How do I hook up my new oxygen concentrator?

[Bunyip]

It has this tiny little hose barb on it... for some reason I thought I was going to be able to use the same hose that I connect my oxy tank with...

Where can I get fittings? Home depot or am I stuck until tomorrow when a specialty store will be open?

[bhhco]

What is the oxycon brand/model?
What color is the hose barb?
Me

[Bunyip]

Black barb - invacare 5 machine?

[kbinkster]

That machine has a standard barb fitting. There are two ways you can go about this.

The quick and dirty way is to cut off the brass fitting from your oxygen line, slip it onto the barb, and secure it with a hose clamp. But if you do this, you will have to put another brass fitting on the end of the line if you ever want to use tanks. Actually, this is not hard to do, but I hate cutting lines if I don't have to.

The other way, which involves some shopping for parts, would be to get a plastic adaptor fitting and some 1/4" id tubing, put the fitting on the end that will screw onto the brass fitting of your oxygen line and put the bare end over the barb on the concentrator. Here is a thread that shows a picture of this adaptor.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233159&highlight=oxygen+concentrator+connection

[Bunyip]

I went to home depot and grabbed some stuff, but I didn't think to try that one. Thanks!