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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: Tío Riñon on April 05, 2014, 07:30:32 AM
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My brother shared a very considerate surprise for me when he gave me a tour of the new house he had constructed. In the closet of the guest room where I would be staying, he showed me an access panel. He had directed the construction company to rig direct access to the plumbing so that I wouldn't have to string my drain line for my cycler down the hall to the bathroom (see photo attachment).
This has been very convenient during my visit. No tubing for anyone to trip over in the hallway. Any other creative solutions others have seen for Home Dialysis?
Thanks Bro!
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Now that's a good brother! :)
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Nice work.
As to other "Creative solutions". I don't like the NxStage alarm - hard for me to hear, and definitely will not wake me up. A EE friend is building me a two phase alarm - basically a box with two outlets and a photocell at the end of the wire that will be duct taped to the NxStage. When the red light goes on, outlet "A" powers up. If the alarm is not services, or the disable switch on this box hit within one minute, outlet B goes on. I'll plug an alarm sufficient to wake me into outlet A, and one loud enough to wake the dead into outlet B. This way, I can service alarms myself but my care partner is still summoned if I do not respond. Sure wish I remembered all that op amp theory from school - I would have been able to build it myself.
I'll post photos and a report when the project is complete.
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I had a plumber put in a washer hookup with cold water for my Pureflow and the drain which was a bit more expensive than I would have liked, but it works well. If I can ever figure out how to upload a picture from my iPad, you can see my GFI socket and Cadet heater all set up for my dialysis station in our new home. It is the best set up I have had to date. The heater came in handy over the winter especially when we hit 5 below on two occasions.
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My brother shared a very considerate surprise for me when he gave me a tour of the new house he had constructed. In the closet of the guest room where I would be staying, he showed me an access panel. He had directed the construction company to rig direct access to the plumbing so that I wouldn't have to string my drain line for my cycler down the hall to the bathroom (see photo attachment).
This has been very convenient during my visit. No tubing for anyone to trip over in the hallway. Any other creative solutions others have seen for Home Dialysis?
Thanks Bro!
Sshhh. Genius at work. :thumbup;
Thinking and planing process right up there, hhmmmnn, beyond the best.
talker
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I have been monitoring the list for a while but this is my first post.
Been studying the methods used to set up PD at home. Our house is raised so it is easy to run plumbing underneath. Ran water and sewer line under the house to our bedroom. It will penetrate the floor near my bed where we will setup a bathroom vanity about 42 inches wide and install a small, 6 inch SS sink in the end nearest the bed. The balance of the vanity top will be used for the cycler, and such. It will have doors and drawers. Of course more storage will be necessery and I will get something like what has been suggested.
I hope that it will be a while before PD is required but we want to be ready and not have to do the work in a hurry.
The plan is to do the PD overnight.
Those are my plans, and I would like to hear any suggestions to affirm, change or improve. PLEASE.
Charlesc
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I have placed my cycler and supplies in our living room (we don't use it because we "live" in the den) the drain line goes the the bathroom (I cover the line with a mat where it crosses the door opening). With my 16 foot long patient line I can go to the bathroom, the computer room, the kitchen, the bed room and if the dog needs to go out after I'm hook-up I can let him out the front door. So, I am quite mobile during my treatment, all do to the placement of the cycler. Works for me.