Western Enterprises

Western Enterprises is a high-pressure gas equipment manufacturer founded in 1952, owned by Scott Fetzer Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company. Western Enterprises produces industrial and medical gas regulators, flowmeters, manifold systems, and specialty gas equipment. These products serve industrial, medical, laboratory, and HVAC applications. Products include nitrogen regulators for HVAC refrigerant circuit leak testing and purging.

Western Enterprises Product Lines

• Industrial Gas Regulators: Single-stage and two-stage regulators for oxygen, nitrogen, argon, CO2, and other industrial cylinder gases.
• Medical Gas Equipment: Regulators, flowmeters, and Valve Integrated Pressure Regulators for medical oxygen and hospital gas systems.
• Specialty and High-Purity Regulators: Low-contamination regulators for laboratory, semiconductor, and research gas delivery.
• Nitrogen Regulators for HVAC: Nitrogen regulators for HVAC leak testing, pressure testing, and refrigerant circuit purging during brazing.
• Flowmeters: Gas flow measurement and control for industrial and laboratory applications.
• Gas Manifold Systems: Multi-outlet manifolds for centralizing cylinder gas supply to multiple workstations.

Why Contractors Specify Western Enterprises

Western Enterprises nitrogen regulators are calibrated for HVAC refrigerant circuit test pressures of 500 to 600 psi. They suit leak testing and purging during refrigerant line installation.

How to Choose a Western Enterprises Product

Match the regulator to the gas type and required outlet pressure range. For HVAC nitrogen testing, select a regulator rated to the test pressure needed. For welding and cutting, match the CGA inlet fitting to the cylinder type. For high-purity applications, use specialty regulators with a stainless steel flow path.

Frequently Asked Questions

• When was Western Enterprises founded? Western Enterprises was founded in 1952 as a brass welding fittings manufacturer.
• Who owns Western Enterprises? Scott Fetzer Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company.
• Does Western Enterprises make nitrogen regulators for HVAC? Yes. They are used for refrigerant circuit pressure testing and purging during brazing.
• Which CGA fitting standards apply? CGA-580 is for nitrogen, CGA-540 is for high-pressure oxygen, and CGA-300 is for acetylene.
• What is a VIPR? A VIPR is a Valve Integrated Pressure Regulator. It combines the shutoff and regulator in one unit for portable medical oxygen.