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Which of the following is true concerning the hose threads on compressed gas oxy-acetylene regulators and torches?

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Which of the following is true concerning the hose threads on compressed gas oxy-acetylene regulators and torches?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Standard safety convention for gas hose thread directions: fuel gas vs. oxygen • How to quickly identify left-handed vs. right-handed threads on fittings • Why regulators and torch inlets must prevent accidental cross-connection between oxygen and fuel gas

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• Think about which gas (oxygen or acetylene) is considered the fuel and which is the oxidizer, and how safety standards usually distinguish their fittings. • Ask yourself: if you wanted to prevent someone from accidentally connecting an oxygen hose to a fuel gas port, what simple mechanical difference in the threads would you use? • Consider whether the same convention (left- or right-handed) is kept the same for a gas from regulator outlet to torch inlet, or if it would ever be reversed along the line.

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• Identify which gas (oxygen vs. acetylene) typically uses right‑handed standard threads in industry practice. • Identify which gas typically uses left‑handed (often notched) threads for safety, to avoid cross‑connection. • Check that your chosen option keeps the thread direction consistent from the regulator outlet to the torch inlet for that same gas.

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Question 1 of 20

Which of the following is true concerning the hose threads on compressed gas oxy-acetylene regulators and torches?

The oxygen regulator hose outlet thread connection is "left handed".

The acetylene regulator hose outlet thread connection is "right handed".

The torch oxygen inlet hose thread connection is "right handed".

The torch acetylene inlet hose thread connection is "right handed".

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Which of the following is true concerning the hose threads on compressed gas oxy-acetylene regulators and torches?

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Which of the following is true concerning the hose threads on compressed gas oxy-acetylene regulators and torches?

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