Does you machine have battery back- up?

Where we live, power goes out for about ten days a year in winter. I would like suggestions from people who have and like the machines they have with battery back-up. I was hoping for one with heated humidifier, and with easy breathing -- by which I mean a relaxed mode for exhalation. Thanks a lot for your suggestions.

Namaste,
MoonBear

Not many Mach have built in battery back up, I purchased the respironics back up,should give me 2 days without the humidifier which eats up lots of power. We lose power here a few times a year, have a small generator for the furnace, and a few lights, so I can recharge with it if we are out for longer. Others have put together their own back ups with marine batteries. Get a good data capable machine, a non integrated back up is easy .

see if you can follow this one MoonBear

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49115&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=battery

MoonBear wrote:Where we live, power goes out for about ten days a year in winter.

With that level of seasonal outage...... do you have any power backup plan at all for your electrically powered appliances (etc)?

Also, do you have a bottled or reticulated gas supply available?

Cheers,

Bill

MoonBear wrote:Where we live, power goes out for about ten days a year in winter. I would like suggestions from people who have and like the machines they have with battery back-up. I was hoping for one with heated humidifier, and with easy breathing -- by which I mean a relaxed mode for exhalation. Thanks a lot for your suggestions.

Namaste,
MoonBear

I'm assuming that this is multiple outages, totalling about 10 days per year, and it's NOT a single outage of 10 days. There's a big difference in back-up requirements for these two needs. Assuming your power is not out for more than 2 days at a time, a large deep cycle battery should meet your requirements. That includes usage of your humidifier.

Note that not all humidifiers will operate directly on 12 volts and will require use of a power inverter. Inverters use more power.

FWIW, I use a Respironics System One, with humidifier. I like the xpap and it runs directly on 12 volts. However, you need 120vac to power the humidifer. When operating from battery, I just use the humidifier in passover mode. It gets me through.

If you need backup power for more than a couple days, you probably should be looking for a generator of some sort. One option here is to get a small one to be used to recharge batteries, only. The other option is to get a bigger one that will power the xpap (and other appliances) directly (these cost a lot more).

Hi MoonBear

You will find a lot of information at -

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53504&p=496256#p496256

and a wrap-up at

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54110&p=504166#p504166

cheers

Mars