Spirit
To Fill the Side Fill Spirit
1. Clean the fill connectors on both the stationary
and the Spirit with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth.
WARNING: THE FILL CONNECTORS MUST BE
DRY, BECAUSE MOISTURE CAN CAUSE YOUR
SPIRIT AND STATIONARY UNIT TO FREEZE
TOGETHER.
WARNING: DO NOT LEAVE UNITS
UNATTENDED WHILE FILLING.
2. Make sure the flow control knob on the Spirit is
in the off (0) position.
3. Mate the Spirit fill connector in the upright posi-
tion to the stationary connector.
4. Rotate the Spirit counterclockwise (
you feel the pin and slot engage.
5. Carefully and firmly rotate the Spirit back to
the upright position. Now the units are locked
together.
NOTE: For push-on style connector, hold the unit in place
throughout the fill.
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6. Open the vent valve to begin filling your Spirit.
You should hear some oxygen escaping; do not
worry. The hissing sound you hear is perfectly
normal.
7. You may also see vapor around the connection.
This is normal and is due to the great difference
in temperature between the liquid oxygen and
the warm air surrounding the units.
8. When the unit is full, close the vent valve. You
can tell that the unit is full when the hissing
sound changes in tone, and some liquid comes
out of the vent line.
NOTE: Closing the valve after a nearly continuous
stream of liquid is discharging fills the Spirit most
completely, but wastes some liquid oxygen.
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Note: Closing the valve at the first sign of liquid
discharge does not fill the Spirit as completely, but saves
liquid oxygen.
9. For the push-on style connectors, push the
release button down until the units separate.
For all other connectors, rotate the unit until it
separates from the stationary unit.
Portable Release Button (push-on style only)