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(Message started by: Brian_Y on Jan 7^th, 2003, 12:00pm)

Title: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Brian_Y on Jan 7^th, 2003, 12:00pm

What liter flow do you normally use for your O2? I think someone set the gauge wrong on what they brought to me and I am, of course, having trouble getting the doc to call back. Any info would be MOST helpful!!!!

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Mr.Happy on Jan 7^th, 2003, 12:44pm

The medical supply company I dealt with provided a tank with a regulator that only went up to 8 liters/min. Luckily, it was enough to work for me. Don't know what kind of "fixins" you're using, but you should be able to adjust your regulator flow rate upwards quite simply. If you need to buy a regulator, here's some you can order on-line, under $100:
http://www.chiefsupply.com/regulator.phtml

Ask Jonny what to do if you want a real Industrial Strength O2 setup.

Breathe deeply,
RJ

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Slammy on Jan 7^th, 2003, 1:00pm

Brian,

I, too, have a wimpy reg that max's out at 8l/min. The script I got from Dr. Kudrow stated 02 at 7l/min. However, if you talk to the oxygen vets on here, they have found flows from 10 to 12l/min to be the most effective. The 8l/min flow seems to work for me in anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes upon onset of the CH.

Slammy http://www.uselessgraphics.com/devil09.gif

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Bob P on Jan 7^th, 2003, 1:50pm

I'm with Slammy. The reg I had only went to 8 lpm. I ran anywhere between 7-8 lpm. Worked in 10-15 minutes with the attack never getting above a 3 or 4. Combine this with taking a tab of cafergot before you put the mask on and you're good to go.

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Slammy on Jan 7^th, 2003, 2:12pm

on 01/07/03 at 13:50:01, Bob P wrote:

I'm with Slammy.

Oh, I forgot to tell you... Slammy is Bob P's evil twin! ;D

Slammy http://www.uselessgraphics.com/devil09.gif

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Linda_Howell on Jan 7^th, 2003, 2:26pm

My regulator goes to 15 LPM which I think is normal.
an 8 doesn't even touch my headache.

Linda

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Svenn on Jan 7^th, 2003, 2:29pm

"The book"says that we shall have MINIMUM 10L/Minute
with oxygen

Svenn

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by jonny on Jan 7^th, 2003, 2:53pm

on 01/07/03 at 13:00:24, Slammy wrote:

I, too, have a wimpy reg that max's out at 8l/min.

Stop your whining you girl ;D

As you can see below your beast killer is done, this thing is screaming "YOUR MINE YOU PUNK ASS BEAST"

15 lpm....4000psi of kick ass power!!!!.....with the connector you asked for.

Would have sent it today but didnt have your addy at my shop.

http://tinyurl.com/46s1

Damn im good!!!!! ;D
.......................................jonny :D

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by catlind on Jan 7^th, 2003, 3:03pm

Hey Jonny,

That looks exactly like MY reg :)

Which, I IMMEDIATELY put on the tank I got on Monday, no more trusting the company with rusty damn tanks >:(

Cat

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Slammy on Jan 7^th, 2003, 3:42pm

Jonny,

Wow! I don't think Slammy is worthy of such a work of art! Very impressive! :)

Please send warning instructions, I don't want to blow my sinuses out my ears when I turn it on! ;D

You da man, Bro! http://www.uselessgraphics.com/DRINK1.GIF

Slammy http://www.uselessgraphics.com/devil09.gif

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by jonny on Jan 7^th, 2003, 5:56pm

Not a prob, Bro.

Glad I could take some of your pain away, big diff between 8 and 15 lpm.

..........................jonny

Title: Re: my reg can beat up yer reg
Post by jonny on Jan 8^th, 2003, 7:06pm

on 01/07/03 at 22:36:10, rumplestiltskin wrote:

They both are getting the same maximum dose...IE: as much as they personally can possibly suck. Whoda thunk it?
den

It takes a REAL man size set of lungs to keep up with the bag at 15, Pimplestilskin.

Take the troll lungs to the back of the class ;D

........................jonny :D

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by catlind on Jan 9^th, 2003, 11:00am

Jonny

If it takes a real man size set of lungs then I guess that's what I got :P

When I got hit outta nowhere straight to a kip 10, I cranked my O2 to 15lpms and was emptying the bag before it could refill.

Course, a kip 10 makes one do ANYTHING to get rid of it.

Ueli told me once (I think) that you want to get as much O2 into your system as fast as possible, and I did, and it worked miracles :)

Course with the bubbler on, it seems that the bag fills slower, maybe it's just me, but when you're hurtin that bad, it's not hard to suck up 15lpms and wait impatiently for the damn thing to fill up again! LOL

Perhaps I was hyperventilating, who knows. It worked, and that's all I care about :)

Cat

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by Slammy on Jan 9^th, 2003, 12:24pm

on 01/09/03 at 11:00:00, catlind wrote:

Jonny

If it takes a real man size set of lungs then I guess that's what I got :P

Cat

Sooo... Cat... You have a huge pair of lungs, eh?

Care to show them? ;D

Slammy http://www.uselessgraphics.com/devil09.gif

Title: Re: Liter Flow-IMP
Post by catlind on Jan 9^th, 2003, 1:13pm

Well Slammy I'd be happy to, unfortunately there's these great big things attached to the front of them that make it hard to see the lung section ;)

Also makes it hard to swing a golf club LOL

Cat