Inspiration is a funny thing and you never know when it is going to strike. The other week I was going through our local $300 dollar club, (named for the minimum amount you can spend at Costco), and saw the most amazing thing. They had this huge inflatable snow globe for your front yard Christmas decoration. Inside was this smiling family of snow men and I thought that could be my family. I was feeling so good from my therapy why shouldn’t they benefit too.
All it took was an industrial strength fan and reversing some wires and Voila my whole house exhaust fan was now a whole house CPAP. Then I broke into my homeland security supplies and sealed the inside of my house. My wife wasn’t too happy about the new décor but was glad to get rid of those pallets of duct tape and plastic wrap I had been storing in the living room. A flip of a switch and we were all breathing large.
Sure like all new technologies we had a few glitches but I think I got most of them finally worked out. The fan is at the top of our stairs and it was a little tough going up them against the gale force winds, but installing a reverse polarity switch solved that. Just flip it and you were sucked up the stairs. I did have to stop the kids from playing with the switch. Though have to admit it was pretty funny seeing the cat flying up and down the stair well.
It was pretty neat blowing solicitors off the front porch when you opened the door. However, I got pretty tired of yelling at the kids, “Shut the front door, Are you trying to give the whole neighborhood therapy?” A couple of airlocks later and problem solved.
Then there was the Rain Out, okay minor hurricane, in my daughter’s room. Everything is dry now and I’ve equipped her Barbie Dream RV with pontoons in the even it ever happens again. I’m looking into the expense of installing some Doppler Radar so we might have some advance warning.
All in all have to say I am pretty pleased with the results. I have finally freed myself of masks and can fall asleep in front of the TV and not worry about not getting therapy. The dog has stopped snoring and the cat looks so cute in that little crash helmet we got him. Saved the wife a lot of time in the morning as she no longer has to blow dry her hair and all the people at work think I have been driving a new convertible. Yes life is good since I’ve blown up my family.
The Family CPAP
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WOW! All the extra oxygen to the brain must do wonders for your sense of humor. If CPAP makes you this witty, can't wait to get my machine!
(Althought, I thought you were going to go for "The house is alive with the sound of mask exhaust! )
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Mike, Mike, Mike .......
You have one vivid imagination.
I think you forgot the humidifier. You could market this as not only healthful but environmentally sound. And maybe get a tax credit?
You could market a whole new line of products available at home depot, or market their existing products for this whole new purpose, one which will sweep the nation in popularity. Soon you will be written up in all the magazines and newspapers, and make apprearances on all the talk shows. You will be the Bob Villa of the cpap world.
You have one vivid imagination.
I think you forgot the humidifier. You could market this as not only healthful but environmentally sound. And maybe get a tax credit?
You could market a whole new line of products available at home depot, or market their existing products for this whole new purpose, one which will sweep the nation in popularity. Soon you will be written up in all the magazines and newspapers, and make apprearances on all the talk shows. You will be the Bob Villa of the cpap world.
Mike
I don't understand! Why did you have to seal all the house? I would have thought that this would create more 'rain-out' without some sort of exhaust vent. Could you have put the turbo-tub at the top of the stairs under the fan, but heated the walls and ceiling of your daughters room. Perhaps a divers belt would slow the cat down and avoid it being sucked into the fan when the kids flicked the switch.
Let us know when you've perfected the system and post the plans. I'm off the purchase a suitable fan.
Lyn
I don't understand! Why did you have to seal all the house? I would have thought that this would create more 'rain-out' without some sort of exhaust vent. Could you have put the turbo-tub at the top of the stairs under the fan, but heated the walls and ceiling of your daughters room. Perhaps a divers belt would slow the cat down and avoid it being sucked into the fan when the kids flicked the switch.
Let us know when you've perfected the system and post the plans. I'm off the purchase a suitable fan.
Lyn
whole house cpap
A poet and humor writer you are,
an engineer, you ain't.
A person once posted to another board a story that I think was totally made up. It was removed by the administrator as most that he does not like. It was considered too dangerous.
Anyway. he supposedly made himself a home made hyperbaric chamber and claimed to have the pressure to 5000 psi.
His rationale was to increase the pressure and thereby not need a cpap.
It does not work this way and I am sure you are just being a creative writer with a fertile imagination.
Best way to test this is to put a balloon in the house. When it blows up on its own, then you will know it works, until then it will just stay there and not be affected by the pressure. Only if there is a pressure differential will it inflate.
I am enjoying thinking about all the possibilities of your house though.
Gotta get back to my smoker- I got beef ribs on and hope I can keep them going for 12 hours- temp may be a bit high. Ideal is about 220. Headed out to get a chicken to do a beer but chicken while the fire is going, then the designer hotdogs later. Will have my weekend meat done by evening.
an engineer, you ain't.
A person once posted to another board a story that I think was totally made up. It was removed by the administrator as most that he does not like. It was considered too dangerous.
Anyway. he supposedly made himself a home made hyperbaric chamber and claimed to have the pressure to 5000 psi.
His rationale was to increase the pressure and thereby not need a cpap.
It does not work this way and I am sure you are just being a creative writer with a fertile imagination.
Best way to test this is to put a balloon in the house. When it blows up on its own, then you will know it works, until then it will just stay there and not be affected by the pressure. Only if there is a pressure differential will it inflate.
I am enjoying thinking about all the possibilities of your house though.
Gotta get back to my smoker- I got beef ribs on and hope I can keep them going for 12 hours- temp may be a bit high. Ideal is about 220. Headed out to get a chicken to do a beer but chicken while the fire is going, then the designer hotdogs later. Will have my weekend meat done by evening.
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