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A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE COME ACROSS OVER THE YEARS

Argon cylinder with a hole through the side

Acetylene cylinder after a fire

Oxygen cylinder with molten metal on it after fire

Molten metal on fire damaged oxygen cylinder

Alluminium cyinder after building fire melted it

Mixer and heating barrel after flashback

48×15 oxygen/LPG heating tip

SHA2 oxygen/acetylene heating tip & HTL4 oxygen/LPG heating tip

No flashback arrestors fitted to oxygen or fuel gas line

Perished and damaged hoses

Flow gauge regulator used to supply a pipeline, should be a pressure regulator

Y piece on an argon flow gauge regulator will not supply enough gas for two welders

Hose on flow gauge regulator perished

No flashback arrestors fitted

Welding machines should not be stored in a fuel gas storage area

Manual manifold system for oxygen to AS 4289

Manual supply system for argon

How an acetylene manifold system should be

Both cylinders should be either Working or as Reserve

Old Monitor type oxygen regulator cannot be used on modern oxygen cylinders

Regulator should have safety relief valve vented to the outside of the building. No Co2 monitoring

Nice installation but safety relief valve on regulator must be vented to outside of the building and no Co2 leak detection monitor

No flashback arrestors at torch end

Acetylene regulator incorrectly used with LPG. No flashback arrestors on fuel gas or oxygen regulators

No torch end flashback arrestors

Plumbers tape used on oxygen lines.

How not to connect Oxygen to a reticulated pipeline

This lead was designed for inert gases such as argon and nitrogen it was used incorrectly with oxygen causing a complete and utter failure of the lead following an explosion within the lead.

The inside of the lead is clearly visible as is the inner and outer holes. Only use high pressure leads with the gas service for which it was designed. This inert lead was used for oxygen resulting in an explosion and fire within the lead.

Very old CIG Comet 2 blowpipe and mixer with one single fuel gas flashback arrestor

Very old Cig blowpipe

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