Premeasure Distilled Water

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:27 am

I found 12 oz bottles of drinking water at the grocery store-got a pack of 12-poured the water in a glass-drank it-then refilled the bottles with distilled water. Refill them once every 12 days-takes less time than removing grit from the HH-and it's just the right amount to fill the HH. I don't bother to wash the bottles-I'll replace them once or twice a year. It is also very handy way to carry distilled water when traveling.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:55 am

BACTERIA!

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:23 pm

Actually the bottles are only open a short time and all they ever contain is purified drinking water of a reputable brand or distilled water. Unlike the HH they stay cool and do not have air blowing through them all night. Wash my hands & careful how I handle the funnel. And before opening the bottles I give an incantation....BACK-teria! ......3 times....no teria have ever approached.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:14 pm

Good for you!

I just read a quote on one of the mfgr's sites from Howard Justice, RRT, retired: "You can significantly lower the likelihood of upper respiratory infection while using a heated himidifier by using copper Choregirl scouring pads in the water chamber. It assists in controlling the proper temperature by acting as a heat exchanger. They also, by contact with the reservoir water, create a very mile solution of copper hydroxinde, which is rather effective anti-bacterial agent. Since the humidifiers operate by evaporation, there is little or no transfer of the copper hydroxide to the vapor which the patient breathes" I think I'll put this in a separate post. Some are going to say that the Choregirl has not been sterilized, but it can be done.

I also know a man who hasn't cleaned his humidifier in over a year! He hasn't had any problems. Since it bothered me, I decided to 'clean' it - well, there was absolutely no odor, no scum, water was clear, etc. I am not saying there were no 'germs' or 'bacteria', but...the was no 'evidence' of it not having been cleaned it so long.

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:35 pm

My humidifier water chamber is a different story-it gets emptied and a quick clean daily and a thorough cleaning/vinegar soak weekly. Air blows through it all night and the filter is a dust/pollen filter only. The bottles are only open for enough time to refill them or to pour the water into the chamber.