I had to give up on the Velcro loop part, darn cat likes to chew on Velcro- not a good mix near a hose. Now I use a wide hair rubber band around my hoses & just have to move the clip thingy (like you clip a name badge on) from to another when I switch from ComfortCurve, with its own hose, to another type of mask. The wide rubber band is also nice because it has a little give, but not too much as you move around.OwlCreekObserver wrote:
I use the Velcro loop with the clip on the end that came with my ComfortCurve to secure the hose for whichever mask I'm using. Clipping it to the blanket keeps the hose in place and is usually enough to keep it from pulling the mask away from my face during the night. Making one of these would be fairly simple if this one ever broke.
My other tip is to always have plumbers Teflon tape & electrical tape handy- you never know when you'll need them for a late night repair...and never forget to take them with you when you pack your xPAP (along with a extension cord/surge protection strip & a thingy to convert from 3 prong to a 2 prong, just in case).
I also found these great spouts that attach to just about any plastic bottle to make filling my HH easier- better then any funnel (sorry about the picture quality, all I had handy was my cell phone):
As you can see, they fit a variety of bottles (the green ring thing is an adapter); plus the green curved part works nice to reach my HH since its on the lowest shelf. I bought them at BigLots for $1 originally, but I noticed they were clearancing the ones from garden dept for 50cents, so I picked up a few more for other uses. They also have different colored ones in automotive & sometimes they have them in foods. I use the sprinkler attachment to 'cap' it off during the day- I figure anything that can get in through those small of holes would find a way in anyways