What Dan said...right on Ode On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:31 AM Dan Nave <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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. >> >
