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n277dl

Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 49
Location: Muscatine IA

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject: Cleaning Cannulas

For those of you that regularly use O2, how do you clean the cannulas?  



I purchased a portable Aerox system for the 7A 4-5 years ago when my son flew it out to Las Vagas but I have never used it.  



I'm thinking of giving the O2 a try in the -10 to see how well my wife and I  can tolerate the cannulas and they need a good cleaning before we give O2 a try.



Doug



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Kelly McMullen

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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Location: Sun Lakes AZ

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:49 pm Post subject: Cleaning Cannulas

I use 91% isopropyl alcohol. Would use pure if there was a handy source. Just good rub down with the alcohol with cotton swab or paper towel. Qtip would probably be best.



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 For those of you that regularly use O2, how do you clean the cannulas?

 

 I purchased a portable Aerox system for the 7A 4-5 years ago when my son flew it out to Las Vagas but I have never used it.

 

 I'm thinking of giving the O2 a try in the -10 to see how well my wife and I  can tolerate the cannulas and they need a good cleaning before we give O2 a try.

 

 Doug

 

 180 hrs in year one.  What a great plane!

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: Cleaning Cannulas

When asked what the best thing in my airplane is......I say the O2 system.

12 hours on O2 in the past two weeks.  I use alcohol swabs to clean them

off.......but have ones assigned to the family and only clean the "spares"

that other people use.



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Jim Berry

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 237
Location: Denver

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning Cannulas

Unless you are sharing cannulas with someone who has Tb or HIV, alcohol is perfectly adequate.



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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:23 pm Post subject: Cleaning Cannulas

Clorehexidine Peridex or Cidex would work well and can be purchased from a dental supply house. Use a Q-tip and a paper towel.

  

 With all cleaning methods, be careful that you do not get the solution between the thin ballon inside the rubber housing. If the ballon ends up sticking to the outside housing the ballon will not deflate when you inhale and you will not be getting the O2.  Running nose, food, or Gatoraid will do the same thing causing it to stick to the housing.

 

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Bob Turner

Joined: 03 Jan 2009
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Location: Castro Valley, CA

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning Cannulas

drug store alcohol.

We have the Aerox cannulas too, and I can say you will love them. They are so non-intrusive that I frequently don't even both to take it off until after I've landed. My wife used to get headaches above 10,000'; just a few wiffs of oxygen and she is good as new.

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