Your driver sets it up and shows you how
Everything is connected and running before they leave. This guide goes through it all again, so you can restart the machine, change the tubing or get the portable going on your own.
- Set up at deliveryYour driver places the machine, connects the tubing and walks you through the controls.
- No prescription neededPeak Oxygen rentals are for recreational use at altitude.
- Help any timeCall or text (970) 368-9190 and we talk you through it.
Before you start
Keep it away from flame and heat
Oxygen makes things burn faster. No smoking, candles or open flames near the machine, the tubing or anyone wearing a cannula, and keep it clear of stoves, fireplaces and space heaters.
Have a medical condition?
Our rentals are for recreational use at altitude. If you have a medical condition, talk to your doctor before using oxygen.
Pick your machine
In-home concentrators stay at your lodging and plug into the wall. Portables run on a battery and go where you go. The CPAP adapter is an add-on for guests who sleep with a CPAP.
In-home oxygen concentrator
Plugs into the wall, runs all night and never needs a refill. Up to 5 liters per minute, and two people can use one machine.
Set it up step by step
Pick its spot
Your driver places the concentrator near a wall outlet, a foot or so from walls and curtains so air can move around it. It can stay in the bedroom or roll between rooms on its wheels.
Plug it in
Plug the cord into a standard wall outlet. There are no tanks and nothing to refill.
Connect the tubing
If one person is using the machine and you do not need extra length, the nasal cannula plugs straight into the oxygen outlet. For more reach, or for two people, use the extension tubing and a connector (see extension tubing and connectors below).
Switch the power on
Flip the power toggle to on. You will hear one loud beep, then the machine hums while it starts up and is ready in a few minutes.
Set the flow
The flow meter on the front shows liters per minute. Turn the small knob until the floater ball sits at the level you want. Start at 2 liters per minute and adjust from there. The machine delivers up to 5 liters per minute; set it above 5 and an alarm sounds.
Fit the cannula
Rest the two prongs in your nostrils, loop the tubing over both ears and cinch the slider under your chin. Nothing goes behind the head or neck.
Breathe easy
Breathe normally. Wear it while you sleep and whenever you are relaxing indoors. When your stay ends, just switch it off.
Extension tubing and connectors: one person or two
Every in-home rental comes with two nasal cannulas, extension tubing and a splitter. The cannula alone is all one person needs next to the machine; the pieces below add reach or a second user.
Extension tubing
For extra length, or when two people use the concentrator at the same time. It plugs into the concentrator, and the cannula or cannulas join the other end with one of the two connectors.
Single connector
Joins the extension tubing to one nasal cannula when only one person is using the machine at a time.
Splitter
Joins the extension tubing to two nasal cannulas when two people use the machine at the same time. It only works well with both cannulas attached, so if one person is using the machine, switch to the single connector.
If something seems off
An alarm is sounding. The flow is set above 5 liters per minute. Turn the knob down until the floater ball sits at 5 or below.
It beeped, and now it hums. That is normal: one loud beep when it switches on, then a hum while it starts up.
Not much coming through. Check that the tubing is pushed on firmly at the machine and at the connector, and that nothing is kinking it. With a splitter and only one cannula attached, swap in the single connector.
The power blinked. Flip the switch off and on again and it restarts.
It keeps beeping and the green light is off. The machine has no power. Check that it hasn't come unplugged, that the plug is pushed firmly into the outlet, and that the outlet isn't controlled by a light switch.
It feels warm or sounds strained. Give it air: a foot of space from walls and curtains, and no blankets or bags over the vents.
Still stuck? Call or text (970) 368-9190, any time.
Using it during your stay
Sleep with it on
Nights are when thin air is hardest on most visitors. Leave the machine running while you sleep.
Move room to room
The extension tubing reaches across a room, and the concentrator rolls on wheels to wherever you spend the day.
Share it
The splitter and second cannula let two people use one machine at the same time.
Just plug it in
No tanks, no refills and nothing to run out. If the power blinks, press the switch and it starts again.
Give it air
Keep the vents clear: no blankets over it and a little space on each side.
Pickup is hands free
When your stay ends, switch it off and return it to where we delivered it. We collect it from your lodging. Any tubing that has been used or opened does not need to be returned with the machine.
Portable oxygen concentrator
Battery powered, light enough for a shoulder strap or a backpack. Pulse flow up to 5 liters per minute, with a nasal cannula and home and car chargers in the kit.
