Oxygen regulator problem

[Redlands Okie]

Thanks for the update, let us know how it went

 

[yomax4]

Doubt that the diaphragm has failed. I'd say the needle and seat is stuck. Simple to pull the bonnet off of the reg and have a look. Not much in there. Rebuild will be about $90. You can buy a descent reg for 1/2 that and it will still last 15 years or more.

 

[Lelandwelds]

Mine is a Victor SR250C. I saw a Utube video of someone installing a repair kit on the exact model so I purchased the kit. Hope it is worth the effort.

Good regulator. Its rubber diaphragm fails about every seven years or so. Rebuilds are about $45. Parts less labor are half that.

Make certain no oil of any form touches your oxygen reg. (Latent heat of compression + high pressure pure oxygen = a powerful, one time example of "dieseling") Always stand out of the path of your pressure adjusting screw.