Posts: 381
Threads: 0
Joined: Jun 2002
Mother-in-law has a Devilbliss oxygen concentrator in her bedroom that is used only at night. 120v, 60 hz. She has trouble turning on the unit by herself. Would connecting a wireless remote control damage an oxygen concentrator? I use this to control 3 computer monitors on my desk.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Defiant-Wire.../301844750.
I'd love to connect something like this to make life easier for her. I'm not sure how to assess whether it's suitable. Thx
Posts: 65,333
Threads: 3
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Merryland
Not sure why it wouldn't be fine but maybe a call to the manufacturer?
Posts: 5,011
Threads: 0
Joined: May 2010
01-11-2022, 06:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2022, 06:23 AM by fixtureman.)
We have 3 different concentrators and they all have just a standard on off switch so that should work fine
Posts: 36,874
Threads: 3
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: RTP, NC
As long as the concentrator has a standard on off switch and doesn’t need constant power to remember any settings that should work.
Posts: 2,037
Threads: 1
Joined: Aug 2016
(01-11-2022, 05:02 AM)Snipe Hunter Wrote: Not sure why it wouldn't be fine but maybe a call to the manufacturer?
+1 call the manufacture. If it does not have some type of automatic shut down procedure that might clean it or something when you shut it down I don't see an issue. But the company would know this. Roly
Posts: 5,263
Threads: 0
Joined: Jul 2004
Location: Bluegrass of KY
(01-11-2022, 07:52 AM)Roly Wrote: +1 call the manufacture. If it does not have some type of automatic shut down procedure that might clean it or something when you shut it down I don't see an issue. But the company would know this. Roly
They may hesitate to say yes, due to liability reasons. I suspect that they would not want another possible point of failure introduced, even if they thought it would work.
1st class birdhouse builder/scrapwood mfg.
Posts: 12,666
Threads: 0
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Wapakoneta, OH
(01-11-2022, 09:03 AM)messmaker Wrote: They may hesitate to say yes, due to liability reasons. I suspect that they would not want another possible point of failure introduced, even if they thought it would work.
That may be the case, if so he may need to re word the question...maybe something like "can I unplug this when it's not in use?".
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
Posts: 19,547
Threads: 0
Joined: Jul 2002
Location: Ohio
(01-11-2022, 09:09 AM)fredhargis Wrote: That may be the case, if so he may need to re word the question...maybe something like "can I unplug this when it's not in use?".
or even: "is it OK to use the unit on a switched receptacle" there are plenty of those around and that is what this is - just a different kind of switch.
Posts: 13,439
Threads: 4
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: New Jersey
(01-11-2022, 09:32 AM)JosephP Wrote: or even: "is it OK to use the unit on a switched receptacle" there are plenty of those around and that is what this is - just a different kind of switch.
This ^^^^ is the way . . . . .
Credo Elvem ipsum etiam vivere
Non impediti ratione cogitationis
Posts: 6,556
Threads: 0
Joined: May 2002
(01-11-2022, 05:02 AM)Snipe Hunter Wrote: Not sure why it wouldn't be fine but maybe a call to the manufacturer?
I work in the medical device field. IME, if the manufacturer hasn't tested what you want to use, they can't recommend using that type of switch. There are regulatory implications.
However, given the fairly simple electronics in a concentrator, I would not have reservations using such a switch. Seems like a good solution.
Jason
Mesurei, cutti, cursi
