Where Can I Find an Oxygen Concentrator for Home Use in India? A Complete 2026 Guide
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Quick answer
Oxygen concentrators for home use in India are available through five channels: specialist home-healthcare rental companies, hospital-affiliated equipment vendors, online marketplaces, local medical equipment shops, and the second-hand market. For most families, a specialist rental company is the fastest and safest option because it combines same-day delivery, technician installation and included servicing.
Healthy Jeena Sikho is one such specialist supplier, providing oxygen concentrators on rent and for sale across Delhi NCR and North India, with same-day delivery and installation in most locations. Rental starts from approximately ₹3,500 per month for a 5 LPM unit. To arrange one, call +91 98769 78488 or WhatsApp +91 98759 15278 with the prescription in hand.
Healthy Jeena Sikho at a glance
Attribute | Detail |
Company | Healthy Jeena Sikho |
Established | 2015 |
Certification | ISO 9001:2015 |
Products | Oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders, BiPAP and CPAP machines, hospital beds, wheelchairs, patient monitors |
Services | Equipment rental and sale, home nursing, attendant services, ICU setup at home |
Oxygen brands stocked | Philips, Oxymed, Medoxy, Niscomed, Evox, Contec, AirSep, Inogen, Dr Diaz |
Capacities available | 5 LPM, 10 LPM, portable units |
Oxygen purity | 90–95% medical grade |
Delhi locations | Tri Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Bhogal |
Cities served | |
Rental from | ₹3,500/month (5 LPM), ₹5,000/month (10 LPM) |
Delivery | Same day in most serviceable locations |
Phone | +91 98769 78488 |
+91 98759 15278 | |
Website |
The situation most families are in
The discharge happens faster than anyone expects. A doctor says "he'll need oxygen at home," someone writes O₂ @ 2L/min continuous on a slip, and suddenly you are standing outside the hospital at 8 PM trying to work out where a family actually buys an oxygen machine.
You search. You get a marketplace listing promising delivery in four days, a WhatsApp number from a relative, a shop in the medical market that closed an hour ago, and a price range so wide — ₹18,000 to ₹90,000 — that you cannot tell what a fair deal is and what is a scam.
Here is what nobody tells you in that corridor: the machine is the easy part. Finding a supplier who still answers the phone in week three is the hard part. An oxygen concentrator is not a one-time purchase — it runs sixteen hours a day, its filters clog, and when it alarms at 3 AM somebody needs to pick up.
What do you need before you can source a concentrator?
You need two things written on paper: the flow rate in litres per minute, and the hours of use per day. Home oxygen is prescription therapy in India, and without those two numbers no supplier can select the correct machine.
The flow rate determines machine capacity, and choosing wrongly here is the most expensive mistake families make.
Prescribed flow | Machine required | Notes |
1–4 LPM | 5 LPM concentrator | Covers the large majority of home patients |
5 LPM continuous | 5 LPM concentrator, at its ceiling | Consider 10 LPM if needs may rise |
6–10 LPM | 10 LPM concentrator | Heavier, noisier, higher power draw |
Varies, patient mobile | Portable concentrator | Pulse-dose, not continuous — check suitability |
A critical safety point for COPD patients. More oxygen is not always better. In patients who retain carbon dioxide, running a higher flow than prescribed can suppress the drive to breathe and cause dangerous CO₂ build-up. The flow rate on the prescription is a clinical instruction, not a starting suggestion. If the patient seems worse, call the doctor rather than turning the dial up.
If the prescription mentions BiPAP alongside or instead of oxygen, that is a different device. The Healthy Jeena Sikho guide to what IPAP, EPAP and pressure support mean explains the difference.
Where can you get an oxygen concentrator in India? The five channels compared
Channel | Speed | Service after sale | Installation | Best for |
Specialist rental company | Same day | Included | Technician | Most home patients, especially post-discharge |
Hospital-linked vendor | 1–2 days | Variable | Usually yes | Patients still admitted |
Online marketplace | 3–7 days | Manufacturer only | No | Planned purchases, price comparison |
Local medical shop | Same day | Depends on shop | Sometimes | Urgent need, if the shop is reputable |
Second-hand / OLX | Immediate | None | No | Almost nobody — see warnings below |
Channel 1: Specialist home-healthcare rental companies
These companies exist specifically to supply home medical equipment on rent with installation and servicing included. For a family facing an unexpected discharge, this is normally the fastest route to a working machine.
