Stephens machine has started collecting a lot of moisture in the pipe from machine to mask. Which sometimes sprays onto his face and also makes a horrible sound. I thought perhaps I'd filled the tank up too much but with less liquid there's no difference. Anyone have any ideas. The young lady who used to come from the hospital hasnt called for 6-8 weeks so we are all alone again. 😞
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Hi Denise, I personally use a CPAP machine for Sleep Apnoea, not sure what a BIPAP is, BUT, I am supposed to wash the tubing out weekly and the mask daily to stop bacteria forming from any damp inside the pipes, I have tried it with the humidifier but that didnt work as my bedroom is always cold - thats supposed to stop any moisture forming inside the pipe etc,
I use a dash of washing up liquid for the pipes and leave them to dry all day
SueLast edited by Suefromwakey; 23 November 2020, 12:39.
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Hi Denise
my husband uses the ventilator with the humidifier every night and we haven’t had any moisture build up and have never cleaned the hose. It has a wire which spirals around the whole length of it that stops condensation. This is what the machine was provided with from the hospital. Hopefully you can source that or the insulation works.
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https://shop.resmed.com/GB/en/CPAP-A...%84%A2/p/37296
this is it and amazingly doesn’t cost the earth!
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Originally posted by Bexxy View Post...and have never cleaned the hose.
Love Ellie.
​Diagnosed 03/2007. Sporadic Definite ALS/MND Spinal (hand) Onset.
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