Pressure Cooker and boiling nebs

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ehtansky21

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Okay, so we live in Hawaii (I know boo hoo us <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Electricity is absolutely a ridiculous price and I believe that boiling our nebs on the stove top is making our electricity be extraordinarily expensive. I am thinking if I try a pressure cooker that just maybe it will help my budget a bit ????

Has anyone tried boiling nebs with a pressure cooker??? How do I know that the temperature is hot enough and that it is not too hot to the point of melting these precious nebs???

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

blessings,
missa
 
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ehtansky21

New member
Okay, so we live in Hawaii (I know boo hoo us <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Electricity is absolutely a ridiculous price and I believe that boiling our nebs on the stove top is making our electricity be extraordinarily expensive. I am thinking if I try a pressure cooker that just maybe it will help my budget a bit ????

Has anyone tried boiling nebs with a pressure cooker??? How do I know that the temperature is hot enough and that it is not too hot to the point of melting these precious nebs???

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

blessings,
missa
 
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ehtansky21

New member
Okay, so we live in Hawaii (I know boo hoo us <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Electricity is absolutely a ridiculous price and I believe that boiling our nebs on the stove top is making our electricity be extraordinarily expensive. I am thinking if I try a pressure cooker that just maybe it will help my budget a bit ????
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<br />Has anyone tried boiling nebs with a pressure cooker??? How do I know that the temperature is hot enough and that it is not too hot to the point of melting these precious nebs???
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<br />Any help would be much appreciated!!!
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<br />blessings,
<br />missa
 
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mag6125

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I use the Pari nebs and my respiratory therapist said we could put them in a bowl of water in the microwave for five minutes to steralize them. Personally I feel better boiling them so I stick to that, but maybe this would be an option for you.
 
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mag6125

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I use the Pari nebs and my respiratory therapist said we could put them in a bowl of water in the microwave for five minutes to steralize them. Personally I feel better boiling them so I stick to that, but maybe this would be an option for you.
 
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mag6125

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I use the Pari nebs and my respiratory therapist said we could put them in a bowl of water in the microwave for five minutes to steralize them. Personally I feel better boiling them so I stick to that, but maybe this would be an option for you.
 
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traxster

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I was about to come and ask this question. Do any of you use something like baby bottle sterilizers? I have been boiling, but its become quite time consuming.
 
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traxster

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I was about to come and ask this question. Do any of you use something like baby bottle sterilizers? I have been boiling, but its become quite time consuming.
 
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traxster

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I was about to come and ask this question. Do any of you use something like baby bottle sterilizers? I have been boiling, but its become quite time consuming.
 
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hmw

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I don't know... boiling a pot of water once a day (I assume you have enough nebs so you only have to do it once) probably doesn't take that much electricity, realistically speaking. Putting the lid on the pot will bring everything to a boil a little faster. I think your main consumption of electricity would be coming from the vest and nebs x 2 children every day- if you itemize your taxes and take a medical deduction, I'd look into finding out how much electricity those things use.
 
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hmw

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I don't know... boiling a pot of water once a day (I assume you have enough nebs so you only have to do it once) probably doesn't take that much electricity, realistically speaking. Putting the lid on the pot will bring everything to a boil a little faster. I think your main consumption of electricity would be coming from the vest and nebs x 2 children every day- if you itemize your taxes and take a medical deduction, I'd look into finding out how much electricity those things use.
 
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hmw

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I don't know... boiling a pot of water once a day (I assume you have enough nebs so you only have to do it once) probably doesn't take that much electricity, realistically speaking. Putting the lid on the pot will bring everything to a boil a little faster. I think your main consumption of electricity would be coming from the vest and nebs x 2 children every day- if you itemize your taxes and take a medical deduction, I'd look into finding out how much electricity those things use.
 
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ehtansky21

New member
Traxster,
I have looked into using the bottle sterilizers and all the research I have done, shows that they don't really stay the temperature they need to stay in order to truly kill all the wonderful stuff we are trying to kill. There are a lot of people here that use them and wouldn't live without them though.
Harriett,
for some reason, it takes a ridiculous amount of time for water to boil with the brand new stove that our landlord bought for our condo...so every three days we have the stove top running for 70 minutes to boil both boys nebs separately. i figure I might as well try the pressure cooker for a month and see what happens. they have one at costco for a "decent" price and I know I can return it, if no change is seen in our bill.
I am afraid to really look at what all the medical stuff is costing in relation to electricity. I would assume it is at least around $50 a month.....eeeeeeek!!!!

