Here's How You Can Order CO2 Tanks With Us

CO2 is surprisingly versatile with its presence in multiple industries. It’s seen its place in movie studios, music festivals, nightclubs, restaurants, research facilities, and the medical field. Our team consists of many entertainment experts, most of whom know of the multiple ways to use our CO2 tanks in tandem with different types of equipment in the industry. They’ve helped multiple people with questions regarding recommendations on what types of gas cylinders they should use for their special event. The questions we get are usually in regards to the type of gas cylinder they should get, its weight or size, the right amount, and even how long it should be used for.

In this post, we’ll help you get a good idea of the different aspects of a CO2 cylinder you’d want to pay attention to while deciding which one you’d want to rent. There are countless specific questions that might be necessary to consider, but this post will minimize the confusion by discussing the basic ones instead. The rest may just come to you as you learn more. At the same time, we’ll mention how this advice will help you order CO2 tanks with us.

A grade dictates the purpose of a gas cylinder. The grade will typically indicate the application, or what purpose the gas tank can serve. The four most common grade types are…

Our CO2 services are mostly focused on the entertainment and event industries. On occasion, we’ll make CO2 deliveries to help restaurants and cafes. Therefore, we only carry industrial-grade and food-grade cylinders. As for medical-grade and research-grade cylinders, we are not involved in research or medical industries, therefore, we won’t have any for rent. We will sometimes pass on a fun fact mentioning how gases are used in industries outside of the ones we’re involved in, but you wouldn’t get actual research-grade or medical grade CO2, helium, propane, nitrogen, or dry ice from us.

Anyway, figuring out what grade is recommended for you is actually pretty easy. Just make sure you specify the correct grade when you place a gas order with us. Entertainment applications will require an industrial-grade cylinder. Food and drink preparation requires the food-grade cylinder. If you still need help, feel free to contact us and ask what we’d recommend.

A dip tube, or a siphon as some call it, is a straw located inside the gas cylinder. It’s used specifically to get the gas to dispel in its liquid state.

If we’re to talk about how a CO2 tank’s dip tube is used in food and entertainment, there are a few specific cases where it would come in handy. In the food industry, it’s used to flash freeze food. It’s a great way to refrigerate food in an instant. In the entertainment field, most special effects equipment will use it. If you plan to make special effects for movie productions, music festivals, or theater performances, a CO2 siphon tank is exactly what'll get you the fog effect you're looking for. Without that siphon, you'll only get cold air expelling from the equipment. No fog effect.

As for other industries, a CO2 dip tube tank plays an integral role in the medical field, being used in some surgeries and treating respiratory problems. Although, as mentioned before, if you do order CO2 tanks from us, with or without a siphon, remember that we only carry industrial-grade and food-grade cylinders. They are never to be used in the medical field.

There are plenty of differences between siphoned and non-siphoned tanks, and it’s important to consider whether or not that dip tube will really be necessary. If you need a CO2 siphon tank, make sure you specify this in your gas order.

This one doesn’t need much explanation. If you need it for a set amount of days, outline that in your order with us. On your last scheduled day, one of our truck drivers will head over to your location to pick up the gas tanks, so that you don’t have to drop it off yourself. Of course, if you prefer to actually make the drive to and from the gas supplier, you’re more than welcome to do so, as long as you select that option in the ordering page.