Covid-19 cases in Indonesia are still increasing, so there are still many people who need oxygen cylinders.
People are looking for places to sell or refill oxygen cylinders because these items are increasingly scarce.
However, in the midst of the difficulty of finding oxygen cylinders for Covid-19 patients, there are individuals who commit crimes by selling fake oxygen cylinders. One of them is by modifying a light fire extinguisher (APAR) tube into an oxygen cylinder for Covid-19 patients.
Looking at the event, the following has been Popmama.com summarize how to distinguish a genuine oxygen cylinder from a fake.
1. Ignite the oxygen cylinder with fire
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If you have bought an oxygen cylinder, try to check its authenticity by setting a fire. The trick is to put oxygen in a plastic bag, after that Mama ignites it with fire.
If it doesn’t burn, then it’s fake oxygen. Meanwhile, if the plastic bag contains the original oxygen, it will burn easily.
However, this is a little dangerous, so Mama needs a companion to do this.
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2. Check the temperature of the oxygen cylinder
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In addition to lighting the oxygen cylinder with fire, there is another way to check the authenticity of the oxygen cylinder, namely by checking the temperature. For fake oxygen cylinders, have a higher or warmer temperature than the original oxygen cylinder.
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3. Breathing oxygen
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In addition to the two methods above, Mama can try it by breathing oxygen. For real oxygen, the air feels fresher.
As for the fake oxygen feels like ordinary air. So, both are quite different in terms of oxygen air, yes, Ma.
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4. Writing and sticker on the oxygen cylinder
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Physically, Mama can see from the writing on the front of the oxygen cylinder that it says PMK (fire extinguisher) and CO2 (carbon dioxide), besides that it also looks fake.
In addition, on the front of the oxygen cylinder there is a fake sticker made by the seller that has been modified.
These are the four ways to distinguish between genuine and fake oxygen tubes. Mom is more careful if you buy an oxygen tube! Take a closer look.
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