Medical O2 Bottle for Scuba?

[Bigcape]

I was given an O2 bottle today. The kind you would see an elderly person wheeling around with them or in a hospital. (it is full of O2)

Evedently Sherwood makes valves for med industry caus it has one.

The numbers on the tank are as follows:

TC-3ALM139 MEDILUX PRAXAIR
DOT-3AL2015 BX19815 LUXFER 01A99

My question is can I use this tank, buy a new valve for it and have it as a deco or mini-stage bottle?

If so what is the max pressure and cfm of it? Is it worth having?:huh:

thanks

 

[Crazy Fingers]

I dunno about the other questions, but looks like its working pressure is 2015 PSIG.

I wonder if the valve thread is the same...

 

[Tamas]

Luxfer lists a 0.750-16 UNF-2B thread size for most of their medical cylinders, it might be hard to find a valve to fit it that would also work for a standard reg

 

[Bigcape]

Hmmm........I guess I could take it to my local dive shop and ask ehy?

 

[Wildcard]

Or just use it as an 02 bottle....

 

[Tamas]

Or just use it as an 02 bottle....

WOW! What an idea!

 

[Jim Ernst]

i can get you much info on monday if you would like, i work in the medical dept of air-gas (praxair) and i work with all of these bottles and their patients eveyday!!! i will see what i can do!!!

 

[Creed]

Some O2 bottles used the same 1/2" thread that early SCUBA bottles used. I have a manifold and a Dacor valve like that. A lot of shops won't fill them, so your best bet is to keep it as an O2 bottle.

 

[wedivebc]

The fact that it has Praxair stamped in it tells me you are not the legal owner and it is a leased bottle. You will probably have trouble getting it filled

 

[oxyhacker]

Small 3AL medical tanks usually have a .750-16 UNF thread which is smaller than the one used on scuba tanks, so there is no easy way to put a scuba valve on a med tank. Some old scuba tanks used this size but the valves are just about impossible to find. Sherwood used to occasionally run off a batch, but doesn't anymore.

Small steel med tanks are another thing, since they usually use the same tapered thread as many older scuba tanks used, and used valves can be found.