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> > Over the last few months we've really beat the topic of O2 > compatibility and O2 cleaning of regulators to death. I don't recall, > however, any suggestions on how to prepare a submersible pressure > gauge for O2 service. > > Obviously, the O rings would have to be changed. What does one do > about the inner workings of the gauge, and the HP whip itself? > > On a related topic, I'd be interested in learning how people are > preparing the inside of their O2 scuba tanks. Most of my steel tanks > have been tumbled at some point. The standard procedure for cleaning > the dust out of a tumbled tank (used for air) is to blow the dust out > with HP air. A residue remains, and the tank's interior is still > coated with a layer of fine, sticky matter. This presents no problem > whatsoever with compressed air, but I'd be worried about putting > 1800-2000PSI of oxygen in there. > > Any thoughts? > Andy Cohen > I've had the hoses cleaned with simple green and the same for the inside of the guage; the tanks get tumbled and cleaned with an O2 cleaning agent -- not sure what the hydro place is currently using. Hal Harold Gartner hgartner@ra*.or* CompuServe ID 71470,1423 6900 Via Alba Camarillo, California 805 482-9743
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