Cycler - Power Outage?

[joyfulmother]

I don't recall what my PD nurse said to do if the power was to go out in the middle of a cycle.  What do you guys know about it?

[djgaryb11]

What you should do is Clamp all your lines, turn off our transfer set, and then disconnect and put a minicap on your transfer set.  Then, assuming you have some "manual" bags, do a drain and then do a fill.  You may need to do treatments the "manual" way that day, or until you are able to do another full cycler session when your power returns.  Thats what I would do.  But check with your nurse to see what he/she suggests in that situation.

[MiSSis]

Maybe it depends upon which make of machine you use, joy.  I am currently using the Fresenius Newton IQ and when the power goes out, the machine automatically closes all the clamps.  As soon as the power returns and the machine comes back on, I'm given the choice to either resume the treatment I was in or to start a new treatment.  I've never been told that I HAVE to disconnect but if the power failure is being caused by a severe storm, I usually go ahead and disconnect just in case I might have to seek shelter in the basement or something.  This hasn't ever happened but I'm terrified of tornadoes so I prefer to be free and ready to run if necessary!