Is anybody using a Bluetti for powering their PD Dialysis machine during power failure, I’m not sure what the power requirement is and am getting conflicting info from Baxter and Davita.
Hi @Photoexp1
every device should have a sticker somewhere which shows the accepted voltage range, the amps its take and some also shown the actual wattage. This sticker is mostly on a powerbrick or somewhere near the cable.
I found the following on google:
“I have the home choice APD /machine from baxter, the book says the power consumption is a maximum of 600 watts, average 100 watts. Also power cuts are not a problem as long as the power if restored within 2 hours.”
What kind of conflicting values you getting?
greetings
Erik
Thanks for your response. The conflict is finding the total wh to power a 8-9 hour session. I can’t find out how long it draws 600 watts and how long it pulls 100 watts.That would influence how big of battery is needed. Nobody seems to have an accurate number. I’ve have been advised everywhere from 900 wh to 1600 wh. This makes choosing the right unit to buy hard. If you have any insight please share it with me,
Thanks
Bruce
Do you have a PD Dialysis machine ? If so, you can use a watt meter to find it’s usage over time. For a given time period, it will show the total k watt hours pulled, along with the highest watts pulled.
Here’s an example. Theres a lot of cheap one’s on Amazon. They are not super accurate, but it should be close enough.
https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Consumption-Electricity-Upgraded-Backlight/dp/B08P16SCY5/
Ordered a watt meter from Amazon today. Thanks for the suggestion. I’m just surprised there is nobody else that has no other PD Dialysis patients have looked at this solution for treatment during power outage or are using and have experience to add to this thread. I will post my results for other to use,
Thanks,
Bruce
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I used the watt meter last night on my Baxter PD Dialysis cycler. The meter said it only used 565 wh. This is way below what I have been told is needed to power a complete treatment, Will test it again tonight.
Probably a good idea to run it a few times since it’s power draw can vary. What was the peak or Hi watts value?
The watt meter should also have a PF or Power Factor. This needs to be checked while the device is runniung. A power factor near 1.0 is good. If the power factor is low, it could pull more than expected. I’m not a pro on power factor (not even close), it’s just a weird thing that comes up now and then.
Tested it twice now. both times it was .565 kwh for an 8 hour PD session. I’ve decided on going with either Bluetti 200L or the Bluetti Elite200 v2. Both are over 2000 watt hours, which are 3x the size I need for my treatment and a cpac machine. The price difference is not that much with the current sales price. If we have a longer power outage there is not such thang as too much power. Once I get the unit I’ll let you know how well it works for my situation. Thanks again for your advice and suggestions.
Thanks
Bruce