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Do You Have A Back-up Machine?
I have two back-up machines in case one goes down. One is an older Tranquility model and the other is a older Apap. Both work good and will do in case my main machine stops working in the middle of the night or on a holiday.
What about you?
What about you?
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Permalink Reply by Judy on
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Ain't that the truth, tho, Dan Lyons!!!! And thank you so very much for the Tranquility Users Manual. You don't happen to have the Clinicians Manual in pdf, do you? I suspect Donna is going to need the Clinicians Manual as well.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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Sorry Judy, I don't have the manual. That machine was supplied by another forum member on another forum when I got paranoid about not having a back-up machine. I truly believe in Murphy's law and when it was discussed on another forum about members having to do without because of machine failure it started bugging me.
The other machine, a 418A, was purchased off from cpapauction. It has really low hours on it and looks like it is new. I picked it up for $40.00. You can't beat that for a spare machine. It doesn't have exhale relief that I know of, but it is an apap. I have used it to make sure I could stand not having flex.
That is why having a stand alone humidifier is so great. Neither machine has a humidifier with it, but I have the Fisher and Paykel HC100 and the HC150 humidifiers.
I have had a mask break in the middle of the night and would not be without a spare mask. Fortunately, I had a spare mask on hand when the one failed. Masks and machines can be purchased from www.cpapauction.com at reasonable prices. I have, also, purchased from craigslist and eBay. eBay is regulating and monitoring their site as they no longer allow machines or complete masks to be sold there -- but you can at times find one or the other where it has slipped past the monitors.
I do not have a battery back-up for storms or power outages. I need to invest in something I can hook up myself in the even of a power outage. So far have been lucky and have only had one night without power in the year and half I have been on my machine.
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Amy Dudik said:Nope, I don't have a back-up. But my machine is through a company that provides 24/7 service. I have had issues with my Nebulizer in the middle of the night and the person on call just delivers you another machine to use until their next business day. So I don't worry. Once, I was out of town and thought I was missing a power cord (I wasn't, it was just me not being familair with taking the cords off and on) and they were sending out a rep to get me set up. Nice to be with a national medical supply company!
I am with a national company at the present time, but if their service is anything like it is during normal business hours -- I wouldn't count on a helping hand from them on their off hours.
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When traveling an extension cord and a surge bar are a "must" as well. So many times, especially in the older motels and hotels, the plugs near the beds are FULL and the other plugs too far away for your CPAP cord.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Neider on
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No backup yet.
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Mike said:i plan to get a backup machine soon. but for now, i am relying on my one lonesome m-series with a-flex. when i first started off on cpap, i had a remstar plus i believe it was -- whatever the cheapest Respironics blower is. not data capable, no auto-adjust, etc. when i upgraded, i gave it to a friend who otherwise would not be able to afford a cpap at all.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lyons on
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Judy,
Sorry. I have been thru all the manuals, but that seems to be one I do not have. If I am able to locate one, I will make sure you get a copy.
Judy said:Ain't that the truth, tho, Dan Lyons!!!! And thank you so very much for the Tranquility Users Manual. You don't happen to have the Clinicians Manual in pdf, do you? I suspect Donna is going to need the Clinicians Manual as well.
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Judy,
I did some additional reseach and have found the following that might help. I make no claims to the supplied information, but it might help.
Here are some photos I found on the web.
http://www.internetage.com/cpapinfo/healthdyne-bilevel-dis-1/
Judy said:Ain't that the truth, tho, Dan Lyons!!!! And thank you so very much for the Tranquility Users Manual. You don't happen to have the Clinicians Manual in pdf, do you? I suspect Donna is going to need the Clinicians Manual as well. - Attachments:
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Healthdyne.txt, 1 KB
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NO COST TOO MUCH
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Permalink Reply by Kristina Zabala on
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Duct tape works in the middle of the night on hoses. It did for the hard plastic part of my mask too when I left it on the bed and my husband sat on it..
Ruth Himes said:No, I don't have a back-up machine. I don't even have a back-up mask! Last Memorial Day, the plastic where the hose hooks up broke. I called my provider and it took about 15 minutes to convince him that the piece snapped off. We were going away for the day, so I had to leave it outside and he was going to stop to try and fix it. He ended up giving me a new one as the other was "defective".
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I have an old machine that I keep around just in case, but have never had to use it. I only got a new one after seven years because the new one had a humidifier on it and the old one didn't.
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peter stoddart said:NO COST TOO MUCH
Many of us do not have new back-up machines, so cost isn't the major factor. I picked up one machine from a friend who had some extra and another one was purchased used. Shop around for a good used machine and then you are set. If and when I get a new machine the one I am currently using will become my back-up machine.
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