I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: *kana* on December 18, 2010, 05:45:37 AM
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Hello,
We recently moved closer to my husbands job and living in an apartment. I am super considerate of others and I hate making noise in the middle of the night. I can hear my neighbors cough/sneeze so I know they hear that alarm. My Liberty cycler alarms 3-4 times on averg per night. After the 1st alarm I lay awake 1/2 the night making sure that I dont roll over etc to make it go off again. I called the company and there is no way to "hack" turn down the volume lower than 1. Who needs alarm lvl 4 if lvl 1 wakes up the entire building. I cut a box and placed it over the unit and then added 2 heavy blankets......problem solved.....well, until the last fill and the solution/machine overheated and made me shut down everything and advised me to call service. :o
So, now I am on the hunt to find a quieter machine or better solution to my alarm volume problem. Seriously, am I the only one(per customer support) that has an issue with the volume on this thing? Why can't lvl 1 be a little peep and then goes up from there. I'm about ready to remove the screws and find that alarm box and quiet it myself.
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Mine went off 12x last night! lol. I wanted to smash it. And the Baxter has a 20 foot extension cord from what I was told at P.D. Review. I can barely reach the toilet because the Liberty line is so short! And it's so sensitive,half the time when mine alarms, nothing is wrong! :banghead;
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Hi Star!
I have had 12 alarm nights before I realized that all PD patients need to take a stool softener even if they are regular and don't feel constipated. I went from 9 alarms to 1-4 per night.
The Liberty has a 25foot cord with the 1 piece cassette set up. I had to ask for it and at first they refused to order it because it costs more. I couldn't reach the toilet and I told them that was wrong to refuse.
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It's a shame that they refused you. They don't know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to move over 12ft. I doubt they have any trouble reaching their toilet. Shame on them.