CPAP that sat for too long...

You're missing the point - your nose and airways in general are always somewhat moist whether or not you realize it and are the first to acquire (and hold onto) bacteria in any situation, but trying to sterilize or sanitize their environment by doing that to Cpaps is artificial at best and very likely to negatively affect the built-in immune system your nose has that allows you to not be sick 24/7/365. The more you fight nature the harder you're making things, not allowing your system to do its natural job of protecting you against ambient 'bacteria'. No one's suggesting you live in already seriously compromised situations that normally would require Hazmat suits or even just surgical masks that some wear in highly polluted areas, but trying to regulate everyday situations (at least in NA or Europe) is self defeating and may lead to worse consequences than you're trying to avoid. Your machine is fine under normal circumstances, designed as a relatively sealed unit in the sense the innards don't need special attention (they were designed by bioengineers, not 5 yr olds in the mud) and use filters... something you don't apply to your nose when you are otherwise in your home or the street, so you're really making a mountain out of nothing.

Julie wrote:You're missing the point -

Something must be lost in the translation. I think you would do better to reply directly to the OP, trying to help the OP rather than replying to replies you don't understand and derailing the thread.

Thanks to everyone that provided some helpful information, I really appreciate it.

To those that used this thread to have a little fun, thanks for the laughs.

..off to clean my machine and get it ready for the weekend.

sc0ttt wrote:And then after you do the cleaning, you can run the blower with no water in the reservoir for a couple hours to blow out any loose stuff before you wear it.

That's a good idea.
I wonder if you could vacuum the hose out with a shop vac to clean and dry it?

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kong wrote:

Julie wrote:. . . don't fuss about your hose unless you SEE something in it. Most don't bother cleaning it ever, though I suppose if you wanted to do it once under the circumstances, go ahead.

I thought I was the only person who doesn't clean the hoses.

I never cleaned mine.
They told me weekly, but I never did it.
Do you replace the filter every 2 weeks?

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WRX03 wrote:Agree what others have said. Adding, sometimes the blower gets stuck if moisture is inside. You have to disassemble and give it a spin to get them working again. Don't blow the CPAP with a air hose through the intake or exit ports of an assembled unit, it can damage the sensors. (customer did this )

Oh wow! Good to know.
Sounds like something I might have done, blowing it out with my compressor and a blow gun.

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Ok, I have a question.
I have the machine on the floor.
I have a long haired cat, (marked very pretty, BTW,) do you think the machine on the floor is a bad idea?

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Always protect your machine from ingesting dust bunnies, (that breed on the floor)
by at least setting it on a shoe box or pile of books.
Hubby made me a shelf/end table for mine.
Improvise if there is no ready-made solution.

mrbreezeet1 wrote:Ok, I have a question.
I have the machine on the floor.
I have a long haired cat, (marked very pretty, BTW,) do you think the machine on the floor is a bad idea?

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Not as long as you name your machine "Fluffy"! Of course it's a bad idea, you need someone to tell you that, now you're told. Jim

Ok, I'll put it on a box of some sort.
Thank you

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Hello…
I would first change the replaceable parts, and also wash accessible parts of the machine using a lint-free cloth. It is good to be concerned: since the machine’s compressed air is in your lungs every night, you would want it to be as clean as possible.

After getting lax with my CPAP equipment, I experienced miserable, repeated bouts of nonallergic rhinitis. Then, I got serious about washing my masks and tubing with soapy water, and changing all replaceable components (including the CPAP machine’s filters) on schedule. I discard any unused humidifier water, and change the distilled water daily. Being further concerned about ambient air, we bought a room air purifier. And change the central air filter monthly.

This attention has really helped. The rhinitis is reduced to once every few months.