Fill Whips
I first made my own fill
whip when I decided to begin blending my own gases for diving. I took a blending course and saw the
equipment being used to mix gas and knew I could build something better, and I
did. My first fill whip was just a basic
unit with an analog 4000psi gauge and one end CGA 540 fitting for commercial
oxygen bottles and the other end a scuba DIN end. It worked great, I added an adaptor from Oxy
to HE so I could blend trimix and fill my argon bottles. Later adding a needle valve to make working
with Oxygen a bit safer, I soon had a kit that needed a carrying case. Then, I thought, while mixing gas, what this
system needs is quick disconnects to make switching between supply cylinders a
bit faster, at the same time I discovered handwheels and digital gauges and
soon the full meal deal was born.
The deluxe kit starts
with a Stainless Steel braided PTFE oxygen compatible and clean HP hose. On one end we put a female QD (quick
disconnect) this is the fill from line. On the other end we place a HP tee where the
gauge can thread on, a check valve to prevent mixes from traveling up the line
into supply tanks, we want them to remain pure, next is the scuba DIN fitting
with bleed valve. See PRICING below for
more details on kits.
This is
the supply end of the deluxe kit, pick your adaptor below.
Fittings that plug
into the QD are as follows:
Handwheel with needle valve and commercial
oxygen fitting.
Handwheel with Inert gas fitting. Fits Helium, Argon and Nitrogen commercial
cylinders.
Scuba
DIN fitting. Allows filling from one
scuba tank to another.
02 to
Inert gas fitting. Allows basic kit to
include Inert gases HE/Argon.
Extension
lines. Standard 12 feet long PTFE SS
lines with QDs allowing transfilling of tanks up to 19 feet from supply cylinders.
Gauge options
Standard
3” or 4” analog gauge to 3000psi.
Optional
PSI Tronix 5000psi digital readout battery operated gauge
The
scuba end of the system. From right to
left, checkvalve, Tee and gauge, scuba DIN end with bleeder.
We also
make fill whips for medical, aviation, or first aid oxygen cylinders. On one end is the fitting you see here, the
other end has a wrench attached cga-540 fitting and needle valve. Handwheel fitting and gauge
come in the deluxe
kit.
Parts required to Upgrade to NanoBooster use.
PRICING
BASIC FILL WHIP-ANALOG GAUGE
This kit comes with the basic whip, 7 foot PTFE lined
SS braided hose, 3 or 4 inch analog gauge to 3000 psi, Check valve, needle
valve, wrench attached CGA fittings, wrench attached Oxygen-Inert adaptor, and
scuba DIN filler end. This kit will
allow blending of nitrox, trimix or transfilling of argon. It will not transfill from scuba DIN to scuba
DIN.
Cost $229.45
BASIC FILL WHIP-DIGITAL GAUGE
As above but with a battery operated digital gauge to
5000psi max.
Cost $579.45
DELUXE FILL WHIP KIT-ANALOG GAUGE
This kit comes with the quick disconnect whip, 7 foot
PTFE lined SS braided hose, 3 or 4 inch analog gauge to 3000 psi max, check
valve, 1 handwheel attached oxygen CGA fitting-QD with needle valve, 1
handwheel attached inert CGA fitting-QD, 1 DIN filler with bleed valve-QD, and
a foam lined carrying case. This kit
will allow blending of nitrox, trimix, transfilling of argon, and scuba DIN to
DIN transfilling, with the added advantage of handwheels, no wrench’s to carry
around and super quick attachments to tanks.
Cost $418.
DELUXE FILL WHIP KIT-DIGITAL GAUGE
As above but with a battery operated digital gauge to
5000psi max.
Cost $748.48
BASIC MEDICAL FILL WHIP
This whip comes with a 7 foot PTFE lined SS braided
hose, wrench attached CGA fitting, needle valve and medical O2 yoke end. No gauge.
Cost $176.50
DELUXE MEDICAL FILL WHIP
This whip comes with a 7 foot PTFE lined SS braided hose,
handwheel attached CGA fitting, needle valve, analog gauge to 3000 psi max and
medical O2 yoke end.
Cost $224.95
12 FOOT EXTENTION WITH QD
This is used with the Deluxe fill whip kit (not
medical) and will add another 12 feet to your length for when your supply
cylinders are farther away, same PTFE SS braided hose with QD ends.
Cost $87.32
NanoBooster UPGRADE
These are the parts necessary to incorporate the
NanoBooster into the Deluxe fill whip kit.
This includes a 7 foot extension hose and the Male and Female QD’s that
thread into the NanoBooster.
Cost $115.00
the digital gauge in
action The
filler end with handwheel and QD on a HE tank.
The deluxe kit with
digital gauge. Close up of the QD attachment and
handwheel.
The
deluxe whip with analog gauge doing an argon fill.
Ordering information.
You may mail your
order to
You may call your
order in at
You may email your
order in to ron (at) tmishop (dot) com
also if you have any questions about any kit or blending in general.
You may also pay via www.paypal.com but be sure to email me what
you want and a shipping address.
I accept visa M/C or Discover
credit cards, shipping costs will be added to all orders.
In all cases have
your shipping address, credit card # and Ex date and a phone # when you place
your order.
All prices are in
United States Dollars.
We reserve the right to
substitute any part shown here with another that does the same job but may
appear different, we are continually striving to find better parts, suppliers
and pricing and the photos here may not reflect the parts that get shipped to
you with your order.
Thanks.
Please check out my
fill whip information page for some blending tips and warnings. Fill
Whip Info Page