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Permalink Reply by 99 on March 20, 2010 at 6:04pm

sometimes i put the lid on sometimes i do not i have made a hole in the box for the hose to go through, thanks for your kindly advice as i am thinking of hollowing a log for a simular purpose

sleepycarol said:

Tim I worked with a lady once that said at her husband's work place they used tampons to dry parts (but for the life of me can't remember what type of parts as this was 35 years ago). I thought is was ever soooo funny.

99 do you put the lid of the shoebox back on? If so make sure your machine still has plenty of air circulating around it.

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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on March 20, 2010 at 6:10pm

I would worry that the unit may over heat if the lid is on it, even if the hose is going through a hole. I would add an additional opening near the air intake if it was me.

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Permalink Reply by 99 on March 20, 2010 at 6:29pm

again thank you for your interest and it is noted about the overheating aspect something to consider for a future project that i am thinking about

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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on March 21, 2010 at 12:41am

My feeling is that I would not put vicks on the filter. The filter should take dust and dirt out of the air, I don't think it should be used to add vicks to the air don't know that it will harm the machine, but I think if there were another way to do it iI would try that. It's just not something I would personally do.

Mary Z.

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Permalink Reply by sherry on March 25, 2010 at 1:55pm

I had seen this thread last week, so I picked up some of the steam inhaler stuff at Walmart, and last night I put a little in my hot bath--which really helped clear my throat and was very enjoyable as well, plus I didn't smell like menthol afterward, either. At bedtime, I just touched my finger to the rim of the inhaler bottle and then inside the top of my hose..as I didn't want it in my mask, or thru my machine. It smelled great and I felt much better this morning..

Hope it isn't damaging to the hose etc, but I wouldn't think it would cause serious damage as I replace them every 6 months.

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Permalink Reply by Walt Service on March 25, 2010 at 8:48pm

While I can't tell my patient "yeah or nay"....I have had some patients tell me that they have actually wiped Vicks on the inside top of their humidifiers with GREAT results...

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Permalink Reply by GERARD ENRIGHT on March 25, 2010 at 10:27pm

MIKE
Sounds like a good idea. Been useing a Breathe Right Nasal Strip. Like the idea of liquid line inside the mask. Thanks for the
tip.

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