Oxygen Concentrator Torch Set Up & How to Fix the BEEPING

[@Rebevaillan]

So I watched your video and am grateful for the work around. The only thing I would do is move your pressure release valve to your exhaust fan. Putting it into your hall creates an oxygen rich environment and could over time cause a flash fire at your valve.

[@redpost2380]

Talented, empathetic and kind. Thank you. Most jewelers use propane and not acetylene. Contamination issues? That's peculiar because there is no contamination if the flame burns with enough oxygen to stop the acetylene soot(black carbon powder). Maybe sometimes it was used without enough oxygen (carburizing flame) and in this case black soot will stain the metal. You commonly see this when welding stainless steel which actually requires the excess carbon to facilitate the welding. The best reason not to use acetylene is its cost! Your explanation and video quality is superb.

[@TheBlondeJeweler]

Just ordered and installed mine following all your instructions and it works perfectly!!! Can’t thank you enough!! I thought I was going to lose my mind from the beeping!!

[@65vdubman]

Thanks so much for listing all the part numbers in the description, this video was super helpful!

[@flowerabby]

thank you thank you! This fixed my torch problems! I had given up!

[@celticfirehorse9345]

Its a safety issue if the hose is kinked or obstructed the pressure (p.s.i) will build up regardless of how many litres per minute the machine is set at ( the compressor keeps pumping and the p.s.i . in the line increases due to blockage,bad news for a patient) At what p.s.i. trips the alarm can be seen by fitting a tyre pressure gauge if handy and an adjustable pressure relief valve fitted within that range.It is very kind of you to put such time and effort into helping people. I reckon most models trip at much the same p.s.i maybe someone else might know to simplify things.I tried my best to make this easy to understand, hope this helps😊

[@adiem1653]

Brilliant thank you. Picking up a concentrator tomorrow so now just need a oxy/propane torch (not spending £250 to get a Smith one 😫). What us your fuel gas set up?

[@jojosolo5547]

I prefer to use propane because acetylene contaminates platinum. But I did opt for the smith little torch because I have heard from other jewelers they had bad experiences with the knock off brands. Victor is also a reputable brand. I would suggest going for the smith torch if you're making jewelry and it will quickly pay for itself and it is worth it long term. Good luck on your making adventures!

[@chauncey5962]

@@jojosolo5547agreed

[@jurisveratti4494]

Hello, what is the other trasparent tube connectet with the Everflo oxygen concentrator tube?

[@AJ-zr4fc]

Thank you so much for posting this hack. It is now O2 Concentrator bliss for me! Happy soldering indeed. Brilliant.

[@michaellester6839]

Great video by a beautiful lady.

[@charmspeakjewelrydesignstu7224]

Thank you for the solution. Does this let you use smaller tips on the torch without beeping also?

[@jojosolo5547]

Yes it does! As long as your pressure relief vent piece is letting out enough you are able to use the super small tips.

[@charmspeakjewelrydesignstu7224]

This has solved my problems, huge thanks!!!

[@johnhall8455]

It’s two nuts and a coupling…not a bolt… You need to give the psi size of the pressure release valve…also there is no need to place it so far away…just as long as it’s not near the flame..

[@adiem1653]

The young lady explained it perfectly so don't be so picky lol

[@mattyjmo]

Thanks homie.

[@mrmikell]

Very informative and pleasantly so. I’ve got all the stuff and there was only one problem. In the parts pics you have a mistake not in the pic but in its description. The hose barb adapter that accompanies the pressure relief valve hook up has the right pic of the adapter but the wrong description. It should read 1/4”ID x 1/4” MIP and you wrote 1/8”x 1/4”. And having used the set up for a while, what would you say is a reasonable length of hose coming off the tee adapter? I tried 7’ and I still get the dreaded beep.

[@jojosolo5547]

Thank you for catching that! Oops! I will try to find out how to fix that if not in the video then I will fix it in the description. I'm sorry you're still getting beeping. 7' is plenty. It should work even if it is right next to the nylon barb, I just put it further away because I didn't want an influx of pure oxygen right next to my torch. Maybe we can figure out the problem though. There could be a few things that could go wrong. First try adjusting the flow rate on the front of the machine. I have mine set to 1 lpm. Sometimes it is finicky and you may want to try raising it up or down. Another problem could be that internally if the oxygen purity is not above a certain percentage and the machine detects that and the alarm goes off. To test that, I would run the oxygen concentrator with no attachments and if it begins beeping there is something wrong internally. In that case, it may be time to try getting it repaired or getting a new machine unfortunately. Those are my two suggestions without being there to try to fix it. I hope that helps. Best of luck!

[@mrmikell]

Jojo…. Thanks for getting back to me. Turns out I hadn’t set the flow high enough. When I did, glory gee to beezus, no more beep. Perfecto. Thanks again. Michael.

[@jojosolo5547]

@@mrmikell Hooray! So glad you got it going!

[@dredd3964]

What actually happens if you let the toarch continue to burn with a low flame? Or is it not safe?

[@jojosolo5547]

Sorry for the late response. On my machine it would begin beeping when I had a low flame because it wasn't putting enough oxygen out. If you continue and let the machine beep and not let the oxygen have an outlet the oxygen will back up in the machine and damage it. So this modification with the pressure relief valve allows me to have a small flame without damaging the machine.

[@chauncey5962]

What’s the max psi tht o2 setup puts out if u had to guess

[@jojosolo5547]

My unit is max 5 Liters Per Minute some other models are 15 LPM but I cannot turn that into psi. I am not a mathematician and there are lots of variables to consider like diameter of hose, are there any funnels in your line, opening diameter of torch tip ect. Maybe you are good at math and can figure it out from the LPM info or you can maybe talk to a mechanical engineer or fluids engineer to figure that out for you but unfortunately I cannot help with that. That said, if you're doing jewelry work like I am there is plenty of output of oxygen I am only ever on the lowest setting 1 LPM. Good luck!

[@chauncey5962]

@@jojosolo5547 well I want a smith little torch so maybe my wife and daughter will take an interest in it with propane/Oxy. Im a welder and would rather keep my oxygen/acetylene to myself. I’d just like to use a little torch so I could see if it had any practical/sculpture use (which I believe it would). I’ve used a henrob 3000 before with the smallest tip and the SLT looks capable of even finer work. Thank you for your help

[@ScottSchell-f1l]

It would help to get more viewers if you shortened up all the talk just some good advice