C-Pap machine

CowboyCraic · Guru

C-Pap machine

suetvlnut · Member

One of the ladies traveling with me in August is taking her C-Pap machine. Can we buy distilled water for it in Ireland?

suetvlnut · Member

Great idea -- I appreciate your help very much. We had planned to take a transformer along with the C-Pap, but I believe your idea to rent one is much easier and safer! As expensive as those C-Pap machines are, I'd hate for it to be damaged by a surge of power or something. This makes perfect sense. Thanks so much.

CowboyCraic · Guru

Sue,

It was really easy when we did it. They left it at the Information center at the airport and that is where we dropped it off. It was smaller and more compact than his machine. In fact, I think he went home and traded his in for one similar.

In 2011, when I took my sweetheart's brother over for his "farewell tour", we had things lined up so that hey would set up all his medical equipment at each rental we went to prior to our arrival. He had ALS and his wish was to show his daughters and their grandmother "His" Ireland before his pssing. I am so happy we were able to do that for him.

Ifthere is anything I can help with... Just shout!

suetvlnut · Member

I emailed Home Health Care last evening and have already received a reply from them. They will deliver unit to our hotel in Dublin if we wish.

I also had someone suggest we contact customer service at the Dunnes Stores (remember them all over Ireland?) to see if they carry bottles of distilled water. That may give her an option to either rent a C-PAP unit or take her own. One way of the other, we'll "git 'er done".

Your help was invaluable. Thanks!

Geno · Guru

Regular water will not do any damage to the machine for the short term. The distilled water makes the machine easier to clean and sediment will not build up after prolonged use, but for a week or so you would be just fine with regular tap water.

suetvlnut · Member

Glad you mentioned that. I was going to ask her to check to see if regular water would be okay for a couple of weeks. Point taken! Thanks.

Michele Erdvig · Host

For distilled water try pharmacists (chemists), the baby section of supermarkets, car parts stores (for batteries). Or you could collect rainwater!

CowboyCraic · Guru

Sue,

Glad that I could be of help. They are the best of folk there. For my money, I would do the rental unless she needs it on the plane. It was so worth it.

He even got held up at security going over by an overzealous TSA type who was concerned about the "box with all the parts"... even after we explained what it was...took it out...let him look at it...turn it on...swab it...

tony2phones · Guru

Most car spares places will stock distilled/deionised water for example Halfords http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_167192_langId_-1_categoryId_212463 Irish water is generally high in mineral content so I wouldn't recommend its use in expensive equipment which heats the water. Life span of a coffee peculator can be measured in months up here without de scaling every week.

suetvlnut · Member

So many options -- so many helpful people. Thank you, each and every one!

Piliki · Newbie

I'm happy to see this thread! I thought "how silly" when doing a search on distilled water.

Regarding renting a CPAP machine - I thought the machine had to programmed specifically for the patient. I've noticed my machine has different settings than my cousin's. Do the rental CPAPs have a generic setting or are they programmed for me?

Thank you Michele and all contributors to this forum. I have found very use information on this forum and on the site for my upcoming (first) trip to Ireland!

Michele Erdvig · Host

Welcome to the forum. I hope it will help with planning your trip. I don't know anything about the machines or settings. Can you send an email to find out?

Home Health Care Ltd.(formerly Oxygenerators)
Ballykeeran,
Athlone,
Co. Westmeath,
Ireland.
Telephone: (090) 647 4854.
Fax: 090 647 8241
Supplying MAP & Puritan Bennett/Tyco
Contact: Eamonn Braiden. (MD)
homehealthcare@eircom.net

http://www.homehealthcare.ie/

Piliki · Newbie

Hi Michele~

Thank you -- for the welcome and the info!

And Thank You for this forum! My friend and I are exploring it and finding so much helpful info and hints. We cannot wait for our first visit to Ireland!

Geno · Guru

I just used mine there last month -- no problems at all. You can take your C-Pap with you as one of your carry-ons. Mine goes into a small carrying case, and is easy to put in the overhead area. That way you are not renting anything and the pressure settings are what they need to be for you. And the week or so that you are there, regular water is absolutely fine -- there won't be enough build-up of residue to amount to anything. Just clean it when you get home and then go back to distilled water.

Geno

-- Edited by Geno on Tuesday 1st of April 2014 09:10:59 AM

Piliki · Newbie

Thanks for the info Geno.

I read your trip re-cap. Thanks for sharing! I'm taking notes for my upcoming trip. smile

cscasi · Newbie

I found a chemist shop in Dublin where one can purchase distilled water (but it isn't cheap) for a CPAP machine. He has to order it as he does not normally carry it, but can get it in a day or two. I am visiting Dublin in April 2016 and he will order and have the water waiting for me. It comes in 2 Liter bottles. Contact him for further details

The address is:

Eoin Foley
Foley's Chemist
136 Parnell Street
Dublin 1

the e-mail address is: Foley's Chemist <foleyschemist@eircom.net>

The only other place I found is Halford's. It carries deionized water known as battery top-up water. That can be used in lieu of distilled water and is cheaper; just not as refined as distilled; but in a pinch?

Halfords Superstore
Halfords Coolock
Unit 7, Coolock retail Park
Malahide Road
Coolock 
Dublin