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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis - NxStage Users => Topic started by: lmunchkin on January 09, 2013, 03:05:56 PM
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The past 4 saks I have put in the PFlow cabinet have been alarming A43. Not absolutely sure why. The first 2 times under same lot numb. it failed. Then I tried a different bag from another lot, A43 again. Called Support and he wanted me to clean my waste line of any resistance. I told him I clean those lines after full sak is used.
Well, I did that, but it still failed. He said to open tub and push bag around to make it slosh to mix it better. I did that and it passed.
2 questions:
1. If you are making a new batch, the waste line is not connected while making a batch. Why then, did that have
anything to do with A43?
2. Ive been loading the Sak for over 2yrs and never had this problem. Why now is it doing this?
Thanking in advance for any advice given,
lmunchkin :kickstart;
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I have read on one of the Facebook groups that somebody else was having trouble with A43's. She said that once she started shaking the SAK to mix it a bit before putting it in the tub, she stopped having A43's. Might be worth a try.
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Yea, Cat, Im doing that now and no problems so far. But what is the correlation between the waste line and making a batch? I asked him that over the phone, and he said to rid of any resistance. Okay, I get that, but the waste line is connected to nothing when making a batch. "Me thinks I got a not too bright tech there!" unless someone on here can explain that away, then I will know why!
It just doesnt make sense, does it to you?
lmunchkin
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I just started Nxstage in September '12. The first 2 weeks, I had no problems. Then I started getting repeated conductivity failures. After trying everything that support suggested, (clamping one line, shaking the bag before inserting it, etc.) they ended up sending me a new control unit. After installing it, same problem. They sent another one and that one has worked fine! In less than a month I was on my 3rd control unit!