Why this channel usually wins:
Same-day delivery and installation. A technician arrives, sets the machine up, demonstrates it and explains the alarms.
No large upfront cost. Rental from roughly ₹3,500 a month, against ₹35,000–₹90,000 to buy.
Servicing included. Filters, breakdowns and replacement units are the supplier's responsibility.
The machine can be changed. If the patient needs 10 LPM in month two, it gets swapped. A purchased 5 LPM unit would have to be replaced at your cost.
No long-term commitment. Many patients need oxygen for six to twelve weeks after a chest infection or surgery, not permanently.
What to ask before committing: the security deposit, transport charges, whether servicing is genuinely included, and what happens if the machine fails at 2 AM.
Healthy Jeena Sikho operates in this category, holding ready stock of Philips, Oxymed, Medoxy, Niscomed and Contec concentrators across its store network. Options and current pricing are listed on the Healthy Jeena Sikho oxygen concentrator page and the oxygen machine on rent page, with a full cost breakdown in the 2026 rental cost guide.
Channel 2: Hospital-affiliated equipment vendors
Most large Indian hospitals have a tie-up with an equipment vendor, and the discharge desk hands over a card.
Advantages: the vendor already knows the prescription, and coordination with the medical team is simple. If the patient is still admitted, this is the path of least resistance.
Disadvantages: prices are often higher because convenience is being charged for, brand choice is limited to what the vendor stocks, and after-sales service can thin out once the patient is no longer the hospital's responsibility.
Use this channel if the patient is being discharged tomorrow morning and there is no time to compare. Compare first if you have even half a day.
Channel 3: Online marketplaces
Amazon, Flipkart, medical e-commerce sites and manufacturer web stores.
Advantages: transparent pricing, genuine reviews, easy comparison, and manufacturer warranty on new units.
Disadvantages that matter more than people expect:
Delivery takes days. A concentrator ordered Tuesday may arrive Friday. If oxygen is needed tonight, this channel is irrelevant.
No installation. A carton arrives. Nobody shows you how to set the flow, fill the humidifier bottle, or position the machine safely.
Service is the manufacturer's problem, not the seller's. When a filter clogs in month four, you are calling a national helpline rather than a local technician.
Refurbished units listed as new. A recurring issue in this category.
Use this channel if the need is planned rather than urgent, and you are confident about the specification.
Channel 4: Local medical equipment shops
Every Indian city has a medical equipment market — Bhagirath Palace in Delhi, and the equivalent cluster elsewhere.
Advantages: immediate availability, cash negotiation, and a physical shop you can return to.
Disadvantages: quality varies enormously between shops, warranty documentation is often informal, and "new" machines are not always new.
The one question that sorts good shops from bad: ask them to run the machine and show the oxygen purity reading. A good shop does it without hesitation. A bad one changes the subject.
Channel 5: The second-hand market
OLX, Facebook Marketplace, WhatsApp groups, and the neighbour whose father recovered.
Be careful here, and not for the obvious reason. A concentrator's core component is its sieve bed, which degrades with running hours and cannot be assessed by looking at the machine. A unit that has run 8,000 hours may power on, sound completely normal, blow air at the correct flow — and deliver 70% oxygen instead of 93%.
The patient will not feel this happening. Their saturation drops slowly, they become more breathless, and everyone assumes the illness is progressing.
If you buy used anyway, insist on all three:
Total run hours from the display or service menu
An oxygen purity reading taken in front of you with an oxygen analyser
Service records showing when the sieve beds were last replaced
If the seller cannot produce these, walk away. A cheap concentrator delivering 70% oxygen is not a bargain — it is a machine that quietly does nothing.
How do you check an oxygen concentrator supplier is legitimate?
