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"Safety Slider" For Oxygen Hose
Ever since he had a heart attack several years ago, Tom Kiernan, Auburn, Iowa, has needed to use oxygen 24/7.
“We keep the concentrator machine in our kitchen,” says Tom. “It’s equipped with a 25-ft. long hose, which we tried to keep coiled up out of the way as much as possible. However, I kept tripping over i
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Safety Slider For Oxygen Hose FARM HOME Health Ever since he had a heart attack several years ago Tom Kiernan Auburn Iowa has needed to use oxygen 24/7 “We keep the concentrator machine in our kitchen ” says Tom “It’s equipped with a 25-ft long hose which we tried to keep coiled up out of the way as much as possible However I kept tripping over it In fact I fell and broke my arm on Christmas Day 2010 by getting my feet tangled in the hose ” His brother-in-law Dick Suntken and Tom’s wife Sherry solved the problem by constructing a wire slider with rings on it that carry the hose The wire is attached to I-bolts in the ceiling 8 ft off the floor The hose is free to slide back and forth along the wire as he walks around the home “It keeps the hose mounted permanently off the floor out of the way yet provides great flexibility ” says Tom “Even though the wire only runs from the kitchen to the living room the hose is long enough that I can easily access our bedroom bathroom kitchen and living room I can even sit out on the patio on a nice day ” The Kiernans have a do-it-yourself kit for $25 plus $5 S&H Price may vary according to your needs Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Living Air Systems P O Box 136 Lake View Iowa 51450 ph 712 662-7445
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