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Okie bipap wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:01 am

Our parent's thought the more we were exposed to, the stronger our immune system would be. We may be old, but we're still moving. Maybe at a slower pace, but we are still moving.

Your parents were right.

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:41 am

Okie bipap wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:01 am

We were told you have to eat a certain amount of dirt in your life time.

one of my mother's favorite sayings was "you eat a peck of dirt before you die, anyway."

Apparently, your mom was on to something:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medica ... ar-BBUTh7E

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 1:39 pm

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:41 am

Okie bipap wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:01 am

We were told you have to eat a certain amount of dirt in your life time.

one of my mother's favorite sayings was "you eat a peck of dirt before you die, anyway."

Apparently, your mom was on to something:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medica ... ar-BBUTh7E

hmmm...the interwebs aren't being good to me, so i can't get that to load properly.

does it say something about irish dirt? cuz i AM of irish decent.

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 3:04 pm

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 1:39 pm

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:41 am

Okie bipap wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:01 am

We were told you have to eat a certain amount of dirt in your life time.

one of my mother's favorite sayings was "you eat a peck of dirt before you die, anyway."

Apparently, your mom was on to something:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medica ... ar-BBUTh7E

hmmm...the interwebs aren't being good to me, so i can't get that to load properly.

does it say something about irish dirt? cuz i AM of irish decent.

..."Old timers insisted that the dirt in the vicinity of a nearly 1,500-year-old church in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, an area once occupied by the Druids, had almost miraculous curative powers...." they found a bacteria that "The bacteria in the experiment killed four out of the top six organisms that are resistant to antibiotics, including MRSA."

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 3:25 pm

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 3:04 pm

hmmm...the interwebs aren't being good to me, so i can't get that to load properly.

does it say something about irish dirt? cuz i AM of irish decent.

..."Old timers insisted that the dirt in the vicinity of a nearly 1,500-year-old church in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, an area once occupied by the Druids, had almost miraculous curative powers...." they found a bacteria that "The bacteria in the experiment killed four out of the top six organisms that are resistant to antibiotics, including MRSA."

ah, sure and your a fine gent to excerpt that. yes, my proud heritage!

fwiw

I run it though the dishwasher (top shelf)every few months if I think of it. I only use distilled water. The only time I had any trouble was when I used well water on vacation and saw pink slime. Only used boiled water then. I had used all my distilled and could not buy any without several expensive ferry trips. I now take more than I need.

Islandwoman wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:00 pm

I run it though the dishwasher (top shelf)every few months if I think of it. I only use distilled water. The only time I had any trouble was when I used well water on vacation and saw pink slime. Only used boiled water then. I had used all my distilled and could not buy any without several expensive ferry trips. I now take more than I need.

completely off topic but, (sigh) i miss the pacific northwest.

Islandwoman wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:00 pm

I run it though the dishwasher (top shelf)every few months if I think of it. I only use distilled water. The only time I had any trouble was when I used well water on vacation and saw pink slime. Only used boiled water then. I had used all my distilled and could not buy any without several expensive ferry trips. I now take more than I need.

That sounds like Serratie Marcescens, a bacteria. Very commonly found in warm, damp areas such as shower cubicles. It can cause respiratory infections, especially if encountered in fine droplets and then inhaled.

If all you use is distilled water you really don't ever need to clean it.

Islandwoman wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:00 pm

I run it though the dishwasher (top shelf)every few months if I think of it. I only use distilled water. The only time I had any trouble was when I used well water on vacation and saw pink slime. Only used boiled water then. I had used all my distilled and could not buy any without several expensive ferry trips. I now take more than I need.

Unless you bought the special dishwasher safe camber, that is not recommended. Most everyone has the less expensive one.

How to Determine if the Water Chamber is Dishwasher Safe?

AirSense™ 10, AirStart™ 10, and AirCurve™ 10 machines denote the water chamber model with an "S" or "C" label. Look directly above the maximum fill line located on the side of the chamber to find the word HumidAir™ and the corresponding letter embossed into the tank.

If the water chamber is dishwasher safe, the chamber will appear as HumidAir C, which represents a cleanable tank.
If the water chamber is the standard model, the chamber will appear as HumidAir S, which represents a standard tank.

PaulKTF wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:01 am

If all you use is distilled water you really don't ever need to clean it.

Stuff can, (and does) grow in distilled water too.

One may not need to *descale* it, but sometimes cleaning is necessary.

PaulKTF wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:01 am

If all you use is distilled water you really don't ever need to clean it.

i don't think all distilled water is created equal. from my own experience, moving from the pacific northwest to flagstaff, the quality of the distilled water lessened and got more expensive. this makes sense as i now live in a high desert as apposed the quite damp northwest. water comes from different sources. and i'm okay with that.

so i end up still cleaning my tank periodically even using nothing but distilled water. no big.

i think this is just one of those discussions that will always happen particularly in this forum. i don't there is one answer that covers everyone. i think that on a general note, it's better to use distilled than not, especially for a lazy so 'n' so like me who doesn't like cleaning all that much!

I don't fret over cleaning my water chamber - but the Dreamstation's chamber is dishwasher safe. I only stuck it in the dishwasher once because I never think of it.

And secretly I wonder if they say it's diswasher safe so eventually it will degrade and crack so you're forced to buy a new one.

Chris8243 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:17 pm

I don't fret over cleaning my water chamber - but the Dreamstation's chamber is dishwasher safe. I only stuck it in the dishwasher once because I never think of it.

And secretly I wonder if they say it's diswasher safe so eventually it will degrade and crack so you're forced to buy a new one.

you're a suspicious so 'n' so, ain't you?

but i wouldn't put it past them!