back up power

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:16 pm

How many of us have backup power for our cpaps? Last night my power failed just as I was reaching for my mask! What are we suposed to do
when this happens or our cpap just dies on us?

Well I do have a backup cpap and mask. I may be investing in a battery
to use if I have another power failure.

Bearded_One · Post by **Bearded_One** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:55 pm

I have a Battery Geeks CPAP battery (good for two nights) and an AGM RV battery (good for at least a week).

The Battery Geeks battery can be carried onto an airplane in a CPAP bag and it could be used in-flight.

engine 88 · Post by **engine 88** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:48 am

I use a marine gel battery . I have used in in power outages and for primitive camping. While using it for camping I have used it for 4 nights in a row without charging. I think it would go a full week with no problem. If I added a solar charger it coul go on indefinitly. I have a Remstar auto and a Remstar series M Cpap. Either one will run on the battery without the humidifier. I now have 5500 hrs between both machines.

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:01 am

I used my marine battery just last night. Power went out for about 30 minutes without a cloud in the sky.

The hurricane is pretty way south from where I live but I guess the electric company was doing test outages or something in anticipation of expected outlier storms coming through this evening.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:55 pm

I'm looking at a Black & Decker Electromate 400. It's supposedly on sale at Joe's right now, but their computer went down and they can't tell me how much.

I'd rather have a 600, but if it's cheap enough, I'll get this. I'm not planning any major camping outings, but a little backup would be nice.

Cheers,
Babs

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:56 pm

Oh, and for DS, and 6ptStar and all my friends in Texas...

HELLO DOLLY! WELL, HELLO DOLLY!

Sorry....

Good luck and batten down those hatches real good!!!!!

Huggers,
B.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:21 pm

Living in Oklahoma, the land of tornadoes and ice storms, I have had back up power for my machine since a really bad ice storm in 2000. We were without power for 8 days. Went to a motel so I could sleep. (Didn't know about battery backups / inverters / etc back then)

Now I have a battery with the 12v DC power cord you get from CPAP.com. I've used it half a night and it works like a charm. Best $25 bucks I ever spent.

JeffH

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:37 pm

I bought a little Everest II CPAP machine, with a battery pack that's rechargeable.
It was pricey, but has guaranteed that we will not have a power outage again this summer. Or, so it seems. We were having them constantly until I plunked down the bucks for the new machine.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:44 pm

[quote="Anonymous"]I bought a little Everest II CPAP machine, with a battery pack that's rechargeable.
It was pricey, but has guaranteed that we will not have a power outage again this summer. Or, so it seems. We were having them constantly until I plunked down the bucks for the new machine.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:31 pm

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crossfit · Post by **crossfit** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:23 pm

where I live we get so many power outages, and extended ones, that we have a generator to power the whole house. But that is a bit extreme for just the CPAP!

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:02 pm

I already had a suitable battery and I got a cable today. Now that I have it
I probably will never need it. But it's conforting to have it.

CarrieS · Post by **CarrieS** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:09 pm

When this happened to us my husband went and bought an inverter for 25 from Meijer and hooked up to a car battery. He had to take the van that day since I had his battery lol but maybe well get a battery someday for it if it happens again.

dvejr · Post by **dvejr** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:16 am

I just received my Everest 2 with battery pack and used it last night for the first time. I have a Respironics Pro 2 as my main machine, and have used it for 2 1/2 years.

First impressions: cute, small. light, and easy to travel with (I travel a lot). Ran it plugged in, with battery pack attached to charge up fully. Tonight I'll pull the plug and run all night on battery, just as a test.

When on battery it limits humidifier (if installed) heat to manage current drain. I never heat my humidifier anyway, so I don't care if my heating options are limited when on battery.

It seems slightly noisier than the Pro.

I REALLY missed C-flex last night. I will review manual again today to see if I missed the similar feature on the Everest, or if it indeed doesn't offer exhalation relief.

Doug

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:01 pm

dvejr wrote:I REALLY missed C-flex last night. I will review manual again today to see if I missed the similar feature on the Everest, or if it indeed doesn't offer exhalation relief.

Doug

The Everest has no exhalation pressure relief of any kind. It's still a very handy machine to have because of its battery. I like mine, but I use it only when storms are predicted.

dvejr wrote:It seems slightly noisier than the Pro.

The Everest is definitely not a quiet machine. Good machine, but not quiet.

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