are all Pari cups unique (and special)

[ktsmom]

This is a good question because I noticed all of a sudden Katy's TOBI treatment is taking less than 20 minutes, and before it took 25 minutes at least, and then some was still left but wouldn't ever come out.

We did start using a brand new PARI LC Plus because I thought we had ruined the old one. I'm not sure if the speedier treatment happened when we switched (I'm in a constant brain fog). I thought maybe we were just getting better at it!

Now I'll know that sometimes it might just be the neb - that it doesn't work right. I agree with blindhearted that I don't see these lasting 6 months. This new one we have been using already doesn't fit together as well as it did.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[Ratatosk]

We have a water softener and I notice a difference almost immediately if we need to add salt. Last weekend I switched out all the paris after 6 months and yesterday I noticed a chalky film on them and the tops didn't fit as well as the first use. Sure enough, the softener was empty. Quick soak in some vinegar before wash and boiling and they were back to normal. L

 

[Ratatosk]

We have a water softener and I notice a difference almost immediately if we need to add salt. Last weekend I switched out all the paris after 6 months and yesterday I noticed a chalky film on them and the tops didn't fit as well as the first use. Sure enough, the softener was empty. Quick soak in some vinegar before wash and boiling and they were back to normal. L

 

[Ratatosk]

We have a water softener and I notice a difference almost immediately if we need to add salt. Last weekend I switched out all the paris after 6 months and yesterday I noticed a chalky film on them and the tops didn't fit as well as the first use. Sure enough, the softener was empty. Quick soak in some vinegar before wash and boiling and they were back to normal. L

 

[ladybug]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Ratatosk</b></i>

We have a water softener and I notice a difference almost immediately if we need to add salt. Last weekend I switched out all the paris after 6 months and yesterday I noticed a chalky film on them and the tops didn't fit as well as the first use. Sure enough, the softener was empty. Quick soak in some vinegar before wash and boiling and they were back to normal. L</end quote></div>

Our water is so bad here (and it was in San Antonio too) that I used to have to buy bottled water to boil my treatment parts in or they'd get that "chalk" all over them... I could scratch it off with a fingernail... yuck. Now, we bought a reverse osmosis system for under our sink and I use that to boil them and it works great!

Scary to think we drink that "chalky" stuff too, eh?!? lol I assume its the chemicals the city puts in the water, but still pretty nasty if you ask me. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

 

[ladybug]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Ratatosk</b></i>

We have a water softener and I notice a difference almost immediately if we need to add salt. Last weekend I switched out all the paris after 6 months and yesterday I noticed a chalky film on them and the tops didn't fit as well as the first use. Sure enough, the softener was empty. Quick soak in some vinegar before wash and boiling and they were back to normal. L</end quote></div>

Our water is so bad here (and it was in San Antonio too) that I used to have to buy bottled water to boil my treatment parts in or they'd get that "chalk" all over them... I could scratch it off with a fingernail... yuck. Now, we bought a reverse osmosis system for under our sink and I use that to boil them and it works great!

Scary to think we drink that "chalky" stuff too, eh?!? lol I assume its the chemicals the city puts in the water, but still pretty nasty if you ask me. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

 

[ladybug]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Ratatosk</b></i>

We have a water softener and I notice a difference almost immediately if we need to add salt. Last weekend I switched out all the paris after 6 months and yesterday I noticed a chalky film on them and the tops didn't fit as well as the first use. Sure enough, the softener was empty. Quick soak in some vinegar before wash and boiling and they were back to normal. L</end quote></div>

Our water is so bad here (and it was in San Antonio too) that I used to have to buy bottled water to boil my treatment parts in or they'd get that "chalk" all over them... I could scratch it off with a fingernail... yuck. Now, we bought a reverse osmosis system for under our sink and I use that to boil them and it works great!

Scary to think we drink that "chalky" stuff too, eh?!? lol I assume its the chemicals the city puts in the water, but still pretty nasty if you ask me. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">

 

[amber682]

That chalky stuff gets all over my son's nebs after I boil them, and the pots I boiled them in are absolutely coated in it. You think this has to do with hard water? How much did the water softener system cost if you don't mind me asking? Or the under sink reverse osmosis system? And I don't believe I have city water out here in the sticks of CT, I think its well water. (Yuck, I hate the way it tastes, I'm so used to the chlorine taste of the water in RI where I lived my whole life)
But I still have that problem, so maybe its not to do with the chemicals the city adds?

 

[amber682]

That chalky stuff gets all over my son's nebs after I boil them, and the pots I boiled them in are absolutely coated in it. You think this has to do with hard water? How much did the water softener system cost if you don't mind me asking? Or the under sink reverse osmosis system? And I don't believe I have city water out here in the sticks of CT, I think its well water. (Yuck, I hate the way it tastes, I'm so used to the chlorine taste of the water in RI where I lived my whole life)
But I still have that problem, so maybe its not to do with the chemicals the city adds?

 

[amber682]

That chalky stuff gets all over my son's nebs after I boil them, and the pots I boiled them in are absolutely coated in it. You think this has to do with hard water? How much did the water softener system cost if you don't mind me asking? Or the under sink reverse osmosis system? And I don't believe I have city water out here in the sticks of CT, I think its well water. (Yuck, I hate the way it tastes, I'm so used to the chlorine taste of the water in RI where I lived my whole life)
But I still have that problem, so maybe its not to do with the chemicals the city adds?

