well over the top as I only pay £4 at my local, his reply was you should have asked how much it was before he filled it!!! My question is how much are you guys paying for a charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMcC Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Just gone up to £4, had it done last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 £10 he tried to rip you off!!The cheek of the man!! My local shop charges me £3 for my 7ltr 300bar bottle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 2.70 at my local dive centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny5 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 2.70 at my local dive centre nothing i have a springer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 £4, but i do get variations of how much air is actually put in the bottle by different shops, my last fill seemed very low on the number of gun fills i got from it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 It's free if you ask your local fire brigade. Just stick some money in the charity box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnin21 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 £3/4 for 12L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) there's no money in filling ya dive bottles i should know been doin it for the last 17years. its a service that dive shops have to provide if they have a school , as a loss leader to bring customers to the shop or for divers using charter boats. Edited July 5, 2014 by Remimax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhumble5 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I have just bought a new 3Ltr 300 bar I e-mailed my local dive shop asking the cost to fill it they said £5 hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) there's no money in filling ya dive bottles i should know been doin it for the last 17years. its a service that dive shops have to provide if they have a school , as a loss leader to bring customers to the shop or for divers using charter boats. Yup. It's a loss leader for dive shops. Having said that, I'd be surprised if the price of a fill was over £5 I'm sure if the OP puts up his location, then a few of us can point him towards alternative places. Edited July 5, 2014 by robbiep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rst1990 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Yup. It's a loss leader for dive shops. Having said that, I'd be surprised if the price of a fill was over £5 I'm sure if the OP puts up his location, then a few of us can point him towards alternative places. I have a local dive shop that's just up the road to me been using them for a few years and it's £4 and have used others and they have always been £5 or under, I just took it for granted that that is the rough guided price, was surprised with the cost of £10!! Feel robbed lol The place in question was in London, enfield just on the great Cambridge roundabout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 http://www.croxleydivers.co.uk/services/compressor/ Between. 3.50 and 5.50 at my local - depending on size and pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Mine cost £5, regardless of the size i.e., 3 litre or 12 litre. I always leave it with them until the next day, too, so they can make sure that the tank has cooled enough to give it the last 'top-up' before handing it over. There's nothing worse than paying for a 300bar fill, only to find that you got 250 bar instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 £4 for 7l 300 bar job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Went to a dive shop during the week to get my 3ltr 300bar bottle filled as it was just down the road from where I was working. Once charged the guy handed it over to me and asked for payment which was £10 which I said to him was well over the top as I only pay £4 at my local, his reply was you should have asked how much it was before he filled it!!! My question is how much are you guys paying for a charge? What dive centre was it.......? TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 our local dive center charges £4 but you can buy a ticket which gives you 6 refills for £20,,so you can guess what i bought, if one of my buddies needs theres filling i just give them the ticket, i certainly would of dropped the bottle on his toes(accidently of course) if he would of charged me £10 atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 It's free if you ask your local fire brigade. Just stick some money in the charity box. A big thank you from my oppo for that idea. He's just had to make 3 trips to Teignmouth to get his tested and then charged - I won't bore you, suffice to say what a right load of drongos they were - his third round trip was necessary as (they'd put it in his car on initial collection so he hadn't picked it up) on top of everything else, they'd forgotten to charge it after its return from test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 (edited) There is a difference between a FILL and a TOP UP (at least there is my way), most Dive bottles used for shooting only need a top up, £10 for a top up of any bottle seems a lot, but like the man said, you should have asked! ATB! Edited July 6, 2014 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 £5 for me for a 12l 300bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 About 25p, when I turn my compressor on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 About 25p, when I turn my compressor on. That is some compressor you have, even if it will only do 232Bar, but special indeed if you can manage 300Bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordripon Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 300 bar 12ltr £3.50 at midland diving filled from empty wile I wait ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefy Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 £3.00 my way.what a ***** charging you that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safc1973 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 £3.50 for 3 litre at local dive shop. NSRA at Bisley do it for £1 - if the person qualified to do it is there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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