Guest guest Report post Posted December 6, 2009 Erna...Welcome to the group. About that idea of an oxygen tubing take-up reel...we've been talking about that for years!!! They have them for stupid dog leashes, garden hoses and vacuum cleaners don't they? Someone here just has to figure it out. My husband ( a mechanical engineer) says that the pressure of the O2 makes this idea not really possible. The take-up reels for out door hose work when there is no water in them! The O2 hosing in order to help us maneuver needs to continually carry O2. One of us or a family member has to give us this gift of untangled movement! I get hung on every door knob, kitchen handle, and even my grand daughter! Z fibriotic NSIP/05 Z 65, fibriotic NSIP/05/PA And “mild†PH/10/07 No, NSIP was not self-inflicted…I never smoked! Potter, reader,carousel lover and MomMom to Darah and Sara     “I’m gonna be iron like a lion in Zionâ€Â Bob Marley Vinca Minor-periwinkle is my flower   Erna wrote:  Hi, All Sometimes complain that my dog has a bigger longer than mine…… I would love to make a picture someday my oxygen hose and vacuum electrical hose knotted up together and the dog having a ball playing around my tangle of cords.  So thank you for the suggestions about the male and female cord since sometimes I a web of cords. here is a pdf file with the female swivel I saw them at Amazon.com also. I also was thinking for anyone who is good at little mechanical projects… Do you know the retractable electrical vacuum cleaner cords? Would it not be wonderful if they had something like this with oxygen cords… Or something like this with oxygen tubing  Talk to you later, Erna ---it is a beutifual day and needs to be enjoyed..... Erna 1992 bird fanciers syndrome CAD & MI 2004 ILD 2008 NSIP 2009 Washington State  From: Chatty_katt3@ yahoo.com <chatty_katt3@ yahoo.com> Subject: Re: new to the group To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:36 AM  To use the oxygen in the shower, take the oxygen off and toss the cannula tubing over the shower door or shower curtin pole. Put the oxygen back on and step into the shower.   The best thing to lessen the oxygen knotting up is ask for a SWIVEL connector that connects the tubing to the cannula. That helps somewhat, but better yet if you can also get a swivel connection that connects the tubing to the concentrator. I believe it is called either a male connector, or a female connector. I am sure someone on here knows the proper name. It is about 3 inches long and connects a swivel end to the tubbing and has a tubbing type connector on the other end to connect to the concentrator. Some oxygen suppliers don't seem to know about this. I had  a site that showed a picture of it, but I can't find it. Someone on here probably can find it.   Marcia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
