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Hi @irenea8 , @sueinmn , @alleycatkate I too got the Pari Vios Go-Green and Sprint nebulizer from recommendations on this site. I have well water that’s very hard, but I use softened water to clean the nebulizer. I started with water and vinegar, then switched to alternating soaking in hot soapy water and boiling for 5 minutes on alternate days. At the moment, I’m soaking my nebulizer for several hours in straight vinegar to see if that helps. I called Pari yesterday and they are sending me a new condenser—it will be the second replacement compressor since I bought the first in March 2020.
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So I finally sat down and timed it. I am using the DeVilbiss Traveller on battery power with the supplied neb cup. I nebbed 3 ml of saline in just under 8 minutes. That is enough for me to cough up the mucus when I follow with my Aerobika. Used my new Aerobika today - surprise! I had to turn it down from max to about 3 1/2 - I guess they do wear out over time.
I know duoneb takes me 7 minutes, as does either budosenide or levalbuterol (only use those during an exacerbation or asthma attack.)
I have ditched the Sprint ProNeb cup as it didn't seem useful to me.
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Hi Lori, you are supposed to clean in soapy water after every use including before you boil for 5 minutes. That won't help with the issue you are having but just thought you should know that. They recommend a more diluted use of vinegar (3 to 1) as an alternate disinfecting method but it is considered light disinfecting. Using straight for the build up from hard water makes sense. See if it helps. Or maybe the new compressor will be the solution. I assume you are changing the filter. The Pari Green is rather notorious for not lasting that long if used twice a day. I think the ProNeb Max is better for twice a day use and it works faster too.