blessings,
missa
 
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ehtansky21

New member
Traxster,
I have looked into using the bottle sterilizers and all the research I have done, shows that they don't really stay the temperature they need to stay in order to truly kill all the wonderful stuff we are trying to kill. There are a lot of people here that use them and wouldn't live without them though.
Harriett,
for some reason, it takes a ridiculous amount of time for water to boil with the brand new stove that our landlord bought for our condo...so every three days we have the stove top running for 70 minutes to boil both boys nebs separately. i figure I might as well try the pressure cooker for a month and see what happens. they have one at costco for a "decent" price and I know I can return it, if no change is seen in our bill.
I am afraid to really look at what all the medical stuff is costing in relation to electricity. I would assume it is at least around $50 a month.....eeeeeeek!!!!

blessings,
missa
 
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ehtansky21

New member
Traxster,
<br />I have looked into using the bottle sterilizers and all the research I have done, shows that they don't really stay the temperature they need to stay in order to truly kill all the wonderful stuff we are trying to kill. There are a lot of people here that use them and wouldn't live without them though.
<br />Harriett,
<br />for some reason, it takes a ridiculous amount of time for water to boil with the brand new stove that our landlord bought for our condo...so every three days we have the stove top running for 70 minutes to boil both boys nebs separately. i figure I might as well try the pressure cooker for a month and see what happens. they have one at costco for a "decent" price and I know I can return it, if no change is seen in our bill.
<br />I am afraid to really look at what all the medical stuff is costing in relation to electricity. I would assume it is at least around $50 a month.....eeeeeeek!!!!
<br />
<br />blessings,
<br />missa
 
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Rebjane

Super Moderator
I use a pressure cooker for Maggie's nebs. The Pari nebs and masks are ok to be autoclaved so if they can tolerate that high temperature, the can go in a pressure cooker. First I bought one you use for the stove, it does heat up alot faster BUT be careful...Releasing the steam on it is nerve racking, you could get steam burns if you are not careful. ALso they pot does not last forever, the seal on our pot eventually wore out.

I switched to an electric pressure cooker that I got on sale; Cuisonart used just for nebs. I've done this mostly for safety. It has digital settings so I won't burn my house down cause I often would fall asleep with nebs boiling on the stove! Once the boil on the electric pressure cooker is done the machine beeps; we wait about an hour before try to open the top of it to avoid that burst of hot steam. Nebulizer soup Yum!

REbecca
 
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Rebjane

Super Moderator
I use a pressure cooker for Maggie's nebs. The Pari nebs and masks are ok to be autoclaved so if they can tolerate that high temperature, the can go in a pressure cooker. First I bought one you use for the stove, it does heat up alot faster BUT be careful...Releasing the steam on it is nerve racking, you could get steam burns if you are not careful. ALso they pot does not last forever, the seal on our pot eventually wore out.

I switched to an electric pressure cooker that I got on sale; Cuisonart used just for nebs. I've done this mostly for safety. It has digital settings so I won't burn my house down cause I often would fall asleep with nebs boiling on the stove! Once the boil on the electric pressure cooker is done the machine beeps; we wait about an hour before try to open the top of it to avoid that burst of hot steam. Nebulizer soup Yum!

REbecca
 
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Rebjane

Super Moderator
I use a pressure cooker for Maggie's nebs. The Pari nebs and masks are ok to be autoclaved so if they can tolerate that high temperature, the can go in a pressure cooker. First I bought one you use for the stove, it does heat up alot faster BUT be careful...Releasing the steam on it is nerve racking, you could get steam burns if you are not careful. ALso they pot does not last forever, the seal on our pot eventually wore out.
<br />
<br /> I switched to an electric pressure cooker that I got on sale; Cuisonart used just for nebs. I've done this mostly for safety. It has digital settings so I won't burn my house down cause I often would fall asleep with nebs boiling on the stove! Once the boil on the electric pressure cooker is done the machine beeps; we wait about an hour before try to open the top of it to avoid that burst of hot steam. Nebulizer soup Yum!
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<br />REbecca
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
I never even thought of using a pressure cooker!

Our RT gave us a basket, like the kind used for baby bottles. Our dishwasher has a sterilizing button, so I run the nebs with our dishes each night on sterilize.
 
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Mommafirst

Guest
I never even thought of using a pressure cooker!

Our RT gave us a basket, like the kind used for baby bottles. Our dishwasher has a sterilizing button, so I run the nebs with our dishes each night on sterilize.
 
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