How to Clean CPAP Machine, Tube and Mask | Tips for Cleaning
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2023
- How to Clean CPAP? In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of cleaning your CPAP machine, mask, and tube. You'll need mild dish soap, distilled water, a clean towel, and a soft-bristled brush. Unplug your machine and disassemble the mask and tubing.
Soak them in warm, soapy water for 15 minutes, then scrub gently with the cloth. Rinse thoroughly with water and air dry on a clean towel. Use a damp cloth to wipe down the exterior of the machine, but do not submerge it in water or use any liquid cleaner. Finally (optional), turn on the machine without the mask and tubing attached to clear out any dust or debris. With regular cleaning, you can help ensure the longevity of your CPAP equipment and prevent the buildup of harmful bacteria.
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You are THE BEST presenter for this procedure I have seen. I have been very lax at cleaning my machine, but this has inspired me to follow this procedure and (at 73 years of age) it may indeed lengthen my life-span!
The content got me, but Tristan's subtle humor kept me! Great information, concise instructions, wish I'd found this sooner!
I didn't know the valve came out. Cool! Thanks!
I clean my CPAP equipment in a very similar way. However out of an abundance of caution, I always do one final rinse with distilled water. This helps rinse away any of the impurities in your tap water.
Thanks for the tip. New to cpap cleaning for the first time right now. I was kinda worried how he was using tap water to rinse it. I will use distilled water. Also instead of putting tap water in my tub I boiled and let water cool
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I wonder if this is an overkill.I 1dont Clean mine anywhere near that@@bpatton28
I use Dawn dish soap to clean all the parts. I was told that white vinegar was a good disinfectant. Does anyone see an issue with solely using soap instead of vinegar, or maybe just using vinegar once a month and dish soap weekly? Has anyone found that a tube brush is even necessary if you conduct cleanings regularly? Thanks for any information to a new CPAP user!
@@tb7-rf1fb I use dish unscented dishwashing liquid to wash all my CPAP Parts including the hose on a weekly basis. I just rinse everything well and do a final rinse with distilled water. Dish soap is fine as long as you let it soak for a few minutes and rub things down before rinsing. Just have to make sure you rinse well. And if you you sent it so, you really need to rinse a lot. I do occasionally use vinegar, just as a precaution. But not that often. My weekly cleaning does an incredibly good job. As far as the hose brush, I've never used one. I just feel the hose with soapy water then I connect the two ends of a hose together and let it sit for a while. I will slosh the soapy water around in the hose a few times, before rinsing it very well.
I didn’t realize how important cleaning this was! I just recovered from pneumonia and won’t be lax again. Thank you so much for this useful information.
thank you for this straight forward, informative video. No wasting time with dramatic fluff production, just the exact information I needed to clean my cpap.
Pro tip: to dry out your air tubes briefly turn on your CPAP (it will turn mostly off when it realizes you’re not using it) with the humidifier on its lowest setting and with no water. Because it thinks the humidifier is on it will do a light airflow to dry out the tube. I will also do this with the CPAP machine placed up high in the room and the tubing sloping down to the floor so excess water gets easily blown out.
Unnecessary use of your 1000 dollar cpap machine for a dryer makes no sense. Just buck up and buy a CPAP Hurricane Dryer.
One of the splurge items I bought was the hurricane cpap dryer and it has made my life so much easier lol.
Did not know that was available. One of my main complaints was this new head gear would not dry even after 12 hours
@Lucile Snow it's amazing. My headgear is completely dry after one hour in it.
Thank you for your demonstration. I learned more from your video than from other websites. I didn’t realize that there could be bacteria in my sink. I will definitely purchase a plastic tub/container and use it just for cleaning my machine and it’s parts. I am eternally grateful for your help with the cleaning of my machine and parts.
Love how you were honest about the parts. My insurance and provider for mine is ridiculous in the US trying to charge an arm and a leg to replace stuff every fricking 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 3 months. It's nuts.
Thank you for the video. Never thought about a separate container to wash items.
Thanks. I’m new to the cpap world. This helps a ton.
Having been doing a Cpap for over 20 years and cleaning I am amazed no one uses Mouth Wash to clean the Air Tube. I use Listerine after the soup and water rinse and again little more water rinse. Kills any germs and Smells good too.
Thanks
I would never use alcohol in something I breathe through though! Alcohol is an oral carcinogen at the very least. I am not sure about what it does for the lungs, but I switched to alcohol free mouthwash for that reason!
This was my favorite and the most helpful of the "Clean your CPAP Machine" videos I watched. Thank you!
Had my machine for a year but i still learned a lot from your video. Thanks.
Excellent ! Thank you ! Finally, someone that is honest and tells it like it is !!~
Thank you so much for your video! Absolutely perfect with all the necessary info needed! Still learning after a year!
I enjoyed the video for cleaning CPAP 11 machines . Thank you ! 🥰
I loved that I stumbled across this video. I'm new to the cpap life and have been cleaning mines like half assed imo. I will do a more thorough cleaning this weekend. Thanks!
