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Originally Posted by oldschooltofu
so i got my filling station in today, my tank is empty and i hooked everything up to fill it all weekend so i have a full tank on monday morning.
well first off....there is no instruction manual.
second off they sent me a jenky plastic hose to connect the concentrator to the filling station that leaked when i soap tested it. so now im starting to get pissed that i spend a lot of money on a piece of equipment and they send me shotty hose and fittings.
so luckly i found a green hose with proper b fittings and hook it up. let everything run for a little while and the yellow light comes on saying O2 too low.
so i soap test all my fittings again and check that everything is running properly. I even try hooking up my huricane and still no luck. then i hooked the concentrator (that came with the filling station) to my torch, and could not get a good flame, kept blowing out the flame. like it as mostly air and not enough oxygen.
so it keeps saying O2 below normal.
does anyone know the problem here?
did i get a bad one?
My 281 K tank is empty, can the filling station fill a tank from empty?
im quite pissed i cant fill my tank this weekend.
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OK, here is the issue with your system. The compressor is indicating low oxygen purity. The compressor is really just a converted Homefill II medical compressor (you should look at the posted system I pieced together using the Homefill II on the Homemade Equipment thread, including a schematic and cost), and this compressor tests the purity of the incoming oxygen. If the purity is less than 90%, you get the message and the compresor does not work.
The solution is to get a new oxycon or get new zeolite cartridges for the oxycon such that your purity exceeds 90%.
On my system, I initially had the same problem using devilbiss machines, so I used Invacare Plantium oxycons, which solved the problem. I then upgraded the zeolite on the devlibiss machines and that also solved the problem.
Try turning the output volume on your oxycon to a lower level and let it run for 1/2 hour before turning the compressor on...this is what invacare recommends for their Homefills. Then after the compressor starts filling your tank (after 3 minutes from turning it on), you can incrementally increase the LPMs to get to an acceptable tank fill time.
As an FYI, when I first set my system up, it took over 47 hours for a tank fill,so i don't see how they can advertise the EX to fill a K in 24-36 hours. I had to add a 2nd compressor to get the fill times to the 21 hour range.
In anycase, try letting the oxycon run for 1/2 hour to normalize the O2 purity, then turn the compressor on, and please report back on your progress.
Also, feel free to email me if you have other Qs.