do we just need to fill the bottle with warm water? is it full of germs
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Yes, just fill with warm water. There wont be germs, the water blows out, not in. You can rinse off the lid after it is used.
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You need to use distilled or previously boiled water...NEVER just tap water!!! If you're worried about germs in the bottle itself just rinse it out with some dish washing soap.
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The solution and the water goes in tge plastic bottle. The tip of the bottle touches the nostrils and the motion is to squeeze the liquid out so nothing should be returning into the bottle.
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Yes, you can fill it with warm, cold or hot water. But the saline packets are added to that water. Is the bottle full of germs? No. It is sterile when received. It can easily be washed and sanitized. I suppose if you suck in nasal 'fluid' (snot) instead of douching your nasal cavity, it could get 'germy'. But I haven't had a single issue with contaminated salt water in the bottle.
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Yes, definitely. I fill mine with hot tap water. I love it. I do have a cover that I had from my old one that broke that I put on it so I don't know how hot it feels without the cover.
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No it's not. I was told, though, by a health food store that it maintains a lot of the natural bacteria for awhile without refrigeration. They pack extra in to allow for it.
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There is a pre-measured mix inside the bottle so all you have to worry about is putting in the right amount of water and setting your tempurature
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No. There is no refrigeration requirement noted on bottle. It says only to keep and a "cool, dry place" I consider this to be one of the big benefits of this product, besides the key fact that it works well.
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No the steam is only warm. The way the steam is created is with the heating element inside the water. Water must be heated to a certain temperature to create steam, so really unsure if cold steam is even a possibility. If you use the ozone option, it adds a third oxygen molecule to the compound, thus producing fuller steam and having an antiseptic effect. Ozone is really great for acne prone skin.
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Answer: This is a cool mist. The amount of mist being emitted can be varied by altering the fan speed. I suppose one could use hot water to create a warm mist, but I would not recommend that as it might encourage bacterial growth and be counter productive. Hope this helps.
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NOT really, I use it everyday when I'm sleeping in my bedroom, its quite and puts out alot of steam in the room for me. I mainly just put plain code tap water in it, It has a small area that is hard to get to for cleaning but it is not that big of a deal to me, I just mainly run scalding hot water on any type of fungi or mildew that may pop up here & there inside the unit. Hope this helps answer your questions...........Jerry.
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it depends on what you fill the bottle with...water no issue...other cleaners...yes it is an issue, but one only needs to remove the bottle and run hot water thru the nozzle.
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Yes, we wash the bottles out first. Then we rinse them well. Then we sterilize.
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It dispenses very hot water first to kill any bacteria that might be in the formula. At that point, you can and shake then finish with the rest of the water. It works well but you have to shake it, as with any other bottle, to avoid the clumping. We love it. Sorry for delay in response
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Dear John, To be on the safe side I WOULD NOT fill the container with hot water. It's rubber and fairly soft, so I only fill it part way to protect yourself and/or others from being burned. Lee
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It doesn't have to be, but the bottle says "For best results, refrigerate after opening". I don't refrigerate mine :)
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No, it can't. But, there is no need for 100C water in a warming bottle! I would like to add taht it would be graeat if this bottle is a bit bigger - I always struggle o have both of my feet worm at the same time.
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According to the directions on the bottle, you need the full bottle. We used this for the first few times, but now use one that we can get at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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It does not warm the water, and you do have to fill it with warm water from the faucet. I do not find this inconvenient, but to each his own.
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I would just sterilize after the initial purchase. You really don't need to sterilize bottles/parts each time anymore. That is an old recommendation from when water supplies weren't as safe. I do sterilize my bottles/parts once in a while still but really just hot soapy water or a run through the dishwasher is sufficient. Plus if you think about it- When you sterilize an item you also need to sterilize the tongs used to pick it up, the counter or drying rack you sit it on, the cupboard which it then goes into, and any other surface it is likely to touch by the time it's used for a feeding... You are never going to be able to keep your bottles sterile.