I’m new too. No one gave me these handy tips
Same here and now I’m sick- it seems so clean:(
I also was reusing some of the water and just topping it off. Oops
Best video for CPAP cleaning instructions. I have watched many. Thank you for being so realistic and informative. 👍
Your bucket was a great idea never thought of that I will try a bucket next time I clean mine thanks
Very helpful, I just started using Cpap, still a learning curve.
Very useful and well explained . Thanks
Thanks. I just started using a CPap. Very well done and informative.
Thank you! This is the best CPAP cleaning video I’ve watched. Very helpful. 🌟
I had my machine damaged by using tap water. Had to have it serviced and faithfully using only DISTILLED WATER from now on and no issues. I have a stock of masks and hoses as backup for future even though I do have insurance. Better to have extra incase.
Thanks for tips on cleaning all parts of cpap and tub good idea and thanks to all on here who been on these machines for your tips and feed back very helpful as well.
Thanks for the video on cleaning and info on settings of the CPAP machine (one of your other videos). The technician that furnished my mask skipped over much of that. Thanks for “in-depth” video.
Great video! Thanks. Answered all my questions.
This video was so helpful! Thank you 😊
Good tips and technique, thank you.
This information was very helpful in keeping things clean on cpap gear thanks so I have to clean mine more because I wear makeup sometimes
Straight to the point & informative & helpful video.
Thanx for sharing
Great video, great demonstration!
I appreciate the time you took, I needed more explanation.
Thanks for sharing mate appreciate the detailed video, extremely helpful.
Thank you so much for this video! I’m new to all this cpap stuff and they don’t really go into detail about how to clean everything so I’m really glad I found this video! Extremely helpful!
I'm new to the CPAP life. Your video was very informative and gave excellent suggestions for drying the equipment. Would love to see a video if you have one on changing the settings.
Thank you so much for this video, l’m new at this and your video was very helpful. Going shopping tomorrow to pickup a plastic bin for cleaning my cpap gear.
Great instructions. Helpful! Thank you
Excellent video! Very clear.
I use vinegar on my tank and scent free soap on everything else and wet wipes to wipe down the machine and clean my mask every morning
My tech had advised baby shampoo to clean while in the shower every one to 4 weeks. I really like the idea of your vinegar rinse as well as the bucket to soak things a bit. Thanks so much!
Great advice, I have found where a child's soft small toothbrush works really well, for scrubbing the equipment.
I wouldn't recommend using any brush as the bristles loosen and they do break off. You don't want that in your cpap equipment!
That bucket I a great idea. Im getting one for me just for my cpac cleaning
Thanks so very much new to cpap learning
Your video is very helpful
Thank you for sharing this information! I'm new to using the CPAP,and I'm going through various videos and stumbled upon this one, and I think you're awesome and learned a lot from this. I hope you have more videos to show. ❤
Excellent video thank you need to CPAP day 19 and still struggling badly to actually fall asleep with my full face mask - sleep is worse than ever
Yes ty so much for the video , very helpful. , gonna get a bucket 🤗
Excellent. Very helpful.
Thank you for sharing this video with us.
It was very, helpful. 😊
Excellent video. That was very well done and interesting thank you so very much for the great information
Very helpful, thank you!
Very helpful video. Newbie here I think I'm getting into this exact setup. Thank you!
This video was very helpful! Thank you!! 🙏🏼
Wow. I have an air sense 11, and i didn't know that interior piece is removable!
This was awesome. Thank you.
Thanks for your help!
Very informative,thank you
I really needed this video. I got my CPAP in a class-like setting where they gave us a machine and then asked what style of mask we wanted and that was it. We'll see you in a couple of months. I too have the AirSense 11. You should have mentioned that taking the ENTIRE unit into the bathroom is not necessary. LOL! But very informative and I do think a dedicated pail or bucket is an excellent idea. It allows you to leave some of your parts to soak for quite a while which helps a lot in cleaning.
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You've Giving Me Some Great Ideas!!
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Great video. I learned a lot, and I've been using CPAP for 15 years. I can't sleep without it. I was not given this much training by the company when I first got it. Thank you!
Which would shorten the life of the equipment so in turn you have to buy a new one sooner. Consumerism.
to dry mine, i plug it into the machine and let it run for a bit without the mask! Works great!
Can you make a video on the difference between the different mask settings on the cpap machine and how they affect therapy?
Thanks! Great advice!!
Thank you, great video
Great info. Gracias.!!!
Thank you for this. I just started using a CPAP, and this seems to be the best system for cleaning it.
I just started also. Are we suppose to this daily? I'll never remember to this daily and then ha e to adjust the mask every night?
@@velageoclean weekly but mask is daily to prolong life of it.
