A few weeks back I published my blog entry – Helpful Tip – How to Correct a Recurring Error 35

Since then I have had a a number of treatments where I had a series of recurring error 35’s. Becoming tired of flushing the blockage out of the effluent line with a 60ML syringe and tap water during treatment, I spent a little more time analyzing why this was occurring.

When my NxStage was originally installed in May, 2010, the effluent line -, the black plastic line that runs from of the back of the NxStage unit to the waste in my bathroom was run not cut to length. The excess line was simply looped in about a three foot circle in the bathroom just before it drains.

This large loop of excess line was acting like the elbow in a sink drain where particles collect at the bottom of the circle, and after enough time block the line from working properly. Today I cut over four feet from the line. It’s now the proper length, and drains directly without any excess, or the large circle of line.

I’m certain this will correct my recurring error 35’s, but if it doesn’t, my dialysis center let me know they can provide a replace effluent line.