British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association

The needs for humid air athough with cpap, does not seem to be taken as
seriously, as with other non invasive oxygen therapies, plays a very important part with our respiratory system, being it is made up of mucous membrane, and is directly responsible for most of our immune systems efficiancy especialy from all air born infections.

A word of wisdom though may be don't take it for granted and turn it off or too low even on the hottest nights. I was surprised how the old symptoms returned so quickly, and even turning back up took several days to settle again. it may be easier to open the window, I have mine set at 12-00 or 1-00 settings.

When traveling and staying in hotels rooms, I also now pay more attention to the air conditioning temps.

Hi leng.

i need some advice,last night i took the tank of my resmed humidifier i put the water in the the top and it came out the bottom,as you know i only picked it up yesterday.am i being dumb and missing something or is it faulty.

Hi paul.

The plate is there but where the plate joins the body of the tank either side there is a gap by what looks like two white plastic hinges.This is where the water is coming out.

Just took the tank apart and the seal wasn`t fitted properly,put it back together and it`s stopped leaking,...cheers

ray the older style humidifier tank which I presume is what you are talking about, has a plastic flap at rear that unclips to remove base plate, after cleaning mine in the dishwasher, the clip broke, hence leaked, the new one still h3i is one sealed unit suitable for dishwashers, although the heating ring on the unit is smaller, and shape at bottom is more rounded with the hot plate for heating, is more inset. I repaired mine with gaffa tape, but as yours is new I would not tamper with it, and get the clinic to replace it.

I gathered from my clinic, sometimes the older ones can be faulty, as although reasonably fool proof, it is totaly dependant on a small rubberised ring, and if twisted, or slightly chipped we have a leak...the plastic clips often got damaged when being sterilised, and cleaned, especialy if using large quantities of boiling water, causing it to swell. I had always put mine in the dishwasher for 9 months at same setting, on this one occassion used a different heat and time setting, yes b..thing....I had jack pot

Thre housing the tank clips in, is nearly same shape, only difference is shape of heat plate on base of it, the hinged cover at upper front lifts up along with hose to fill tank, if it is not completely closed, it will be extremely noisy, it also can give some smaller leaks, but normaly due to filling the tank up too much, as when water bubbles, and the machine working properly, it spits out from the breathing holes, use the marking guide on the front, and keep it below the line.

Hope you were able to have reasonable night.

it looks like the posts crossed at same time, you now know which one you have, as you say it unclips, and ring was not sealing. I found the cleaning, especialy the lime deposits from the water a bit of an issue with my older unit, so be carefull when cleaning, I would expect it will be upto vingear and lots of swilling out afterwards, so as not to be bothered with the smell. Although I had heard or one using milton, but it also perrishes the ring

good luck.

Paul thanks for the link and the info it was very useful,have got a dishwasher but she`s out,,,,,can`t let her see this!!!!!!!!

Well iv`e been using the humidifier for nearly a week now i haven`t seen any benefits yet. The dial is set on half way and i`ve got the pipe runnind over the top of the bed about 18 inches above my head and then down into the mask `Ive been woken up three times by water dripping onto my face,i`d appreciate any advice you can give guys......cheers

ray the water dripping sensataion, is called "rain out". It's cause is due to condensation build up in the pipe with warm air condensing against cold room air on the inside. Most poeple with humidifiers will have to deal with it .
1 turn the bedroom heating up a fraction so the room temp is warmer, is one method, although in my case I cannot settle if my bedroom is too warm, just like the feeling of cuddling up under the bed clothes! I also have tried putting the tube in bed aside of me, works okish, but have also laid on it which then gives other problems.

2 An alternate is to purchase a cover for the hose, if you go down that way, be very careful, as often you see fleece type units for sale and they are of very flimsy thin material, and although look prety, they offer very little insulation. Resmed, do an insulating Jacket at a little more and from experience works well, another option is to make your own, which I also have done, by folding a fleece underblanket over and stitching together the same diameter of the hose, not pretty, but extremly effective, it also deadens the sound from air rushing through the pipe.

Feeling the benefit, is again I think a bit hit and miss, but again from experience, remember warm air carries slightly more water vapour than cold air, that also carries more oxygen, as our respiratory tract is made up of mucous membrain, it will absorb the air easier, hence one of the reasons you are not finding the benefit, may be due to the change of ambiente temps these last couple of weeks during the early hours.

Good luck, http://www.resmed.com/us/products/acces ... c=patients shows the tube wrap I have, but not sure if they still do it, it may be worth ringing them in milton Keynes, their service is excellant, and normaly all by return post.

Thanks for the advice chaps,had same trouble again last night hence the early post again.The water seemed to make the mask leak more. anyway will put the pipe lower until i can get over to coleshill ........cheers

Thanks for the advice nm will try it tonight,i thought i`d been caught in storm with all the wind and water.....no jokes please...

ray I know from experience the feeling and dread I had when I first experienced rain out, but as nm says tuck the tube into bed with you, or at least until you can get a jacket for it. Another thing I found disconcerting was the bubbling noises that came from it, it's all to do with same issue of condesing of water within the tube.

Took your advice and got no rain kept mask on for 7 hours cheers.......i wondered what that gurgling nojse was, i thought it was my stomach......