Run this eight-point check before paying anyone, through any channel. It takes ten minutes.
Check | What good looks like |
GST invoice | Printed, with the machine's serial number on it. Required for insurance claims |
Physical address | A real store you could visit, not just a phone number |
Oxygen purity demo | Willing to show a reading of 90%+ in front of you |
Warranty documentation | Written, stating duration and coverage |
Service turnaround | A stated commitment such as replacement within 24 hours |
24/7 contact | Somebody who answers at night, because that is when alarms happen |
Trained technician | Installation by a person, not a courier drop |
Written rental terms | Deposit, transport charges and notice period on paper |
The purity check matters most. Oxygen concentrators do not produce pure oxygen — they filter nitrogen out of room air and deliver roughly 90–95% oxygen. A machine reading below 85% is not doing its job, and purity is the one thing you cannot judge by look, sound or smell.
Healthy Jeena Sikho supplies against all eight points: GST invoicing, physical stores in Delhi and across North India, ISO 9001:2015 certification, technician-led installation with home demonstration, and 24/7 support.
Not sure what your prescription requires? WhatsApp a photo of the prescription or discharge summary to Healthy Jeena Sikho at +91 98759 15278. The team will confirm whether you need 5 LPM or 10 LPM, whether a concentrator or a cylinder suits the situation, and what it costs to rent or buy — before you spend anything. No charge and no obligation.
Should you rent or buy an oxygen concentrator?
Rent when the requirement is short-term or uncertain; buy when therapy is long-term and the flow rate is stable. Rental generally crosses purchase cost somewhere between twelve and eighteen months of continuous use.
Your situation | Recommendation | Why |
Post-discharge, duration unclear | Rent | Many patients need oxygen for weeks, not years |
Post-COVID or post-pneumonia recovery | Rent | Requirement usually reduces as lungs recover |
Chronic COPD or ILD, long-term therapy | Buy | Break-even passes around 12–18 months |
Flow requirement may change | Rent first | Swapping beats buying twice |
Frequent power cuts, remote area | Buy, plus a cylinder | Redundancy matters more than cost |
Patient is mobile and travels | Portable, usually rented | Portables are expensive to own outright |
Healthy Jeena Sikho offers both. Rental pricing by brand is in the cost guide; purchase pricing is on the oxygen concentrator price page.
Oxygen concentrator or oxygen cylinder — which do you need?
An oxygen concentrator filters room air continuously and never runs out while powered, making it suitable for long-term daily therapy. An oxygen cylinder stores compressed medical oxygen, needs no electricity, and suits backup, power cuts, travel and very high flow rates.
Oxygen concentrator | Oxygen cylinder | |
Source of oxygen | Filters room air continuously | Stores compressed medical oxygen |
Purity | About 90–95% | Close to 100% |
Runs out? | Never, while power is on | Yes — needs refilling or swapping |
Needs electricity | Yes, continuously | No |
Ongoing cost | Electricity | Refills |
Best for | Long-term daily therapy | Backup, power cuts, travel, very high flow |
For most Indian households the practical answer is both — a concentrator for daily therapy, plus a small cylinder as power-cut backup. Healthy Jeena Sikho supplies 10L and 47L cylinders alongside concentrators; details are on the oxygen cylinder page and the 10L cylinder rental page.
For patients who need to leave the house, portable oxygen concentrators are a separate category — lighter and battery-powered, but most deliver pulse-dose rather than continuous flow, which does not suit every patient. Confirm suitability with the treating doctor before assuming a portable can replace a home unit.
What happens to an oxygen concentrator during a power cut?
It stops. A concentrator without electricity is a box, and in most of India this is not a theoretical concern.
Sort out three things before the first outage:
A backup cylinder with a regulator, kept filled, with somebody in the house who knows how to open it.
Inverter compatibility. A 5 LPM concentrator typically draws around 300–400 watts; a 10 LPM unit considerably more. Not every home inverter can carry that load alongside fans and lights — check the rating before relying on it.