I like your videos keep it up thanks
Great video for newbies, like us here. LOL
We'll be selecting our machine in a week or two. I THINK we'll go with the AirSense 11, but I hope that at the store, we get to hear it operating. Some people say that it's louder than the AirSense 10, but I don't know. I did see a tear down of both models and the motor in the 11 is about 1/2 the size of that in the 10, so to push the air, the fan portion has to run double speed. So that does create more noise.
Last night, my other half had the CPAP sleep thing done. The machine that they used was a ResMed lab quality machine that was so silent running that I wasn't even sure it was running. But it was.
However, I do have a question about cleaning the hose, because we're going to get the "heated" hose.
So I'm wondering, due to the electrical connectors and heating wire inside, would washing that be any different than a standard hose??
Of by chance, has ResMed taken that into consideration and designed the heated hose to be well sealed so that it can be washed like seen here?
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Thank you. I have never removed the elbow from the head gear. Will do..
thank you very helpful!
Great video thank you so much!
Thanks for this! Great video 😊
Very informative video - thank you!
Thanks for this. Much needed since I've been forced to use the same equipment for the past three years ever since I lost my job.
Feel for you, replacement parts are sky high!
I use Control III Disinfectant
CPAP Cleaning Solution. It’s hospital grade and it’s what all sleep study organizations use.
Thank you! This is what i was looking for!
The filter either 😮😮😮😮 thanks for the video 😊😊😊😮😮😮
Great video
Thank you.
This was great!
All I have ever done is to rinse the hose with a solution of sodium or potassium metabisulphite. It's the same stuff that is used to sterilize bottles, tubes, and brushes before bottling wine or beer. I also do the nasal cushion or mask. I wash the headgear in warm water and dish detergent, rinse well, and hang it in the open so that it is dry by bedtime. This all takes maybe four minutes. Another full minute is taken up changing the filter three times a year. Simple, quick, no muss, no fuss.
I have been getting sick and heavily cleaning my gear... But today I noticed some mildew inside the machine, around that hole to the left of the valve you remove towards the end. Basically, where the cushion of the water tank presses against. I'm concerned there is mildew inside that hole. Do you have any suggestions?
Great info thanks
Thanks helpful
Great video !
Thank you
Thanks for the information
Ok I forgot to clean my stuff today and today was D day. But with 2 hours left before bed time I cleaned it!! I used baby Johnson soap in a glass bowl with warm water. But ohhh what do I do if I only have 2 hours to dry my stuf. Well I used my CLEAN hair dryer. Set on low heat and high speed. The long hose dried in the time it took to watch this video. And the other stuff took less than 5 minutes each. Now time for bed. Night night. 😊
very informative.🙂
thanks
Stick a white wash rag up inside your bathtub faucet, pull it out and see how much black mold you pull out! I don’t care what house a person lives in, even the help won’t reach in that bathtub faucet to clean it! I would never recommend using the bathtub faucet to wash out your CPAP hoses. Only use the most frequently operated faucet in the residence. For myself, it’s the kitchen faucet.
you're a legend. I just have 3 quick question
1. for the Valve do you push to the right or do you push down(straight ahead)
2. can we use cleaning Vinegar or just standard Vinegar
3. if we wake up with some water left in the tub, do we throw that our or just top up for the next night
Thanks again, this was really helpful
The office told me to empty the water chamber every day.
@@muggsieo Thanks a lot, i will start doing that. I was told i could just top it off at my clinic
In the summer it is best to clean the reservoir every day. I would get red algae that started to grow in the tank. I use a small brush to make sure the algae never forms again. Sometimes you can wait a day. It could firm bacteria. You can use trial & error. I usually clean the reservoir tank before I go to add new distilled water each night.
Great video! I have ResMed AirSense 10. Recently had Covid and would like to clean valve where tube is connected to. How do you snap it out of machines body, do I have to use flat screwdriver?, pushing out the valve holder does not work for me. Thanks!
Thanks!
Really good video 😊
Lots of good stuff. Thanks!
I agree that for the video you went a bit overboard with the dish washing liquid, so what. What I was not impressed with was the degree to which you limited the rinsing steps. Rinsing long, with HOT water, helps get rid of even traces of whatever you cleaned with. Likewise, doing the same before washing as well as after gives the washing step less to do.
As for replacement intervals, my local supplier wants me to order replacements as soon as my insurance will cover it. The condition of the equipment is secondary to getting every possible insurance dollar. While I do not cooperate with them on that, I do keep one set of supplies ahead so that if and when something MUST be replaced there is no waiting.
You should find a new supplier if you can and just order the items you need. I order the items online and I do order ahead of when I need it so that I don’t have to wait or in case something goes wrong with the items I am using.
I only order what I need from these guys, and I can't be bothered to hunt down an alternative.
I just have a little bucket...add baby soap...let it soak, mask,headset & fill tubing with soapy water...then rinse. I empty the tubing & run it under sink faucet for a while, hang in shower away from any toliet. The mask I air dry on towel. I have 2 sets of everything h just switch them out every week so tubing gets nice & dry.
You are great on camera. Very informative video.