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Humidifier settings/condensation
I'm finding water accumulating in my mask at night, and then when i inhale, i feel the water coming in, and when i exhale it comes out. it's really annoying, and last night i took off the mask and didn't put it back on. and that's with the humidifier set on 1, the lowest setting other than 0.
at home i have it on higher, and don't have a problem, but now i'm travelling to a colder climate, and finding it hard to figure out what to put the humidifier setting on, or whether to use it at all.
at home i have it on higher, and don't have a problem, but now i'm travelling to a colder climate, and finding it hard to figure out what to put the humidifier setting on, or whether to use it at all.
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Permalink Reply by Duane McDade on
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Do not fill the all the up to the line. It's always too high. Keep the hose above the water too.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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Duane, does the amount of water you put into the humidifier chamber impact the rate at which the water is humified?
Duane McDade said:Do not fill the all the up to the line. It's always too high. Keep the hose above the water too.
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Permalink Reply by White Beard on
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Eliza Where do you have your machine in relationship to your bed? Higher than your mattress or Lower?, I keep my machine with humidifier on a shelf about 10 inches off the floor I alway fill my humidifier right to the fill line, every night and I run it on high and I keep my room very cool around 60 in the winter or colder, I have never had a problem with water in my mask! My bed sits really high and I sleep in a Fowlers position, ( semi sitting , kind of a reclining position), anyway any condensation that occurs in the hose runs right back down into the humidifier and not into the mask and into my face. So if you you don't already maybe you could try and put your machine well below the level that you sleep at. Might be worth trying?? Good Luck to You!
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No but, It does effect the amount of time...so if you keep it below the line you cant sleep for like 12-15 hours but7-9 your just fine. I work in a sleep lab and whenever we fill it up to the line we get water in the line. Even with the older style water holders. We do also have the machine lower that the bed, too.
Mike said:Duane, does the amount of water you put into the humidifier chamber impact the rate at which the water is humified?
Duane McDade said:Do not fill the all the up to the line. It's always too high. Keep the hose above the water too.
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