Wind chill factor...

[smudger]

I have all three appliences (CPAP, heated humidifier a & hose) connected to the same socket throug a multi adaptor, I switch all three oif every morning and turn them all on again about an hour before bedime to allow both water in humidifier and hose to warm up to temperature.

You can always get a switched socket extension LEs, that way you can leave the hidden switch on all the time but still isolate them easily. Whilst it may not use up much power, it makes you happier to know you are doing a bit for the planet - and it saves the water in the humidifier too!

Happy times, I'm still made up, it's the best sleep I've had for ages - what a difference it's made!

[Tigers Fan]

How can you save the planet when ......

My parents had a bedside light plugged in by the bed.

I have a bedside light, a phone satellite charger base, a scientific radio controlled clock, a radio, an APAP, a heated hose and an electric blanket. I charge my mobile phone downstairs. At the other end of the room is another light, a TV, a DVD player and a wireless headphone charger.

There are goodness knows how many more of us than in my parents' day and we all consume power in the bedroom in many of the ways I do.

Save the planet by switching off an idle 240/12 VAC 1A transformer? I suspect we'd do better by controlling the population explosion! Just that "our leaders" are not brave enough to tackle the real problem so they encourage us into the distractions of "being Green". Mind, this Global Financial Crisis can be put down to leaders not leading - and things are going to get very Green in its repercussions, albeit by default, methinks.

Tigers Fan

[smudger]

This thread is getting a bit too political for me now methinks!

Nowadays I try and conserve my power in the bedroom so I use it for its intended purpose, sleeping!

My population explosion days are in the past anyway but you really shouldn't knock it, as it's really quite good fun - just remember to take off the cpap mask first.

[leswaller]

I think it would probably use more energy and resources to manufacture and distribute a switched extension lead than I would use in the life time of a 12v/1A transformer. It is the same arguement with a lot of recycling, the cost of energy and resources to recycle plastic and paper is more than what is saved in manufacturing from new. The only slight thing in the favour of recycling is that some resources are finite and need to be recycled. I think we would be better using our own energy to persuade people to be less extravagent and to reuse rather than recycle. It is the throw away mentality that is the problem....... end of sermon

[Tigers Fan]

Switched extensions

All this talk of extensions and switches jogged my mind into thinking about taking my APAP abroad for the first time in a few days.

In particular, I was thinking of the dearth of electrical sockets in so many hotel rooms and their pin shape - compared to my increased need of sockets now I'm a hose-head. It may turn out, Les, that you need an extension when you travel, if not at home - as it turns out for me.

I finished up buying two UK to Continental pin converters and a snazzy three UK female to single UK male block, all switched and with little indicator lights. That will run an APAP, a heated hose and a phone charger, say.

I've yet to weigh the travel rig - so the heated hose and it's transformer may not go - but clearly OSA carries a severe penalty in luggage allowance. Or if I'd thought of it before, could I have obtained dispensation for the APAP from airlines? and how about cheapie flights? I wonder.

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[James @ Intus]

Didn't you say you have a Remstar? You could instead of the convertors, get a figure of 8 lead with the right wall socket pins. Euro ones are easy to get at electrical stores.

[leswaller]

TF
You should have a letter from your hospital which gives you dispensation to carry your CPAP as hand luggage, I certainly have one and I have seen these letters being waved to good effect at airports. However from a personal perspective I do not take my machine with me as I have found that I can manage a couple of weeks without it causing me too many problems which is a lot less hassle than arguing with foreign check in personnel

[flippy]

Having just returned from Tenerife, flying with easyjet, I can tell you the following:
- CPAP should be taken as hand luggage - it doesn't respond well to the pressures in the baggage hold.
- Your doctor can give you a letter to explain to the x-ray guy exactly what it is you're trying to take on the plane. I was never even questioned.
- I managed to fit my CPAP, Humidifier, hose, etc. in hand luggage, along with a change of clothes, ipod, PSP, games and food for the journey, no problem.
- In my appartment, there was power readily available by my bed; obviously that doesn't say anything about hotels, or anywhere else!!
- The water in tenerife is rubbish - it scaled up the humidifier in 2 nights!
- Easyjet have an entry in their FAQ about carrying a nebuliser as hand luggage, and they consider it as your hand baggage allowance. I imagine that a nebuliser is probably considered a far more important device than a CPAP, the same goes for CPAP!

[Tigers Fan]

Just got back

Hi Flippy

Thanks for your post.

I'm just back from an Easyjet flight and had pretty much the same experience as you.

I checked with them before flying out and confirmed you have to carry any Medical Equipment within your one bag hand luggage allowance (this turns out to be due to airport security regulations/refusal to X-ray more than one bag rather than Easyjet's rules). Easyjet allow unlimited "reasonable" hand luggage, so no problem other than the inconvenience of a heavier than usual bag to lug around the airport.

The letter from my GP was not needed. Security did not question the electronics in my hand baggage. So the whole experience was a bit of an anticlimax, I'm pleased to say.

The hotel had a socket by the bed - and a notice saying it is not permitted in Austria to use appliances in a hotel room! Mind, there was also a red circled sign in the bathroom depicting a man standing up taking a leak into the toilet bowl, with a fat red line crossing him in a prime sort of way. We took a lot of notice of both instructions, as you can imagine!

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[D33D33]

i too was told about my room temperature i am only 33 but i use an electric blanky lol not sure if anyone has found that useful for them at all, i wake up because of the leakage but not because of any chill etc