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Summary of Contents for CuddleCot Cooling Cot
- Page 1 How to set up the CuddleCot™ Giving grieving families the gift of time...
- Page 2 Shnuggle™ easy clean basket with stand, 3’ / 900mm Hose cosy mattress & dressing Foil coated insulation CuddleCot™ cooling unit Small bottle of biocide Two soft cool pads; 1 standard for full term Drain Key & 1 small pad for premature...
- Page 3 Place the foil insulation on top of the mattress...
- Page 4 Then the cool pad...
- Page 5 Then the dressing if you have purchased this...
- Page 6 Connect the hose and pad as shown. These will ‘click’ into place.
- Page 7 Push the hose into the unit, again you will hear a ‘click’...
- Page 8 Turn the unit on and select °F or °C...
- Page 9 The CuddleCot™ display will show the approximate ambient temperature when first turned on...
- Page 10 You may need to fill the CuddleCot, a flashing drip will light up. Use only purified water, such as distilled water...
- Page 11 Remove the filler cap...
- Page 12 Add two drops of the biocide each time the unit is filled...
- Page 13 The fluid will show in the reservoir window, and will drop as the cool pad is filled. Stop filling when the fluid is between ⅓ & ⅔...
- Page 14 Press the down arrow until the display shows 8°C or 46°F then the enter button. The CuddleCot will cool to around 10°C or 50°F...
- Page 15 The CuddleCot™ is now fully operational...
- Page 16 We often get asked how long parents can spend with their baby using the CuddleCot Most families in hospitals use the CuddleCot for 1-3 days but we know of some families at hospices and at home have used the CuddleCot for 3 weeks.
- Page 17 Once the CuddleCot is no longer required, turn the unit off...
- Page 18 Disconnect by pressing the blue buttons...
- Page 19 It is important to press the ‘hose release’ button underneath the unit, while pressing the button gently pull the hose from the unit Failure to press the button will damage the unit!
- Page 20 Drain the unit using the supplied drain key...
- Page 21 Cleaning and Sanitising the CuddleCot The CuddleCot can be cleaned with any standard plastic safe sanitiser...
- Page 22 Cleaning and Sanitising the CuddleCot You can also contact us at cuddlecot. com and we will be happy to confirm the suitability of your current cleaner...
- Page 23 The dressing and the mattress cover You don’t have to use the are designed to be laundered dressing or mattress The dressing at 30° C / 86°F and the If it is easier simply place a blanket mattress cover at 60° C / 140°F in the basket/bassinett...
- Page 24 Troubleshooting the CuddleCot™ Giving grieving families the gift of time...
- Page 25 If the CuddleCot™ fails to cool...
- Page 26 First check the fan cover is clear of dust, this can affect the performance of the cooling unit...
- Page 27 There may also be an airlock...
- Page 28 With the CuddleCot™ TURNED ON Remove the cool pad from remove the filler cap the basket...
- Page 29 Roll the cool pad up as shown Then release the cool pad, you may towards the hose. need to do this a few times. If the air lock has been removed The fluid may increase in the the temperature will decrease reservoir window.
- Page 30 If it’s still not cooling...
- Page 31 If the temperature is still not If there is fluid leaking from the unit decreasing, empty the CuddleCot™ check that the hose release button using the drain key has not been damaged Refill the unit while it is turned on. This...
- Page 32 For further information or assistance please call us on +44 (0)8455 333561 Giving grieving families the gift of time...
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