Refill of portable avox oxygen system

[Cecilio Chacon Soto]

Hi everyone, nice to meet you all, I am new here..

I have a big question even though I had been reading a lot.

I have a aviators avox system, my concern is can this be refill with medical oxygen? Also why is not to mention aviators if I take it to refill..?

This one is all completly funtional but maybe 7 years old.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Clip4]

If you read how oxygen is manufactured in the US you will discover O2 is O2.

 

[Cecilio Chacon Soto]

Is this a concern? So I can not use it for something else like medical oxygen?

 

[bbchien]

They will fill it with whatever it is labeled, but clip 4 is correct,

 

[NoHeat]

Since you mentioned that your bottle is about 7 years old, you might check whether it is due for hydrostatic testing. For many bottles, five years is the rule. It’s not an expensive test. Your bottle should be marked with the date of the latest test, if it had one. If not, as you noticed, it is marked with a manufacture date.

I would not hesitate to use medical oxygen.Or you could take it to a shop at an airport.

If you refill it yourself, be sure you know what you’re doing — compressed gas can be dangerous.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Is this a concern?

The part about the oil is very important.

 

[A1Topgun]

Call around to a few welding shops, find out where they take their O2 bottles for refill. Recently had mine static tested and refilled for about $65.

 

[crashton]

That looks like a walk around portable with a continuous flow mask. That won’t last very long for you. If this is the unit you are talking about, you can use up the O2 that’s in there before you take it for hydro - you don’t have to empty it and run out and get it done. Also, I can’t see the fitting, but the CGA540 is standard, and this might have a PB3, so you will need an adapter. PM me if you have questions.