O2 price

[manni-yunk]

What is a good price for O2.

A local place will give me "diving grade O2" for 45 per K bottle and a 9/month rental fee.

I can drive 40 miles to another GTS WELCO (same store - different location - part of Praxair) will go 7/month rental and 42 per fill. Im not driving 40 miles to save a few bucks - especially when the closer place is 3 miles from my house.


What is DIVING grade O2. Industrial, Medical without a script, Aviation............ ?????????? Im assuming is medical without asking me for a script - but they dont even seem to know since they bring it in from their allentown facility and could not explain what it is.

 

[waterpirate]

A little search will get you the info on grades of o2. I pay 37.00 for a T of UHP oxygen from mY local supplyer, and the lease on two bottles for 120.00 each per year. They deliver 2 days a week which is handy 8 months out of the year.
Eric

 

[manni-yunk]

Thanks....kind of.

Ive done plenty of search and I have a firm understanding of Industrial.....Medical...and Aviation. No one can answer what "diving grade" O2 is and even Praxair, who sells it labeled as such - cannot speak to what it really is. I told them that I suspect it is either medical or aviation and they said that it might be......but they done know and would try to find out.

 

[Peter_C]

All the O2 from welding grade, to aviation grade, to medical grade, come from the same container, thru the same tubing. From what I was told the difference is the vessel for breath gas must be drained completely, then filled. Where as welding grade they can just put more O2 on top of.

I use a fair amount of gases for my welders, and own a few O2 bottles as well. All my gas bottles are owned as it is much cheaper. I picked up a bunch of O2 tanks for $10 each off craigslist including a full argon bottle for $10. Local store sells me welding grade O2 for $15. Hospitals get O2 for $5.00 a bottle.

 

[blue sky]

What is a good price for O2.

What is DIVING grade O2. Industrial, Medical without a script, Aviation............ ?????????? Im assuming is medical without asking me for a script - but they dont even seem to know since they bring it in from their allentown facility and could not explain what it is.

While I was looking for medical grade O2, I found this web page.

Oxygen: Concentrations, Grades, and Labels by Larry "Harris" Taylor, Ph.D.

It's too long to post, so here is the link.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lpt/oxlabel.htm

 

[manni-yunk]

While I was looking for medical grade O2, I found this web page.

Oxygen: Concentrations, Grades, and Labels by Larry "Harris" Taylor, Ph.D.

It's too long to post, so here is the link.

Oxygen Labels

Great Link...Thank You!!!

 

[waterpirate]

My supplier "roberts oxygen" began selling me medical grade a few years ago. big brother shut that down so they inserted UHP. Ultra high purity grade. The cylinders are vacumed down prior to filling and they come with a lot number and tracking sticker.
Eric

 

[blue sky]

Florida Dept of Health recognizes PADI emergency O2 provider cert. Airgas confirmed with DoH and opened a COD medical O2 account for me.

The folks at Airgas get an A+ for customer service.

 

[frogman62]

I have a local welding supplier that I know very well and have been in their filling plant many times. They fill aviation , medical, welding, oxygen cylinders from the same liquid oxygen storage system. The price difference is in the tank preparation required for filling medical and aviation cylinders. IF you own your own tanks, and the company will fill your specific cylinders (like I do and pick them up later), I would buy welding O2 because I know what is in my tanks and don't want them drained every time they are filled. Price is $17.00 / T size cylinder.
IF you don't own your tanks and exchange the empty one for a full tank --Pay the price and be safe.
Jim Shelden