Buy instead of lease bulk CO2 tank?

[DowneastCider]

I can't seem to find any info on bulk CO2 tanks. Does anyone own instead of lease from a company like Airgas or NUCO2?

Anything to look out for on a used bulk CO2 tank?

[Dailybeer]

bulk co2

They do not want you to own a tank as the gas folks make more than half of their revenue from rental income.

We own and it has been great. If you PM me I can get you the name of the broker we used.

If possible, do not sign an agreement for gas, unless you are shopping for bulk pricing. I did and could have saved lots if I had shopped better.

Basically, if you have a big bulk tank, they fill you from a Semi. If you have smaller tanks, they do it from a mobile tank. Lots of savings there as well.