Good point about the humidifier, my husband does not use his, but I know some people really like it. Still, the humidifier is not the part that keeps you breathing through the night and not stroking out.
For those unfamiliar, people with CPAP's should even take them to the hospital with them. They can die in there sleep without them. Jennifer the ----- Original Message ----- From: Brice To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Opinions on a product I too use a C-pap machine. Keep in mind that one of these batteries work for a couple days, but you can't use the heated humidifier. If you did, you'd drain the battery in a few hours. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Jackson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Opinions on a product > You can get a battery to use for back up with your CPAP, or for camping or > the like. You can get a battery that will do this in the outdoor > department at Wal-mart, or at an outdoor store. > > > Jennifer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Victor > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 11:28 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Opinions on a product > > > Hi Jim and all, > > I wasn't really thinking of using it for anything major. > > One thing I have a problem with is sleep apnea, and as a result, I have a > CPAP system at night. > > When the electricity goes out, which doesn't happen all that often, thank > goodness, but when it does, I find myself getting no sleep whatsoever > because there's no power on, and my CPAP runs on electricity. > > Another thing I would use it for is for events like the large black out > that > affected the north-eastern part of North America not too many years ago. > > We were lucky because our freezer had sufficient ice build up in it that > it > could go the duration until the power came back up, but should it ever > happen again, I was thinking I could hook it up to one of these little > things and have it running when I needed to keep things frozen or in a > semi > cool state. > > Granted, I realize that I would have to shut it off ever few hours to > re-fill the tank, but at least I would have power, and continuous power > until the lights came on. > > My freezer is an upright freezer, and not a chest freezer, so what ever > cold > air in there that happens to build up just drops right down to the floor > once the freezer door is open. > > Yes, I know, this wasn't my idea to buy it, it was the wife's idea. LOL. > > In any case, Thanks for all your suggestions, and I'll talk it over with > the > wife, and see if she'll go for it. > > I'll present all your opinions to her for closer examination. > > Victor > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4276 (20090725) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4276 (20090725) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
