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water in hose
I have looked all over the site trying to find this and only found the one discussion where mike says
he buys a new one when he needs to. I can't get any more new ones now...and not sure if it is because it is winter time and I want the air warmer that I breath at night now...but I have to use more water and a lot of it is ending up in my hose now. I NEVER had any problem before but I think that is because I kept the humidifier OFF and I only used half the amount of water that the reservoir indicated. I was told when I first got it to only fill the water half way to the line indicated. NOW that I am using the humidifier on and at times I have it up to 5..I fill the water all the up to the line. I actually had about a tablespoon of water drop into my mask and run across my face one morning which scared me and made me thankful I was awake when this happened. What would have happened had I been sound asleep and unaware of it.? When filling the water to the fill line I am finding the next morning that ALL the water is gone. I sleep straight through for 7-8 hours.. I never take my mask off.. i never wake up with any discomfort from my mask..but this water thing is bugging me.
I also moved my CPAP. It was up higher than my bed and I moved it lower than my bed. I had never been told anything about where to keep the machine until reading in here from you all.I seemed to recall someone saying to make sure the machine is lower than your head at night.
I take my hose off now and hang it up in the bathroom over the shower to dry during the day but it is still not always completely dry. It seems we have discussed this a little bit but I think it was in the middle of another thread on a different topic. I can't find it now.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me on how to deal with all this moisture in the hose and perhaps tell me if I am doing something wrong here?
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Permalink Reply by Chris H on
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Hi Sheila, You are having "Rain Out" To combat this you can do a few things. 1 make a sleve cover for your hose ,depending how creative you are it could be: tube sox and duct tape or if you can sew a nice tailored snuggie "all you need is insulation"A heated hose is even fancier and more $$
2 A hose managment system could be made from a cup hook and some rubber bands .I have a metal rod ( L shaped) attached to the head board with rubber band suspention .
3 So you want to keep the hose warm and suspended .Put the machine below your head have the hose go up to the headboard level than drape down to you .The water that does accumulate will run down to the machine and be less lkely to water board you.Also you will have less tugging from the full weight of the hose. Get creative you can do it ! Good Sleep ,Chris
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Permalink Reply by Donna B. on
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I purchased a "snuggie" for my hose at my DME supplier, cost me $10.00 but it was worth it. No more rain out for me. I have a ResMed CPAP and they make a cover for their hoses.
Hope this helps,
Donna B.
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Are they just made out of cotton or what is the fabric? I could probably make my own... I don't think it would be much different than making a casing for a pillow or curtain rod...if I knew what type fabric to use to have it work the best.
thanks so much for your replies to me..I had no idea about " rain out".. never heard it before.I thank you both for replying to me and not making me feel stupid about my little questioon.
Donna B. said:
I purchased a "snuggie" for my hose at my DME supplier, cost me $10.00 but it was worth it. No more rain out for me. I have a ResMed CPAP and they make a cover for their hoses.
Hope this helps,
Donna B.
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Sheila,
When it comes to OSA there are no "stupid" questions. We are all here to help so do not feel ashamed about asking a question. For those folks that are new to OSA this is the best place to get your questions answered.
My hose is made out of a nylon material, (like a back pack) no insulation, it zips open so you can lay the tubing in it. The zipper on mine is about 5' long. Hope this helps.
Donna B.
Sheila Knowles said:Are they just made out of cotton or what is the fabric? I could probably make my own... I don't think it would be much different than making a casing for a pillow or curtain rod...if I knew what type fabric to use to have it work the best.
thanks so much for your replies to me..I had no idea about " rain out".. never heard it before.I thank you both for replying to me and not making me feel stupid about my little questioon.
Donna B. said:
I purchased a "snuggie" for my hose at my DME supplier, cost me $10.00 but it was worth it. No more rain out for me. I have a ResMed CPAP and they make a cover for their hoses.
Hope this helps,
Donna B.
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I use cpapplus.com, buy the felt one, it's cheaper and comes in colors, the light blue is nice. I bought the Resmed zipper one, it is NOT flexible, and heavy. I returned it. It's made well, but your hose won't move about. When slipping the tube into the felt one (I bought 2, they're cheap) put a baggie w/ rubberband on the end and hold felt cover up vertical and drop it in, then when you are fishing it thru, you won't get any fabric thread into your tube.
Donna B. said:
Sheila,
When it comes to OSA there are no "stupid" questions. We are all here to help so do not feel ashamed about asking a question. For those folks that are new to OSA this is the best place to get your questions answered.
My hose is made out of a nylon material, (like a back pack) no insulation, it zips open so you can lay the tubing in it. The zipper on mine is about 5' long. Hope this helps.
Donna B.
Sheila Knowles said:Are they just made out of cotton or what is the fabric? I could probably make my own... I don't think it would be much different than making a casing for a pillow or curtain rod...if I knew what type fabric to use to have it work the best.
thanks so much for your replies to me..I had no idea about " rain out".. never heard it before.I thank you both for replying to me and not making me feel stupid about my little questioon.
Donna B. said:
I purchased a "snuggie" for my hose at my DME supplier, cost me $10.00 but it was worth it. No more rain out for me. I have a ResMed CPAP and they make a cover for their hoses.
Hope this helps,
Donna B.
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A Windbreaker type material doubled over 2x is light and slippy but you could use anything you have on hand .You are the only one whom has to like it.You may use bubble pack you are making an insullation layer so let us know what you used it may be the next best thing for all of us! Good Sleep, Chris
Good idea Gordon baggie and band work well thanks!
Sheila Knowles said:Are they just made out of cotton or what is the fabric? I could probably make my own... I don't think it would be much different than making a casing for a pillow or curtain rod...if I knew what type fabric to use to have it work the best.
thanks so much for your replies to me..I had no idea about " rain out".. never heard it before.I thank you both for replying to me and not making me feel stupid about my little questioon.
Donna B. said:
I purchased a "snuggie" for my hose at my DME supplier, cost me $10.00 but it was worth it. No more rain out for me. I have a ResMed CPAP and they make a cover for their hoses.
Hope this helps,
Donna B.
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WELL... luckily I have not had to my sewing skills to the test.. ( can't afford to just browse and order anything online)..and since I Lowered my CPAP machine lower than my head. ( it is sitting about a foot off the floor right next to my bed)..I have not had any further " rain out" . I also cut back on the amount of water I was using in the humidifier part and perhaps that has helped as well. Thank you so much for ALL the input about this subject and IF I have any future problems I can zip back here and refresh my memory on how to make myself a cover. All CPAP'ers on this site are awesome and a big " Thank ya! "
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Great, Sheila. I think the rule of thumb is the water level in the humidifier needs to be below your heart, but below the mattress level is good enough. If near the floor you maybe risk sucking more dust into it and replacing your filters more often. Also be careful what material you use if making a tube blanket(cover), some fibers may not be good and such have fibers you can't see that can get in tube. Use a baggie and rubberband when inserting tube thru a cover.
Sheila Knowles said:
WELL... luckily I have not had to my sewing skills to the test.. ( can't afford to just browse and order anything online)..and since I Lowered my CPAP machine lower than my head. ( it is sitting about a foot off the floor right next to my bed)..I have not had any further " rain out" . I also cut back on the amount of water I was using in the humidifier part and perhaps that has helped as well. Thank you so much for ALL the input about this subject and IF I have any future problems I can zip back here and refresh my memory on how to make myself a cover. All CPAP'ers on this site are awesome and a big " Thank ya! "
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