Stone:
Did you get your concentrator working?
--Rick
St> >
> Wondering if any of you know enough about oxygen concentrators to help me
> > troubleshoot my oxygen concentrator --- or maybe a full fledged medical
> > equipment repairperson...
> >
> > I have a Devilbiss Oxygen Concentrator. When I start it up, the warning
> > light briefly comes on (as it is supposed to), goes off after a couple of
> > seconds. It then seems to run fine for about 30 seconds, then the warning
> > light comes on, something sounds like it lets off pressure, although it is
> > still running.
> >
> > Filters seem clean, but I'm not really sure how many filters there are,
> > don't have the manual.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > --Dave
> >
> > P.S. To those of you wondering about why I'm talking about this piece of
> > apparatus in these groups: one often uses a mechanical oxygen > concentrator
> > in place of tanked oxygen to run a glassworking torch. And to those who
> > will say: just take it to a dealer, I will if needed, but I'd rather do it
> > myself if possible, and also, since the machines are usually used for
> > medical purposes, repair places often will either "overrepair" or refuse > to
> > try to repair something that could leave them medically liable if it were > to
> > malfunction...
> >
> >
> >
>
> What happens if you light the torch before the pressure gets to high. Using
> up the pressure before it is able to purge. Does the warning light still
> come on? It sounds like the sensor that stops the compressor when the
> pressure gets to high is malfunctioning.