Click this link to read a post I like on the clusterheadaches.com message board...

Nov 17^th, 2024 at 3:47pm

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register
	Search box updated Dec 3, 2011... Search ch.com with Google!

New CH.com Forum › Cluster Headache Help and Support › Medications, Treatments, Therapies › Regulator making noise.

(Moderators: DJ, Mrs Deej)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

Regulator making noise. (Read 1043 times)

jason1212 CH.com Junior Offline I'm out of my mind please leave a message Posts: 87 Tampa, FL USA Gender:	Regulator making noise. Apr 18^th, 2014 at 2:08pm I just bought a new welding regulator for my H tank. Boy this thing blows, I am fine with a very low setting. Anyway, at that setting the regulator is making this very annoying kind of honking sound. Anyone else get this? Trying to figure out if it's normal or if I got some kind of defective regulator?
Back to top	IP Logged

Eroc

CH.com Junior

Offline

CH.com helped me!

Posts: 91
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Gender: male

Re: Regulator making noise.
Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2014 at 10:45pm

I have two of the harbor freight regs my old one (3 yrs) does not do that however my new one bought a month ago does. It's likely due to the fact that it's not designed for the low pressures we are using for CH.

It is really annoying but I have enough bills coming in just for the O2, Trex, EKG's and dr visits that I will deal with it for now.

Perhaps a different unit would work better. Not sure.

E

IP Logged

jason1212 CH.com Junior Offline I'm out of my mind please leave a message Posts: 87 Tampa, FL USA Gender:	Re: Regulator making noise. Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2014 at 11:32pm Eroc wrote on Apr 18^th, 2014 at 10:45pm: It is really annoying but I have enough bills coming in just for the O2, Trex, EKG's and dr visits that I will deal with it for now. I'm pretty much in the same boat. Good to know this is somewhat common and the reg isn't going to explode.
Back to top	IP Logged

LasVegas CH.com Sponsor Offline Episodic CH since 11 yrs old, now 50. Posts: 2020 north of the 60th parallel Gender:	Re: Regulator making noise. Reply #3 - Apr 19^th, 2014 at 10:46am All I could think of to avoid the sound is that maybe it is the connection that needs to be realigned at the tank. Disconnect, open the valve and let a bit of 02 out (no smoking in room) and reconnect making sure it is perfectly aligned and a tight fit. Hope this helps! -Gregg in Las Vegas
Back to top	Wishing everybody at CH.com less pain w/ more productivity in their lives in 2019 IP Logged

Marc

CH.com Old Timer

Offline

Posts: 429
TX
Gender: male

Re: Regulator making noise.
Reply #4 - Apr 21^st, 2014 at 3:47pm

Be SURE (very SURE) that you don't use and type of oil around high pressure O2. If the noise is really irritating, try creating some back pressure or restriction in the low pressure line feeding your mask -or try a 15' tube. Pinch off or fold the line and see if it quiets down.

Try cranking it open a lot and then cranking it back down to normal to see of makes the diaphragm stop chattering.

Marc

IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page

©1998-2013 Web Vision Enterprises LLC All rights reserved. All information on this site is protected by international
copyright laws. You may not re-distribute any information from this site without written permission from
Web Vision Enterprises LLC and the webmaster of this site. Violators will be prosecuted.
You may view our privacy policy and financial disclosure statement here

DISCLAIMER: All information contained on this web site is for informational purposes only. It is in no way intended to be used as a replacement for professional medical treatment. clusterheadaches.com makes no claims as to the scientific/clinical validity of the information on this site OR to that of the information linked to from this site. All information taken from the internet should be discussed with a medical professional!