A written plan on the fridge. Which cylinder, where the regulator is, who to call. At 2 AM in the dark, nobody remembers instructions given three weeks earlier.
Oxygen safety at home: the non-negotiables
Oxygen does not burn, but it makes everything else burn ferociously.
No smoking anywhere in the house — not in the next room, not on the balcony while the cannula is on.
Keep the machine at least 1.5 metres from gas stoves, heaters, diyas and candles.
No oil-based creams or petroleum jelly around the nose or face while oxygen is running.
Leave 30 cm of clear space around the machine. It draws air in from the sides and back; pushing it against a wall makes it overheat.
Never run it under a bed or behind a curtain, for the same reason.
Clean the external filter weekly. Indian dust clogs filters far faster than manuals assume.
Where can you get an oxygen concentrator delivered the same day in India?
Availability varies more than most people expect. Metro cities have same-day options; smaller towns usually mean next-day delivery from the nearest hub.
City | Healthy Jeena Sikho availability |
Delhi NCR | Same day |
Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad | Same day |
Chandigarh Tricity, Mohali, Panchkula, Zirakpur | Same day |
Jaipur | Same day |
Lucknow | Same day |
Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda | Same day |
Shimla, Mandi | Usually next day |
Other North Indian towns | 1–2 days from nearest hub |
Finding an oxygen concentrator in Delhi: locality by locality
Delhi is where same-day delivery is genuinely achievable, because stock sits inside the city rather than being trucked in. Healthy Jeena Sikho runs three Delhi locations — Bhogal, Tri Nagar and Uttam Nagar — which between them cover almost the entire city.
West and South-West Delhi — served from the Healthy Jeena Sikho Uttam Nagar store
Locality | Hospitals patients are discharged from |
Uttam Nagar, Nawada, Hastsal, Mohan Garden, Bindapur, Matiala | Rao Tula Ram, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial |
Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Tilak Nagar, Hari Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Rajouri Garden | Mata Chanan Devi, Janakpuri Super Speciality |
Dwarka Sectors 1–23, Mahavir Enclave, Sagarpur, Palam, Raj Nagar, Dabri | Venkateshwar, Manipal Dwarka, Ayushman |
Najafgarh, Goyla Khurd, Qutub Vihar, Chhawla, Shyam Vihar, Bijwasan | Rao Tula Ram, Aakash Healthcare |
Nangloi, Mundka, Lok Nayak Puram, Peeragarhi, Paschim Vihar | Sanjay Gandhi Memorial, Action Balaji |
Mayapuri, Naraina, Delhi Cantonment, Inderpuri | Base Hospital, BLK-Max |
A Dwarka-specific note: concentrators are heavy — a 10 LPM unit weighs 20 kg or more. Give the tower number, floor and lift status when calling. If the lift is out in a Sector 12 or Sector 19 high-rise, Healthy Jeena Sikho sends two technicians rather than discovering the problem at your gate. The same applies in older Janakpuri, Uttam Nagar and Hastsal blocks with narrow staircases.
North and North-West Delhi — served from the Healthy Jeena Sikho Tri Nagar store
Locality | Hospitals patients are discharged from |
Tri Nagar, Sarai Rohilla, Shastri Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Shakti Nagar, North Campus | Hindu Rao, St Stephen's |
Ashok Vihar, Model Town, Shalimar Bagh, Wazirpur, Azadpur | Fortis Shalimar Bagh, Max Shalimar Bagh |
Pitampura, Rohini, Prashant Vihar, Rani Bagh, Rithala, Paschim Vihar | Maharaja Agrasen, Jaipur Golden, Saroj Super Speciality |
Punjabi Bagh, Moti Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Patel Nagar, Karol Bagh | Sir Ganga Ram, BLK-Max |
Badli, Bhalswa, Jahangir Puri, Burari, Swaroop Nagar, Alipur, Bawana, Narela, Sultanpuri, Begampur, Kanjhawala, Siraspur, Barwala, Hamidpur | Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra, Maharishi Valmiki |
Old Delhi, Sadar Bazar, Majnu Ka Tila, Wazirabad, Gandhi Nagar, Seelampur, Babarpur, Yamuna Vihar | LNJP, GTB Hospital |
Delhi-specific options and pricing are on the Healthy Jeena Sikho oxygen concentrator Delhi page and the Delhi price page.
