Dan, Thanks for a really good explanation but I don't believe there was anything in either Neville's questions or mine that should have scared you. In both cases we were not familiar and were asking for such an explanation as the one that you were so helpful in giving.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:31 AM Dan Nave <bhangcha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Neville, you and Reid are starting to scare me... > > Ultrasonic nebulizers do not heat or boil the liquid to be nebulized. > Ultrasonic nebulizers work by vibrating at a frequency that is somewhat > above the normal sound range for hearing, hence "ultra-sonic." > The ultrasonic vibrations must travel through a liquid for this to work, > so you have to fill distilled water in the nebulizer up to the level where > the clear plastic starts. > Then you fill your CS in the bottom half of the little cup and insert that > into the unit. There is a sealing ring that you install on top to keep it > sealed properly. > The point of the little cup is to keep the liquid to be nebulized away > from the vibrating part of the nebulizer so it doesn't gum it up. > Also, it lets you use less of the CS or whatever you are using. > This vibrating causes tiny particles on the surface of the liquid to > "jump" into the air, so to speak, and float in the air as a mist. > Be careful installing the top of the nebulizer because it is somewhat > fussy... > > Hope that helps. > > Dan > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 9:43 PM Neville Munn <one.red...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> These little Nebulisers. >> >> They say put water in the bottom bowl, insert medicine cup with your >> preferred medication, then turn it on. I guess it heats the water up, but, >> is any of that water going to mix with my EIS? Or does it just heat >> something up independently to the medication? The old Nebuliser I have had >> for years doesn't take any water, so how do these little things work? >> >> Yeah, I know, I'm a dumb_rse, so humour me. The little 'manual' talks >> about heat, which I guess is the water being heated? I don't want to >> dilute my EIS. My old one, you just put the medication in a little cup, >> turn it on and it's good to go. >> >> N. >> >
