I'm afraid I don't know anything about a PB 2801. Becky was
asking about a LP 6.
Blane
:-)
On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 22:02:49 -0500 "Kevin M. Rudolph"
<turbokev(AT)iglou.com> writes:
>3+ years ago I was switched from a PLV 100 to a PB 2801, and I like
>the
>2801 better because it seems to have a better air exchange than the
>PLV and
>the 2801 has a place for O2. So I think that PLV sucks but it is the
>perfect size. blane they make a co\ver for the PLV
>
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>On 12/19/97, at 6:33 PM, blane10(AT)juno.com wrote:
>
>>Becky,
>>
>> I have used the LP series of vents for fifteen years and I
>have
>>always liked them. I now have both a PLV 100 (on my chair) and an LP
>6+
>>(at my bedside), so I think I can accurately compare them.
>>
>> The first notable difference is size and weight. The LP 6 is
>a
>>little bit bigger and weighs more than a PLV 100. As far as sound,
>the
>>LP 6 makes more sound than the quieter PLV 100. The PLV 100 has
>digital
>>displays for the settings, the LP 6 doesn't. The alarms are much
>>different. Whereas the PLV 100 has a high-pitched continuous tone,
>the
>>LP 6 has a intermittant "beeping" sound. One good feature of the LP
>6 is
>>the controls are together in a central "control panel" covered by a
>flip
>>open door, whereas the controls of the PLV 100 are all out in the
>open,
>>making them more vulnerable to bumping out of adjustment. I like
>this
>>feature! Hope this helps!
>>
>>Happy solstice!
>>
>>Blane
>>:-)
>>On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 20:10:07 -0500 Becky Harry
><skoots(AT)worldnet.att.net>
>>writes:
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>> The switch to the new home healthcare supplier has begun as
>of
>>>today, a
>>>resp. therpist came out and talk to me about the new equipment I
>will
>>>be
>>>getting from them. Let me know about differences, or if some will be
>>>totally different. Which they will be. Well they don't use the
>>>LifeCare
>>>PLV-100 so I will be switching to a LP6 or LP10 from Nellor Purtain
>>>Bennett. Not sure which yet..will find out monday when they bring
>out
>>>the
>>>new vent for me to start using. Can anyone tell me about the LP6 or
>>>LP10?
>>>Does it make much nosie? Are the alarms much different sounding from
>
>>>the
>>>PLV-100? The guy that came and talked to me about the new vent i
>will
>>>be
>>>getting did give me the manual for them and have been flipping
>though
>>>it,
>>>kinda reads like stero instructions though..hehe. Other then just
>>>wondering
>>>what the LP6 and LP10 are like, I'm fine with switching vents.
>>>
>>>Happy Holidays To All,
>>>Becky
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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