Set it up step by step
Unpack the kit
In the carry case: the concentrator, two batteries, the home charger, the car charger and your nasal cannulas. Everything goes back in the case for pickup.
Click in a battery
Slide a charged battery into the back of the unit until it clicks. The spare charges on the home charger while you use the first one.
Power on and choose a mode
Press the power button and set the pulse flow, up to 5 liters per minute. Pulse delivers a puff each time you breathe in, which makes the battery last longer. Your driver sets it at delivery and shows you how to change it.
Connect and fit the cannula
Clip the nasal cannula onto the outlet, rest the prongs in your nostrils, loop the tubing over both ears and cinch it under your chin. Nothing goes behind the head or neck. The short cannula is easiest on the move.
Keep it charged
Plug into the car charger on the drive and into the wall at night, and both batteries are full in the morning. Swap in the spare when the indicator runs low and put the other one on the charger.
Carry it and go
Use the shoulder strap or drop it in a backpack with the vents clear, and take it to dinner, to the lift or on the trail.
If something seems off
The battery is running low. Click in the spare and put the first one on the home charger. Battery life depends on the mode and setting; pulse mode stretches a charge the furthest.
It sounds strained in the bag. Keep the air inlets uncovered, whether it is in the case, on the strap or in a backpack.
Not much coming through. Check that the cannula is clipped on firmly and the tubing is not kinked, then check the mode and setting your driver showed you.
Still stuck? Call or text (970) 368-9190, any time.
Using it during your stay
Keep the spare charged
Battery life depends on the setting, so swap in the spare when the indicator runs low and keep the other one on the charger.
Charge in the car
The car charger runs the machine and charges the battery on the drive up and between towns.
Carry it comfortably
The shoulder strap and case are made for walking around town. Keep the air inlets uncovered.
Travel light
Lightweight and extremely portable, so it goes to dinner, to the lift and on the trail.
Plug in at night
Run it from the wall while you sleep and both batteries are full in the morning.
Pickup is hands free
When your stay ends, pack the kit in its case and return it to where we delivered it. We collect it from your lodging. Any tubing that has been used or opened does not need to be returned with the machine.
CPAP adapter
An add-on at checkout for guests who sleep with a CPAP. The adapter kit joins the concentrator's oxygen tubing to your own CPAP hose, so you keep your mask and your usual routine.
Connect it in four steps
Fit the adapter into your CPAP hose
The adapter sits in line on your CPAP hose and has a small side port for the oxygen tubing. Unplug the hose at the CPAP machine end, push the adapter on, then push the hose back onto the adapter until both ends are snug.
Set the concentrator first
Switch the concentrator on and set the flow the way your driver showed you, before you connect it to the CPAP.
Connect the oxygen tubing
Push the extension tubing from the concentrator onto the adapter's side port. Run it so it has no kinks and nothing rests on it, with the concentrator a foot or so from walls and curtains.
Start your CPAP as usual
Put on your mask and start the CPAP the way you always do. Not sure about any of this? Call or text (970) 368-9190 and we talk you through it.
Add the CPAP adapter kit when you book, or call us and we bring one with your delivery.
Good to know
Do I need a prescription?
No. Peak Oxygen rentals are for recreational use at altitude and no prescription is needed.
Can two people use one machine?
Yes. Every rental includes two nasal cannulas, extension tubing and a splitter. Put the splitter between the extension tubing and the two cannulas.
Can I sleep with the portable?
Yes, plugged into the wall on continuous flow. If you mainly want oxygen overnight, the in-home concentrator is made for that, and the bundle gives you both.
How long does the portable battery last?
It depends on the mode and setting, which is why every portable rental includes a second battery plus home and car chargers. Pulse mode stretches a charge the furthest.
What happens at pickup?
Switch the in-home machine off and return it to where we delivered it; pack the portable kit back in its case. We collect it from your lodging on your checkout day. Any tubing that has been used or opened does not need to be returned with the machine.
What if we decide to stay longer?
Call or text us and we extend the rental. Pickup moves to your new checkout day.
Can I get a machine today?
Yes. Book same-day delivery online until 5 pm Mountain time. After 5 pm, call (970) 368-9190.
Questions or concerns?
Call or text Peak Oxygen at (970) 368-9190. Need a machine for your stay? We deliver to your lodging and pick up when you leave.
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