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(Message started by: Erika on May 15^th, 2007, 3:08pm)

Title: O2 information needed
Post by Erika on May 15^th, 2007, 3:08pm

ok - I will try to be short winded - not an easy task for me......

we bought the welders oxygen

I printed the O2 supplemental guide to help me understand O2, which I know nothing about.

foolishly tried to talk to a medical supply house only they wouldn't talk without a prescription (didn't mention to them we were using welders O2)

went to the internet to find the mask, regulator, and bubbler.

that is where the problem arose further......

mask - easy - buy a clustermasx - problem solved

regulator - hah - so many to choose from and will it even fit the O2 tank we got from the welders shop?? And all the talk in the guide I am reading confused me as to what I need - demand flow or constant flow.

Question 1 - I need constant flow with the clustermasx, right?

Question 2 - other than being up to 15 lpm, is there anything else specific that we should be looking for?

Question 3 - is anyone else using welders oxygen? He bought a Q size tank - does that make sense? What do we need?

Bubbler - ok - I could only find one that had an emergency blow off at 6 lpm, that won't do.

Question - where do you find one that goes up to 15 lpm???

basically I just need to figure out the regulator and then find a bubbler and we can stop risking explosion (cause he will stop huffing it)

thanks!!!!
Erika
(and to think - this was the short winded version - sorry guys!!)

Title: Re: O2 information needed
Post by Mr. Happy on May 15^th, 2007, 8:39pm

on 05/15/07 at 15:08:42, Erika wrote:

basically I just need to figure out the regulator

You want a CGA 540 regulator.....on eBay regularly:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-OXYGEN-REGULATOR-CGA-540-FITS-H-T-Cylinders_W0QQitemZ120119850792QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11819QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: O2 information needed
Post by Squanto on May 15^th, 2007, 10:31pm

Here's an inexpensive bubbler:

http://www.imed.com/shop/detail.cfm/sku/K5133

Squanto

Title: Re: O2 information needed
Post by Erika on May 15^th, 2007, 11:14pm

Thanks

I just bought the one on ebay that was both

:)

Title: Re: O2 information needed
Post by ClusterChuck on May 15^th, 2007, 11:18pm

DAMN, I just saw this .. I answered you in the supporters section. Did you see that answer?

Chuck

Title: Re: O2 information needed
Post by Erika on May 15^th, 2007, 11:29pm

oops - I knew I shouldn't have posted it twice but after posting the first one I got to thinking that it needed to be here instead

DAMN, I just saw this .. I answered you in the supporters section. Did you see that answer?

yep sure did, and I responded just now, lol. I must have been typing that while you were typing this

that is the one I bought.

thanks again!!!!!! ;;D

and thanks again!!

Title: Re: O2 information needed
Post by ClusterChuck on May 15^th, 2007, 11:32pm

As long as he gets what he needs!!

Thanks again for being such a great supporter!

Chuck