Valued Fellow Technicians, Does anybody know where I can get those colored curly tubings for use with central feed acid and Bicarb? They are very expensive from the dialysis machine manufacturer. I think there are at least two vendors who sell them, but I don't know where to begin looking. If anybody has a solid vendor they use as a resource, could you please tell me? Thanks. ashepherd
Hello, when we were using them on our Cobe C3's we got the coiled tubing from McMaster-Carr. We don't use it anymore because of the heat disinfect on our current machines. It comes in black,red,yellow,blue and orange. It is made out of polyurethane. Hope this helps.
<Jeff>
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We use a excellent small company called Dialysis Solutions. Give them a call at 414-550-4622.
<Pat>
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Another source is Reprocessing Products in Arizona. 800-647-3873. The last time that we ordered, they were about $16 ea
<Nephrotech>
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We have had good success with the Spiral Coil Tubing from RPC. The tubing withstands heat disinfect cycles and holds up to chemicals used in dialysis. As previously noted 800-647-3873
Personally, I think the coil tubing is junk. It gets tangled up easily and is harder to pull through the hole on the cabinet when you pull the hydraulics out. I just added about 6 ft of the straight tubing to what was there and it works just fine. Just make sure you extend your rinse times to compensate for the added volume.
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Also, (extension hose) keep on the staff to drape those hoses over the dialyzer holders when not in use.
<Phxtech>
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Another place to purchase coiled tubing is Sani-Tech West, less than $10.00 each. 1-800-726-4835
<ecktimo>
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Make sure you understand what happens to the coiled tubing you purchase when it is exposed to chemicals.I recall issues with tubing degredation after it is exposed to bleach. ecktimo
