I had the same problem with mine, but I found if I covered my mattress with sheepskins it helped with the noise. I used to own an alternating mattress, but I find the mattresses which diffuse here to be more effective in maintaining my skin integrity. Quadius
Dan Tessiatore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My mattress is an ortho elite, it does not alternate but it diffuses air and lately I think it's defusing too much air and sometime whistles. I am wondering if I should try to cover some of the holes in the mattress but I'm not sure what I would use. When the power goes off the mattress will deflate in a matter of seconds so I am very happy we have a backup generator now. Dan Tessiatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes Dan, my air mattress is alternating preasure and low air loss. Its not very good at the air loss part but it will not completely deflate for a couple hours. It is one of those ebay specials a sister got me for $500. It draws about 250 watts (Maybe a little less.) and runs pretty good on a 12 volt battery for about 5 hours. It would probably run longer if I wouldn't move the bed so often. john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Environmental Control Units .AOLPlainTextBody { FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff } .AOLPlainTextBody PRE { FONT-SIZE: 9pt } .AOLInlineAttachment { MARGIN: 10px } .AOLAttachmentHeader { BORDER-RIGHT: #7da8d4 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #7da8d4 1px solid; BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; FONT: 11px arial; BORDER-LEFT: #7da8d4 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #7da8d4 1px solid } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BACKGROUND: #b5ddfa; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; FONT: 11px arial; PADDING-TOP: 3px } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 9px; BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT: 11px arial; COLOR: #000000; PADDING-TOP: 1px } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; FONT: 11px arial; COLOR: #000000 } .AOLAttachmentHeader A { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: none } .AOLImage A { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: none } .AOLAttachmentHeader A:hover { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } .AOLImage A:hover { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } BODY { BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } IMG.managedImg { WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px } IMG.placeholder { BORDER-RIGHT: #dadad6 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #dadad6 1px solid; BACKGROUND: #f4f4f4 no-repeat center center; BORDER-LEFT: #dadad6 1px solid; WIDTH: 275px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #dadad6 1px solid; HEIGHT: 206px } Do you use an air mattress that is constantly defusing air? Does the inverter power the air mattress very long? What do something like that cost? Dan Tessiatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sure feel silly. When power goes off here I have a flashlight I can shake and radio/cd player. When things get bad, I have a 1000 watt power inverter for the wheelchair batteries to operate my bed and whatever else. (I know it doesn't add life to my batteries.) I try to be positive and name the mice that are wondering "What did I do this time?" john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Environmental Control Units #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLPlainTextBody { FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLPlainTextBody PRE { FONT-SIZE: 9pt } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLInlineAttachment { MARGIN: 10px } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLAttachmentHeader { BORDER-RIGHT: #7da8d4 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #7da8d4 1px solid; BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; FONT: 11px arial; BORDER-LEFT: #7da8d4 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #7da8d4 1px solid } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BACKGROUND: #b5ddfa; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; FONT: 11px arial; PADDING-TOP: 3px } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 9px; BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT: 11px arial; COLOR: #000000; PADDING-TOP: 1px } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; FONT: 11px arial; COLOR: #000000 } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLAttachmentHeader A { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: none } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLImage A { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: none } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLAttachmentHeader A:hover { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 .AOLImage A:hover { COLOR: #2864b4; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 BODY { BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 IMG.managedImg { WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px } #AOLMsgPart_2_8c75cffe-8091-4b14-8a0f-49e22eca20f5 IMG.placeholder { BORDER-RIGHT: #dadad6 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #dadad6 1px solid; BACKGROUND: #f4f4f4 no-repeat center center; BORDER-LEFT: #dadad6 1px solid; WIDTH: 275px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #dadad6 1px solid; HEIGHT: 206px } Yes, it has the automatic lock off control. It is powered by natural gas. Dan Tessiatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make sure that you have an automatic cut-off/lock-out switch, so that you are not sending volts back into the electric company's power line. That is how repair people are injured while trying to restore your normal power. Is your Generac, powered by natural gas or fossil fuel? W In a message dated 1/13/2007 6:39:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We just purchased a at Generac generator. It is wired in to our electric system and when the power cuts out the generator starts up. Although we initially had trouble with the system It turns out that a clamp was installed incorrectly by the manufacturer. --------------------------------- Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! 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