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You will after you get a few respiratory illnesses that could put you in the hospital. Do you not wash your face and brush your teeth twice a day, and wash your hands every time you use the restroom? How is this any different? I had a good friend who had the same attitude. He cleaned his machine when he felt like it. Because he failed to properly care for the machine parts, parts of the machine failed sooner than expected, and some tiny pieces actually got into his lungs. After several weeks in the hospital (that cost a small fortune, despite having good insurance). They sent him home with a new machine, and better cleaning instructions. He worked on losing weight and getting healthier, because like you, he was too lazy to protect his health with the CPAP.
You only clean the mouth and nose part of the mask - it can get off from the rest of the mask - and the water chamber every day. Everything else is cleaned weekly.
@@cherylmcnutt9905 I found out the hard way it is possible to get Pneumonia if your hose, mask and tank are not cleaned properly. Since then I run baby wash soap through the hose and mask every morning and let it air dry during the day and do a deep cleaning of the hose and tank on the weekends.
Options hang dry hook to cpap machine on lamp timer for a few hours or hold up to home vacuum cleaner before you use vacuum . Tube should be mostly dry and anything in vacuum wet should dry as you use the vacuum .
@@schereed Yes the Mask and head gear everyday (What I did was go online and bought 6 extra mask and another head gear. I don't have time when I get up and I am getting ready to go to work to do all the cleaning. So, this way I can just clean them all once a week but still have a clean mask every night. I found the mask part new on Ebay for cheap). But yes, the hose, mask headgear and the water tank need to be deep cleaned and soaked in Vinegar and water once a week. If you don't have extra mask you will need to clean it and the head straps every day.
Looks like you featured the climate air tubing, but how do you actually clean it? Do you submerge everything? It looks like it has some electronic component.
If you are talking about the little chip plug in at the end of the tube, that can go into the vinegar and water. But double check with your machine specifically
I would think the air hose would need to be cleaned a lot more often if you use it with the humidified heated air then if your run it with dry air... The air in my air hose of mine now smells stale after the first week of only a few hours use with humidified and heated (24c) air trough it...
I was having issues so I did a follow up with the Hospital. I was told not to open windows. In a cold wet enviroment most of the year. I had trouble with the non heated tube. I was getting dry mouth as the water did not last in the tank. I had water in the mask so the seal was bad going red. Maybe one two hour broken sleep on and off. I got a heated tube and can sleep five or more hours now, better seals dryer inside the mask and I don't get that smell you are on about. Think I am having problems get the right level of cleaning. Getting a lot sinus infections of late. Clean mask & tank daily, but heated tube once a week I was told. Maybe more regular cleaning with the heated tube. Maybe change filters more often.
Tap water has minerals in it. As the water is humidified and evaporates, it will eventually leave behind residue. Distilled water does not have minerals in it.
2:11 Didn't she forget to say to shake the reservoir so that the vinegar solution would reach all the areas of the reservoir? Or, am I missing something?
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No way I'm doing all that every day
You will after you get a few respiratory illnesses that could put you in the hospital.
Do you not wash your face and brush your teeth twice a day, and wash your hands every time you use the restroom? How is this any different?
I had a good friend who had the same attitude. He cleaned his machine when he felt like it. Because he failed to properly care for the machine parts, parts of the machine failed sooner than expected, and some tiny pieces actually got into his lungs. After several weeks in the hospital (that cost a small fortune, despite having good insurance). They sent him home with a new machine, and better cleaning instructions. He worked on losing weight and getting healthier, because like you, he was too lazy to protect his health with the CPAP.
Lol, bullshit, part of machine going into his lungs because he didn't wash daily? I guess you are checking the electric turbine every 10h?
You only clean the mouth and nose part of the mask - it can get off from the rest of the mask - and the water chamber every day. Everything else is cleaned weekly.
@@cherylmcnutt9905 I found out the hard way it is possible to get Pneumonia if your hose, mask and tank are not cleaned properly. Since then I run baby wash soap through the hose and mask every morning and let it air dry during the day and do a deep cleaning of the hose and tank on the weekends.
