CPAP in lightning storm?

peacefrog · Post by **peacefrog** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:01 pm

so we've got a really good lightning storm going here, and I'm not sure what to do. Do I plug into a surge protector and chug along? or do I go w/o CPAP tonight?

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:16 am

Giggle. We had some pretty good thunder and lightning around here last night too and LOTS of rain. The thought flitted thru my mind when I briefly woke that I had a surge protector on my 'puter, etc. but NOT on something I was directly connected to - w/moist air yet. Say what?

dudley_doright · Post by **dudley_doright** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:25 am

I bought myself the Eaton Electrical Surge suppressor and also ordered the Powerware UPS back up in case of Thunderstorm and blackouts.

Niteair · Post by **Niteair** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:28 am

My main concern about bad electrical storms aside from possible equipment damage, is the fact that if lightning were to strike a power line, the only separation between the heating coil of my heated hose and that power line is the few thousands of an inch between the primary and secondary windings of the power supply transformer for the heated hose.

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:37 am

[quote="peacefrog"]so we've got a really good lightning storm going here, and I'm not sure what to do. Do I plug into a surge protector and chug along? or do I go w/o CPAP tonight?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:41 am

on nights like that, I just unplug from the wall, and plug into a deep cell marine battery,

cletourn · Post by **cletourn** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:50 am

My humble opinion is that you should always, ALWAYS use a surge protector of very good quality. There are other "occurances" besides lightning that can "fry" your machine (or you)!

frete50 · Post by **frete50** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:11 am

My house was hit by lightening about month ago and my CPAP being on a surge protector was okay. Also no electronic equipment or phones got fired. I was really lucky. My FIOS on the other hand was fried. It hit the box and that is the only thing that needed to be replaced. Just had to reset the FIOS tv boxes so that I could receive the VOD and Pay-Per-View.

Becky

Lepeu63 · Post by **Lepeu63** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:08 am

Hey all - my$.02

1) a surge protector isn't going to help you in the event of a lightening strike - that amount of juice is going to arc right past the circut breaker. I don't use my machine in a lightening storm

2) If a lightnening strike DOES kill your CPAP it IS covered by a normal HO insurance policy. You'll have to pay the deductible but the damage is covered for lightening.

3) As pointed out, there are other things that cause a power surge - and a surge protector WILL protect you from most of these. It's important to do so because you insurance WILL NOT cover losses from 'Artificially generated electic current' AKA power surges.

Don't take my word for it, read your HO policy. AGEC damage to circuit boards and similar devices is excluded. About the only thing that is covered for that cause are electrical motors like the one in your refridgerator.

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