Oxygen Tank Regulator Instructions

The pressure gauge is the large gauge at the top of the oxygen tank.

Oxygen tank regulator instructions.

Inside of the regulator there are two pins that will line up with the top nozzle on your tank. The regulator will look like a cylindrical component with a gauge on it that reads the oxygen pressure. This gauge has a dial that indicates how full the oxygen tank is. 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.

2 make sure the t handle is tight. Oxygen tank regulator unit wrench important safety instructions 1. 2 apria healthcare patient caregiver instructions aerosols paints gasoline and solvents. Remove plastic dust cap and plastic washer from cylinder post.

3 place the cylinder wrench on the cylinder s on off valve located at the top of the cylinder. To outlet of oxygen regulator attach oxygen tubing to nipple adapter. Remove plastic dust cap and plastic washer from cylinder post. Always use oxygen in strict accordance with the prescription given by your physician.

Loosen the t handle on the regulator. Position the regulator over the top valve of the tank and line up the pins to fit into the holes in your regulator. If the dial points to the red area or just above the red area it is time to refill your oxygen tank. To a much more workable 50 p s i.

Align the pins in the regulator to the holes in the cylinder post. Replace the oxygen if the pressure gauge is in the red. Lower the oxygen regulator over or connect it to the post of the cylinder. 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.

Regulator instructions p a g e 3 using your oxygen regulator attaching your oxygen regulator to the cylinder step 1. There are special composite cylinders that can hold as much as 3 000 p s i. Oxygen cylinder and concentrator systems patient caregiver acknowledgement. 3 attaching your oxygen regulator to the cylinder step 1.

A portable oxygen cylinder contains medical grade oxygen 99 or better which is compressed into a cylinder to 2 000 p s i. Loosen the t handle on the regulator.