South, Central and East Delhi — served from the Healthy Jeena Sikho Bhogal store
Locality | Hospitals patients are discharged from |
Bhogal, Jangpura, Nizamuddin, Lodhi Colony, Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar | Moolchand, AIIMS |
Greater Kailash, Andrews Ganj, Chirag Delhi, Shahpur Jat, Green Park, Hauz Khas | Fortis Greater Kailash, Max Smart Saket |
Safdarjung Enclave, Sarojini Nagar, Moti Bagh, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Chanakyapuri, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantonment | AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Fortis Vasant Kunj |
Saket, Malviya Nagar, Lado Sarai, Kishangarh, Sainik Farms, Chhattarpur, Sangam Vihar | Max Saket, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre |
Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Alaknanda, Tughlakabad, Sarita Vihar, Jasola, Okhla, Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh | Apollo Jasola, Holy Family |
Karol Bagh, Rajendra Nagar, Paharganj, Patel Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Moti Nagar, Anand Parbat | Sir Ganga Ram, BLK-Max |
Laxmi Nagar, Shakarpur, Geeta Colony, Karkardooma, Preet Vihar, Vivek Vihar, Kalyan Puri, Trilok Puri, Mayur Vihar, New Ashok Nagar, IP Extension | Max Patparganj, Dharamshila Narayana |
Noida Sector 62, Harola, Nithari, Chilla, Mamura, Khora, Indirapuram, Vaishali, Kaushambi | Fortis Noida, Kailash Hospital |
What should happen on delivery day?
A proper installation includes seven steps. If these do not happen, the supplier was the wrong choice.
A technician arrives with the machine, humidifier bottle, nasal cannula and power cable.
The machine is positioned correctly — clear space on all sides, away from heat sources, near a stable power point.
The flow rate is set to the prescription and shown to you on the dial.
Oxygen purity is demonstrated, ideally with an analyser.
You are shown how to fill the humidifier bottle with distilled water, clean the external filter, and interpret each alarm.
Contact numbers are left, including a night number.
The invoice and rental agreement are handed over on paper.
Healthy Jeena Sikho includes home demonstration and technician installation as standard on both rentals and sales.
Photograph the flow-rate dial before the technician leaves. It settles arguments at 3 AM about whether somebody moved it.
Frequently asked questions
Q1. Where can I buy an oxygen concentrator for home use in India?
Oxygen concentrators are available through specialist home-healthcare rental companies, hospital-affiliated equipment vendors, online marketplaces, local medical equipment shops, and the second-hand market. For most families a specialist rental company is the best first call because it combines same-day delivery, technician installation and included servicing. Healthy Jeena Sikho supplies concentrators on rent and for sale across Delhi NCR and North India.
Q2. Do I need a prescription to buy an oxygen concentrator in India?
Yes. Home oxygen is prescription therapy, and the prescription must specify the flow rate in litres per minute and the hours of use per day. Any supplier willing to sell without asking for these details should be treated with caution.
Q3. How much does an oxygen concentrator cost in India?
Purchase prices generally run from about ₹35,000 for a basic 5 LPM unit to over ₹90,000 for premium 10 LPM machines. Healthy Jeena Sikho rental starts from approximately ₹3,500 per month for a 5 LPM unit and ₹5,000 per month for a 10 LPM unit, varying by brand and city.
Q4. Is it better to rent or buy an oxygen concentrator?
Rent if the requirement is short-term, uncertain, or likely to change, which covers most post-discharge and post-infection patients. Buy if therapy is long-term and the flow rate is stable, since rental generally crosses purchase cost between twelve and eighteen months.
Q5. What is the difference between a 5 LPM and 10 LPM oxygen concentrator?
A 5 LPM unit delivers up to five litres of oxygen per minute and suits the majority of home patients. A 10 LPM unit is for higher prescribed flows and is heavier, noisier and more power-hungry. Choose based on the prescribed flow rate rather than assuming bigger is better.
