Gas Booster

[IndyScott]

Has any one made their own gas booster or found a less expensive one to buy?


Scott =-)

 

[canuckdiver]

airspeed press has a book about home-built gas boosters.

well worth the read

 

[dmdalton]

canuckdiver once bubbled...
airspeed press has a book about home-built gas boosters.

well worth the read

Make sure you read their update on their web page about the ones that ignited!

John Allen of North East Scuba Supply sells a Haskel copy O2 ready for about $3200, half the cost of a Haskel. I found a used Haskel for $1000 and paid another $400 for the seal kit to O2 service it. I figured I would have had about $1000 in a do it yourself booster.

Dave D

 

[pescador775]

Did you shell out another $500 for an LP compressor to drive it?

 

[dmdalton]

pescador775 once bubbled...
Did you shell out another $500 for an LP compressor to drive it?

I already had a shop compressor. It is 6 cfm and the booster really needs 10 cfm for continuous service. I'll see how quickly it depletes the storage tank when I have finished servicing the Haskel. It is a winter project. Too much to do!

Dave D

 

[Bob3]

Cheap booster pumps can sometimes be found at your local military surplus store/yard. Look for "strut pumps".

 

[dmdalton]

Make sure you know what you are after. If you are going to pump O2 DO NOT, repeat DO NOT get an air amplifier or nitrogen booster. Thay can not, according to Haskel, be safely used to boost O2.

Dave D