I had no clue there was a limited life expectancy on the Roho cushion. I went through an appointment in October and they were amazed that I am still sitting on the same one I was given when I initially rehabbed 11 1/2 years ago. However, they did not see any problem with me keeping the same one, especially since I have a backup. Although, the backup is designed for another chair, which I have not received and really don't expect to any time soon (long story), so maybe I need to ask about getting a backup which will fit this chair. Thanks for the heads up. Quadius
Dan Tessiatore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dave, I have an Ortho Elite air diffuse mattress. It is made by Sunrise Medical or a company affiliated with sunrise medical. It has worked wonderfully. It has started making a whistling sound every so often and someone suggested putting lambs will over it. The only maintenance that it required is to clean the air filter once in awhile. It's a simple process. Also, if your area has a history of power outages you might want to get some type of backup for power because the mattress will deflate in the matter of seconds without electricity. I recently purchased a Generac generator for backup that automatically starts when a power outage occurs. I am also 30 years Post C 4-5 as a result of waterskiing accident. This past six months I have been trying to heal pressure sores on my behind and it has been a challenge. I think I am near the latter stages of healing as I have been spending a great deal of time in bed. I was sitting on an Quattro from Roho and I didn't realize that it had an extremely small leak that was unnoticeable when sunk in water. At one point it just more or less burst open. The cushion was five years old and that is their expected life. If anyone is using a Roho and you are approaching five years or later with the cushion please take notice that there could be problems. "David K. Kelmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Dan, I am looking for a good defusing mattress for the fist time as a Quad. It will be my first air mattress so I'm taking the time to buy the right one for me. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka Dave C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post Texas, USA Dan Tessiatore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the feedback. I am going to try the sheepskin. Dan "B. Kimberlin (Quadius)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.