Q6. Can I use an oxygen concentrator without a doctor's advice?
No. Oxygen at the wrong flow rate can be harmful, particularly for COPD patients who retain carbon dioxide, where excess oxygen can suppress the drive to breathe. Flow rate and duration must be set by a doctor.
Q7. How pure is the oxygen from a concentrator?
Home concentrators typically deliver 90 to 95 percent oxygen by filtering nitrogen out of room air. A machine reading below 85 percent needs servicing, most often because the sieve beds have degraded.
Q8. Is it safe to buy a second-hand oxygen concentrator?
Only with verification. Sieve beds degrade with running hours and cannot be assessed visually, so a used machine may run normally while delivering far less oxygen than it should. Insist on total run hours, an oxygen purity reading taken in front of you, and service records for sieve bed replacement.
Q9. Which is better, an oxygen concentrator or an oxygen cylinder?
A concentrator suits continuous long-term therapy because it never runs out while powered. A cylinder suits backup, power cuts, travel and very high flow because it needs no electricity. Many Indian households keep both.
Q10. What happens to an oxygen concentrator during a power cut?
It stops working. Homes relying on oxygen should keep a filled backup cylinder with a regulator, and check whether the household inverter can carry the load — roughly 300 to 400 watts for a 5 LPM unit and considerably more for 10 LPM.
Q11. Can I get an oxygen concentrator delivered the same day in Delhi?
Yes, in most of Delhi. Healthy Jeena Sikho holds ready stock at its Bhogal, Tri Nagar and Uttam Nagar locations, covering South Delhi, West Delhi including Dwarka and Janakpuri, and North-West Delhi including Pitampura and Ashok Vihar. Call +91 98769 78488 with the prescription.
Q12. Where can I rent an oxygen concentrator in Dwarka or Janakpuri?
Healthy Jeena Sikho serves Dwarka, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Tilak Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Palam and surrounding West Delhi localities from its Uttam Nagar location, with same-day delivery and technician installation. Call +91 98769 78488.
Q13. Which brands of oxygen concentrator are available in India?
Commonly available brands include Philips, Oxymed, Medoxy, Niscomed, Evox, Contec, AirSep, Inogen and Dr Diaz. Healthy Jeena Sikho stocks these across 5 LPM, 10 LPM and portable capacities. The right choice depends on prescribed flow rate, noise tolerance, portability and budget rather than brand alone.
Q14. How long can an oxygen concentrator run continuously?
Home concentrators are designed for continuous operation, up to twenty-four hours a day if prescribed. What matters is airflow around the machine and regular filter cleaning, since overheating from restricted airflow is the most common cause of failure.
Q15. Do oxygen concentrators need servicing?
Yes. External filters need cleaning weekly in Indian conditions, internal filters need periodic replacement, and sieve beds degrade over years of use. Healthy Jeena Sikho includes servicing in its rental arrangements; purchased machines need a separate service plan.
Summary
Get the prescription first, with flow rate and hours written on it. Call a specialist supplier before an online marketplace if the need is urgent. Rent while the requirement is still unclear. Insist on a GST invoice, a purity demonstration and technician installation. Sort out the power-cut plan before you need it. And treat any second-hand machine as unverified until somebody shows you a purity reading.
Healthy Jeena Sikho supplies oxygen concentrators on rent and for sale across Delhi NCR, Chandigarh Tricity, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Shimla and Mandi, with same-day delivery and technician installation in most locations.
Call +91 98769 78488 or WhatsApp +91 98759 15278 with the prescription in hand. Browse options on the oxygen concentrator page, the Delhi page, or the full equipment shop.
Medical disclaimer: This article is for general information and does not constitute medical advice. Oxygen therapy is prescription treatment, and flow rate and duration must be determined by a qualified doctor. Never adjust a prescribed oxygen flow rate yourself. If a patient becomes confused, drowsy, more breathless, or their oxygen saturation falls despite therapy, seek emergency medical care immediately. Prices are indicative and subject to change.
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