where to buy oxygen tank

[henryow7691]

Any bro know where to buy oxygen tank used for packing fish?

[Jon-san]

Originally Posted by henryow7691

Any bro know where to buy oxygen tank used for packing fish?

Won't air pump with air tube be enough? Oxygen tank like dangerous to keep at home.

[FanAromatic]

Ha.. bro, you must be joking to use Oxygen tank, it's dangerous, listen to bro Jon-san, use air pump will do. What you see from the lfs is just a normal compress air.

Originally Posted by FanAromatic

What you see from the lfs is just a normal compress air

Are you saying this as someone with inside info or in jest? One can get compressed air in can (like Dust-Off) or using an air compressor.

All cylinders are stamped and color coded for various compressed gas, eg. CO², oxygen, acetylene, etc.

To say a oxygen cylinder is filled with just compressed air is grossly misleading.

[PierceTan]

Originally Posted by RonWill

Are you saying this as someone with inside info or in jest? One can get compressed air in can (like Dust-Off) or using an air compressor.

All cylinders are stamped and color coded for various compressed gas, eg. CO², oxygen, acetylene, etc.

To say a oxygen cylinder is filled with just compressed air is grossly misleading.

Bro he is trying to explain to TS that compress air is use for packing fish and not purely oxygen tank as TS wants a oxygen tank to pack fish.

Originally Posted by PierceTan

Bro he is trying to explain to TS that compress air is use for packing fish and not purely oxygen tank as TS wants a oxygen tank to pack fish.

I understand what TS needed and yes, while we can use an air pump to bag fishes for short journeys, it isn't true that compressed air is used in shops. Think logically... how much compressed air can a cylinder hold? Most cylinder gases are delivered in liquid form, including CO². The simplest analogy I can think of is a cigarette lighter which is filled with liquified butane (probably), not just pressurized gas.

Originally Posted by issacyeo

yes, it is true that MOST gas cylinders are stamped and colour coded. im assuming u come from a company with high standards. we gotta bear in mind that the same supplier to our companies may not necessarily be the same supplier to the LFS. there will always be some small companies which do not adhere to these colour codings.

There is a need to cut operating costs wherever possible but for a LFS dealing with livestock, it doesn't make economic sense to 'cheat' on oxygen and spoil their reputation, not when it cost under $200 for a new cylinder (10kg, IIRC) and that lasts quite a while (depending on sales).

I do not work in the liquid gas supply trade but know that the valves on different gases, be it for industrial, medical or diving cylinders, require different hardware fittings and thread size, to prevent accidental wrong usage.

All that said, personally, I will be piśśed big time should I find the LFS using an air-tubing from a Hi-blow to pack my purchase. I believe most bros here would flip too. [can imagine them going, "narbey... si kiam kanah... use air pump to bag my aro...]

And please... I'm not here to pick an argument but just volunteering to help correct mis-information or urban myths from being needlessly perpetuated further. I speak only from my humble experience and refrain from saying what I don't know with absolute certainty.

[issacyeo]

Originally Posted by RonWill

Are you saying this as someone with inside info or in jest? One can get compressed air in can (like Dust-Off) or using an air compressor.
All cylinders are stamped and color coded for various compressed gas, eg. CO², oxygen, acetylene, etc.
To say a oxygen cylinder is filled with just compressed air is grossly misleading.

yes, it is true that MOST gas cylinders are stamped and colour coded. im assuming u come from a company with high standards. we gotta bear in mind that the same supplier to our companies may not necessarily be the same supplier to the LFS. there will always be some small companies which do not adhere to these colour codings.

Originally Posted by issacyeo

yes, it is true that MOST gas cylinders are stamped and colour coded. im assuming u come from a company with high standards. we gotta bear in mind that the same supplier to our companies may not necessarily be the same supplier to the LFS. there will always be some small companies which do not adhere to these colour codings.

from my understanding, all cylinders suppliers in singapore follow the same code. oxygen is always black. unless of course u fill it yourself.

Originally Posted by Jon-san

Won't air pump with air tube be enough? Oxygen tank like dangerous to keep at home.

why is oxygen tank dangerous? lpg tank is many more times dangerous. most household have lpg cylinders.

[Jon-san]

Originally Posted by bot4k

why is oxygen tank dangerous? lpg tank is many more times dangerous. most household have lpg cylinders.

Oxygen tanks require correct handling and storage procedures. Improperly handled, oxygen tanks pose as a big hazard not just to yourself but also to others around you and I don't need to list the reasons why. LPG tanks are besides the issue, since TS is not looking to buy an LPG tank. Oh, and more and more households now use Piped gas rather than LPG cylinders, so your statement of "most household have lpg cylinders" is not exactly correct. It's just friendly advice given to TS to consider alternative methods of packing fishes, no other ill intended. YODM.