I chose to just stop breathing at night. Better than doing this.
I rince my mask out daily but everything else once a week - sometimes less though. ..
What about drying? That's the hardest part.😂
Options hang dry hook to cpap machine on lamp timer for a few hours or hold up to home vacuum cleaner before you use vacuum . Tube should be
mostly dry and anything in vacuum wet should dry as you use the vacuum .
Best to suggest some mild soaps…..that would be helpful!
Totally agree! I was thinking maybe Ivory Soap?
I use Johnsons and Johnsons baby soap and shampoo.
@@Unclebillyr agreed.. my tech suggested baby soap
I thought you were supposed to wash the hose once a week as well. This is not working for me at all 😢
@@schereed Yes the Mask and head gear everyday (What I did was go online and bought 6 extra mask and another head gear. I don't have time when I get up and I am getting ready to go to work to do all the cleaning. So, this way I can just clean them all once a week but still have a clean mask every night. I found the mask part new on Ebay for cheap). But yes, the hose, mask headgear and the water tank need to be deep cleaned and soaked in Vinegar and water once a week. If you don't have extra mask you will need to clean it and the head straps every day.
No one will ever do this
I clean my tubing once a week. Change nose pillows bi-weekly, but rinse out every other day. Change filter when machine tells me to.
I'm knew to this do I disconnect the tubing daily to air dry.
Do I rinse after using vinegar and water.
Looks like you featured the climate air tubing, but how do you actually clean it? Do you submerge everything? It looks like it has some electronic component.
If you are talking about the little chip plug in at the end of the tube, that can go into the vinegar and water. But double check with your machine specifically
Idk why the manufacturer never explained this to me
happy to help
I’m a truck driver no way I can clean everyday
You can wipe the mask every day with a wipe. I use Honest brand wipes
I'm lucky to get mine once a week
Be careful, you should try at least 3x week.
Where can I find a clear plastic box like you used for cleaning my cpap equipment
I would think the air hose would need to be cleaned a lot more often if you use it with the humidified heated air then if your run it with dry air... The air in my air hose of mine now smells stale after the first week of only a few hours use with humidified and heated (24c) air trough it...
I was having issues so I did a follow up with the Hospital. I was told not to open windows. In a cold wet enviroment most of the year. I had trouble with the non heated tube. I was getting dry mouth as the water did not last in the tank. I had water in the mask so the seal was bad going red. Maybe one two hour broken sleep on and off. I got a heated tube and can sleep five or more hours now, better seals dryer inside the mask and I don't get that smell you are on about.
Think I am having problems get the right level of cleaning. Getting a lot sinus infections of late. Clean mask & tank daily, but heated tube once a week I was told. Maybe more regular cleaning with the heated tube. Maybe change filters more often.
Tap water to clean,so why distilled water to use would rinsing with tap water leave microbes germs?
Tap water has minerals in it. As the water is humidified and evaporates, it will eventually leave behind residue. Distilled water does not have minerals in it.
where do I get the cleaning basin? That one is nice.
Amazon, maybe?
You could probably find one like that at a restaurant supply store. It looks like a big measuring vessel like what they use in restaurants.
Is baby soap OK to wash it with?
Do you a link for the supplies?
Daily? Haha talk about over doing it. Once a week is fine, people.
Yeah. The company I got it from told me once a week but to dump & put fresh water daily & wipe inside mask with a baby wipe. ?
2:11 Didn't she forget to say to shake the reservoir so that the vinegar solution would reach all the areas of the reservoir? Or, am I missing something?
I'm not sure .. I don't have the same cpap machine like the video.
Why not wake up every hour and clean them and wear it again
advice overemphases the real danger for a machine working in a normal inside air. Please, use your common sense and experience!
She made sure that engagement ring was showing. She did well
Ring don't plug a hole but I'd plug all 3 of hers.