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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
@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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@kate2025
1. Yes, I save the distilled water. I just leave it in the Instant Pot. I change it every Sunday. I never thought about putting it in the fridge. Hmmmm. I wonder if that's important.
2. Yes, I soak the neb equipment in soapy water for about 15 minutes while I wait for the water to boil. I swish it around a couple of times while it's soaking.
3. I do not have a filter. I just use tap water.
4. I leave the equipment in the baby bottle dryer until morning. I use one set up for the morning nebulizing and put the other set up in a glass bowl with a paper towel over it.
I boil everything after my evening nebulizing so I only have to boil once. I soak the morning neb equipment in soapy water all day.
I don't know if I am doing everything exactly right, but this is what I do.
I am in Mexico for three months a year and I use a regular pot on the stove while I am there. I air dry the nebulizing equipment with a couple of paper towels draped over it all.
I haven't been able to find distilled water in Mexico so I use the filtered water, then soak the equipment in white vinegar once a week. I rinse the vinegar off thoroughly using the filtered water, then boil it before use.
It's definitely easier with the Instant Pot, baby bottle dryer and distilled water!
I use the Lifestraw Go cup while I'm in Mexico since I walk or take public transportation. I put my sterilized water in it but sometimes if I am out and about, I fill it with bottled water, which then goes through the filter. At home, I have a Yeti-type cooler in the car so I carry sterilized water in glass bottles with me.