A portable oxygen cylinder contains medical grade oxygen 99 or better which is compressed into a cylinder to 2 000 p s i.
Oxygen tank regulator instructions.
The regulator will look like a cylindrical component with a gauge on it that reads the oxygen pressure.
Oxygen cylinder and concentrator systems patient caregiver acknowledgement.
Regulator instructions p a g e 3 using your oxygen regulator attaching your oxygen regulator to the cylinder step 1.
Oxygen tank regulator unit wrench important safety instructions 1.
This gauge has a dial that indicates how full the oxygen tank is.
The pressure gauge is the large gauge at the top of the oxygen tank.
Position the regulator over the top valve of the tank and line up the pins to fit into the holes in your regulator.
To a much more workable 50 p s i.
There are special composite cylinders that can hold as much as 3 000 p s i.
Lower the oxygen regulator over or connect it to the post of the cylinder.
Lower the oxygen regulator over or connect it to the post of the cylinder.
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Remove plastic dust cap and plastic washer from cylinder post.
Loosen the t handle on the regulator.
Oxygen is not flammable by itself however all materials which burn will burn much more rapidly and become much more combustible in the presence of.
Align the pins in the regulator to the holes in the cylinder post.
Loosen the t handle on the regulator.
Replace the oxygen if the pressure gauge is in the red.
Remove plastic dust cap and plastic washer from cylinder post.
To outlet of oxygen regulator attach oxygen tubing to nipple adapter.
Inside of the regulator there are two pins that will line up with the top nozzle on your tank.
3 place the cylinder wrench on the cylinder s on off valve located at the top of the cylinder.
Attached to the top of the cylinder is the regulator which reduces that 2 000 p s i.
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Always use oxygen in strict accordance with the prescription given by your physician.
Oxygen tank cylinder flow regulator knob t handle how to use oxygen cylinders 1 be sure the flow regulator knob is set at zero see illustration 2.
