I'm so confused by how to clean the Altera machine. The written instructions giving with the machine say to use warm tap water but when you watch the instructional videos suggested by FoundCare.com they says to only use sterile or boiled distilled water to rinse. What do others do? Also, can using too much Control III be harmful to the machine?
Cleaning Altera Machine for Cayston
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I agree, it’s confusing. The CFF, Foundation Care, and Pari all have different instructions.
This is what I do--It's a combination of steps from the different sources, taking what's most convenient and what works best for me. (can’t say for sure if it’s “correct”, but I’ve been doing it for years and don’t seem to have any issues.)
Cleaning after each use:
Rinse metal head under warm running tap water. Then place metal head in small plastic container with alcohol and store it there until the next use. Put all other parts of handset in warm water with liquid dish soap (don’t use Dove or antibacterial-they have additives that can cause damage) in plastic container with lid. Swish around to clean and then rinse with tap water and keep parts disassembled so they can thoroughly dry until next use. (CFF recommendations don't say that it has to be rinsed with distilled water, they recommend tap water for cleaning).
Disinfecting once a day:
Using tap water, I boil all of my pari nebulizers (including Altera handset without metal head) for 10 minutes. You can also use a baby bottle sterilizer or Control III. I don’t boil the metal head as soaking in alcohol already disinfects it.
I’ve heard that you have to use distilled water, not tap water, if sterilizing metal head using the boiling method because the minerals in tap water may harm the metal head.
(CFF recommends disinfecting all pieces, including metal head, once a day with baby bottle sterilizer.)
I hope this helps and I didn't confuse you even more!
This is what I do--It's a combination of steps from the different sources, taking what's most convenient and what works best for me. (can’t say for sure if it’s “correct”, but I’ve been doing it for years and don’t seem to have any issues.)
Cleaning after each use:
Rinse metal head under warm running tap water. Then place metal head in small plastic container with alcohol and store it there until the next use. Put all other parts of handset in warm water with liquid dish soap (don’t use Dove or antibacterial-they have additives that can cause damage) in plastic container with lid. Swish around to clean and then rinse with tap water and keep parts disassembled so they can thoroughly dry until next use. (CFF recommendations don't say that it has to be rinsed with distilled water, they recommend tap water for cleaning).
Disinfecting once a day:
Using tap water, I boil all of my pari nebulizers (including Altera handset without metal head) for 10 minutes. You can also use a baby bottle sterilizer or Control III. I don’t boil the metal head as soaking in alcohol already disinfects it.
I’ve heard that you have to use distilled water, not tap water, if sterilizing metal head using the boiling method because the minerals in tap water may harm the metal head.
(CFF recommends disinfecting all pieces, including metal head, once a day with baby bottle sterilizer.)
I hope this helps and I didn't confuse you even more!
Mostly due to, well, probably laziness, but disinfecting daily is definitely ideal!This is really helpful, thanks so much. I'm been basically doing that but disenfecting with the Control III and not the boiling. I spoke to the Control III manufacture yesterday and they said too much won't do anything. Just make sure it sits in it for ten minutes and you rinse it off.
Really appreciate this!
Really appreciate this!