vents & humidifiers

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AHands

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I love the HME.
But the humidifier seems to make suctioning more effective.
The humidifier and associated condensation is an enormous hassle--yesterday i had to shut off the vent, call for help, and replace the circuit.
How do other vent users manage this?
 
Don't have a problem, try turning the humidity down. I run mine at a setting of 1.
 
thanks!

do you run the humidifier 24x7?

do you mount the vent on your wheelchair?
 
The humidifier is only used at night, I use an HME during the day. Yes, my vent is mounted on my power wheelchair and is wired to the batteries. You can see pictures on one of my blogs.
 
i am SO looking forward to being mobile again someday--currently chained down by the humidifier and lack of batteries for the vent. Are you running your vent off the wheelchair battery?
 
Yes, my vent is wired to the powerchair batteries. The vent also has an internal battery that lasts for about 7 hours.
 
7 hours!?!
mine is only good for 30 minutes. :-(
what make & model do you have?
how big is it?
 
I have been told it is not available in the USA. I don't know if that is true.

But here it is.
Vent I use

Here is the size of it as it is mounted on my powerchair.
Vent on Powerchair
 
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