 

[Ratatosk]

We have City water and it's very hard. At work we don't have a softener and my coffee cup and water bottle always get calcium deposits all over them. In fact we have to clean out our coffee pot on regular basis or it doesn't work well. When I first moved to our City, the townhouse we lived in didn't have a softener and the shower head and door was covered with white film. I had a blast with limeaway -- like a big science project when I attacked the shower head with it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Ratatosk]

We have City water and it's very hard. At work we don't have a softener and my coffee cup and water bottle always get calcium deposits all over them. In fact we have to clean out our coffee pot on regular basis or it doesn't work well. When I first moved to our City, the townhouse we lived in didn't have a softener and the shower head and door was covered with white film. I had a blast with limeaway -- like a big science project when I attacked the shower head with it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Ratatosk]

We have City water and it's very hard. At work we don't have a softener and my coffee cup and water bottle always get calcium deposits all over them. In fact we have to clean out our coffee pot on regular basis or it doesn't work well. When I first moved to our City, the townhouse we lived in didn't have a softener and the shower head and door was covered with white film. I had a blast with limeaway -- like a big science project when I attacked the shower head with it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[ktsmom]

We are in the sticks and on well water. Our water softener system cost about $800 in 1993 when we bought the house. But our water was REALLY hard and we also had to have some kind of supplemental thing, too. It is a large enough unit to treat the water supply where it comes in for the whole house. It might be a very different price for just under a sink, where it only has to deal with the water for the one sink.

I too have the chalky thing going on with the nebs; but husband is going to check the salt after having read these posts. I had decided I was going to have to buy distilled water to boil nebs in, but we will look into the reverse osmosis system for under the sink.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

We are in the sticks and on well water. Our water softener system cost about $800 in 1993 when we bought the house. But our water was REALLY hard and we also had to have some kind of supplemental thing, too. It is a large enough unit to treat the water supply where it comes in for the whole house. It might be a very different price for just under a sink, where it only has to deal with the water for the one sink.

I too have the chalky thing going on with the nebs; but husband is going to check the salt after having read these posts. I had decided I was going to have to buy distilled water to boil nebs in, but we will look into the reverse osmosis system for under the sink.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

We are in the sticks and on well water. Our water softener system cost about $800 in 1993 when we bought the house. But our water was REALLY hard and we also had to have some kind of supplemental thing, too. It is a large enough unit to treat the water supply where it comes in for the whole house. It might be a very different price for just under a sink, where it only has to deal with the water for the one sink.

I too have the chalky thing going on with the nebs; but husband is going to check the salt after having read these posts. I had decided I was going to have to buy distilled water to boil nebs in, but we will look into the reverse osmosis system for under the sink.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[amber682]

Thanks for the reply on the water softener system.

Dana, on a completely different topic, since you have well water and small kids, do you have them take a flouride supplement for their teeth? I know the city adds it to the water, and I've read that if you don't have city water you may need a supplement for young kids with developing teeth. I've been thinking of looking into it, I saw something about it recently in a parents magazine and my son is due for his first dentist appt. soon.

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread! Maybe I'll start a new one in off topic about this.

Oh, and I love the name of the thread, makes me chuckle every time. My Pari nebs seem to be "unique and special like little snowflakes" as well. The lids especially.

 

[amber682]

Thanks for the reply on the water softener system.

Dana, on a completely different topic, since you have well water and small kids, do you have them take a flouride supplement for their teeth? I know the city adds it to the water, and I've read that if you don't have city water you may need a supplement for young kids with developing teeth. I've been thinking of looking into it, I saw something about it recently in a parents magazine and my son is due for his first dentist appt. soon.

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread! Maybe I'll start a new one in off topic about this.

Oh, and I love the name of the thread, makes me chuckle every time. My Pari nebs seem to be "unique and special like little snowflakes" as well. The lids especially.

 

[amber682]

Thanks for the reply on the water softener system.

Dana, on a completely different topic, since you have well water and small kids, do you have them take a flouride supplement for their teeth? I know the city adds it to the water, and I've read that if you don't have city water you may need a supplement for young kids with developing teeth. I've been thinking of looking into it, I saw something about it recently in a parents magazine and my son is due for his first dentist appt. soon.

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread! Maybe I'll start a new one in off topic about this.

Oh, and I love the name of the thread, makes me chuckle every time. My Pari nebs seem to be "unique and special like little snowflakes" as well. The lids especially.

 

[Jem]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ktsmom</b></i>


I too have the chalky thing going on with the nebs; but husband is going to check the salt after having read these posts. I had decided I was going to have to buy distilled water to boil nebs in, but we will look into the reverse osmosis system for under the sink.



Dana

Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)</end quote></div>

I was buying distilled water to boil my nebs in because I too was getting the chalky thing on my nebs after boiling them. After doing this, lugging gallon jugs of distilled water home from the store and always having to have them on hand I decided to try using a Brita water filter. I bought a special pitcher with the filter and now use that filtered water to boil my nebs. And guess what? No, chalky anything on my nebs. It is so much more convenient to use this as it only takes several minutes for the water to run through the filter and now I do not have to lug gallons of distilled water home from the supermarket. It was also a cheap alternative. The filter lasts several months before it needs to be changed.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">