Hi Jennifer, I've been using a C-pap for about 3 years, and have to have humidity mixed in or my nose, throat, and mouth will get dry. During the summer months I hardly ever turn the heating pad on under the water reservoir. But definitely it's needed during the winter months. Also, my son in law works for PG and E and he gave me some paper work that I took to my sleep doctor to fill out and I get some kind of reduction in my electric bill. How much? I have no idea. I take it with me when ever I go out of town. When I go camping, I'll have to go to Costco's and get me one of those batteries. I wish I'd never sold the little 4 stroke Koler generator I once had, it was about the size Victor asked about. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Jackson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 6:51 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Opinions on a product
> 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]! 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