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Details on using Instapot to boil water for 10 minutes
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 15, 2025 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
You are doing it exactly right. I got both of my Instant Pots from the Facebook marketplace so I paid very little for them. I made a little sterilizing station in my garage.
One Instant Pot is for sterilizing my drinking water. I use the pressure cook setting for 10 minutes (I live at sea level).
The other Instant Pot is for sterilizing my nebulizing equipment. I use a different lid, set it to saute for 30 minutes then tell Alexa to remind me in 15 minutes to put the equipment in. It usually take 15 minutes to get to the boiling point. Once it's at the boiling point, I add the nebulizing equipment in the silicone steamer basket, and boil it for ten minutes.
When it's finished, I take the steamer basket out and dump the equipment into the Bololo baby bottle dryer. I set that to dry for 60 minutes and forget about it.
You could use one Instant Pot for both but it's just easier for me to use two of them. The baby bottle dryer I had to pay full price for but you can usually find a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot for $20 or $30 in the Marketplace on Facebook.
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This is exactly the protocol given on the Lung Matters FB page for both drinking water and boiling equipment. That page is an invaluable resource for people like us.
@prayersandmotivation
I do the same as you except I just wait (30 min cycle) until I'm done nebbing and then put equipment in boil for 10-12 minutes. Here's a couple questions for you ...
1) Do you save your distilled water after it cools for reuse? and if so, for how long? After cools, I cover with silicone lid and put in my garage frig. I reuse for about 5 days until it gets yucky before that.
2) do you soak in dish soap and wash/rinse before boiling or just rinse?
3) when rinsing do you use unfiltered hot tap water? or do you have a filter on your faucet?
4) do you store your equipment in the baby bottle dryer or do you store until next use in something else?
I'm fairly newly diagnosed with bronchiectasis (June 2025). Infection free - thankfully.
I typically am a "do everything over and above" type of gal. 🙂
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Thank you so much for the detailed explanation, as well as the tip from Facebook Marketplace. I always use a stainless steel pot for boiling my nebulizing equipment, but I like you idea on that, also. Very helpful!