Welding Oxygen Recommended by Neurologist after Insurance Denial

[Sub]

Insurance company denied my medical oxygen. My neuro recommended welding oxygen as an alternative.

Please, can anyone provide a starting point on seeking out safe, reliable welding-oxygen? Not necessarily looking for specific brands(?), but generally signs and what to look out for. I know literally nothing about this. Concerned about purity and unreliable equipment.

In Connecticut if that is relevant.

[Dallas Denny]

G'evenin @Sub.  I've been huffing weld ox for close to 20 years now.

So, weld ox has got to be contam free or the welds won't be good......if an O2 supplier deals in both med and weld ox, both types of cylinders are filled from the same spigot......med tanks are vacuumed prior to filling while weld ox cylinders just get a "sniff" test.

Costs are going to vary depending on location......when I began using it in Texas I was able to lease a large (48" tall x 9" dia) cylinder but sorry, I'm old and don't recall pricing.....when I moved to Okla I had to purchase my rig.....$300 for a full cylinder the same size as above, $50 for a weld ox regulator from Harbor Freight (last time I checked they were up to $75), and $25 for the clusterO2mask from ch dot com, and refills/exchanges were $23 ( it's been 4 years since it was refilled so not sure about current pricing.

The cons: You can't tell them you're gonna breathe it....you're taking up glass blowing as a hobby or selling minnows....their biz is selling welding stuff so they really don't care....the 2 I've dealt with didn't ask me anything.

As I said, no Idea what you'll run up against trying to source it in your part of the country.

Hope this helps...any questions just fire away!

Dallas Denny