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I want to travel with my oxygen. What do I do?
The first thing you need to do is consult with your physician and find out if you need continuous flow and at what liter flow and can you tolerate pulse dose oxygen both when awake and asleep.
What is pulse flow oxygen?
Pulse oxygen is intermittent flow of oxygen that as you breathe in through your nose activates a circuit that gives you a pulse of oxygen. It is not continuous your mouth usually needs to be closed for this to operate correctly
What is continuous flow oxygen?
This is the norm for many years and is a continuous flow at all times and remains constant regardless of whether you mouth breathe or not.
My doctor says I can use pulse dose while awake, do you have units that can do this?
If you can use pulse during your waking hours we have these types of units available.
My doctor says I can use pulse during the day but not at night do you have units that can do this?
Then you must have a continuous flow concentrator available for traveling at night, like one of our Oxlife portable oxygen concentrators.
My doctor says I need oxygen all the time.
Then you need to look at the Oxlife concentrators. They are the smallest, lightest, portable oxygen concentrators with 12 volt power for your car.
How difficult is it to use oxygen during travel?
It is quite easy. We have some battery powered concentrators, if you are capable of pulse oxygen also we offer the OxLife concentrators which weighs as little as 28 lbs with an easy roll Go2 cart which can also be used off the 12 volt system of your car or your house. The advantage of the OxLife machines is that they are very economical compared to the battery powered models. Example is if you are currently on cylinders and you wish to travel if you use the Oxlife in the car and in hotel that leaves the portable cylinders for going to the restaurant or store. This making the cylinders last much longer.
Can I travel overseas?
Yes you can. Please let us know your liter flow and the countries to be visited.
What is the inverter?
The inverter takes the 12 volt power in your car and converts it to 110 volts to run the Oxlife Concentrator.
How does the inverter install? Do you plug it into the cigarette lighter?
No we do not go through the cigarette lighter of the car or to any of the wiring harness of the car. Do to the fact that we do not want to harm any of your electrical System or your car in any way. Rather the inverter has a cable that connects to the alternator output and feeds electricity through a cable to a plug inside a car which when you wish to travel 12 volts you merely take the inverter which ways 3 pounds plug it into the cable and the concentrator into the inverter and you have unlimited drivability while using oxygen.
Is the cable a problem to install?
No the cable is very easy to install. Should take no more than about ½ hour any garage or car dealer can install this item. Installation should be about 50 dollars.
Please note if you will buy or lease a new vehicle many car manufactures offer a program called “adapting a vehicle for the disabled” Please inquire at the dealership. You may be able to get the insulation and the purchase price of the inverter covered under this program.
Can I buy any inverter?
No you may only use the Oxlife Concentrator on the inverter we have specifically designed to operate this concentrator. Our Concentrators will not run on standard modified sign wave inverters and severe damage will result. This will also void your warranty.
How do I operate the inverter in the car?
You always start the car first, and then start the inverter and then the concentrator. We do not recommend ever having the inverter and concentrator before you start the car because you may cause damage to the inverter if it is running when you start the car.
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