How many years for an oxycon?

[Steampunkglass]

I think my first oxycon is about to die  it's struggling to do more than wheeze and its suddenly stopping more often with the 'red light of death' coming on. I'm torn between a service and spending a bit more and just getting a new one. Its been going for about three years, and has had some serious abuse in that time  For some reason I am sure I read somewhere that three years was about the average for a re-furb oxy, so I am already braced to replace it, but am I wrong?

[sparrow]

Hmmm.....mine has been going for nearly four years with equally hard abuse, I imagine - last winter, my two main oxies got new filters from Father Christmas - I'm not sure it made a blindin' bit of difference, but I felt I was giving them some TLC.........fingers crossed it'll hang in there a bit longer!

[Steampunkglass]

well I just opened it up and had a poke around,  and found one slightly loose bit of tubing but didn't think that was enough to make it fail. Wondering if it was the fan not working so put it on to run to see if it was, then felt a sudden draft! A tiny bit of tubing had split!  Phew! I've wacked on a new bit and will give it another go, it certainly would explain why it struggled to maintain pressure

[sparrow]

Yay! Fingers crossed!

[garishglobes]

Oooh! I hope it really is that simple 

[Steampunkglass]

It was! Phew! If anything it's better now than it has been for months, it's actually got the green light on which it hasn't always lit for a while, only problem is the other oxy is now struggling to keep up!

[Emerald]

Why what's it done 

Glad you found the problem   

[Steampunkglass]

How can one little bit of hosing cause so much problems! I suspect when I am less busy this oxycon might be spending some time with Martin for a refurb!

[fionaess]

What nice clean hands you have Glenn