Aclaim 2 vs. Breeze vs. Swift

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
Plastic Rhino
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Post by Plastic Rhino » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:00 pm

Rested Gal wrote:

"Incidentally, the way the hose is shown going down the back of the man's head is NOT the way the hose actually lays best. ... I have a hook affixed to the wall behind the head of my bed, for hanging the main air hose up out of the way and preventing the weight of the main hose from pulling."

I have a question. Is there no problem with condensation when you have the hose going up? I guess they call that rain out?

Based on your posts I think I'm going to order a breeze.
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Post by wading thru the muck! » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:13 pm

There could be a problem with rainout if you run the hose up. Also if you run the hose down. If you get rainout it will cause one or both of two problems. It will drip cold water on your face or it will collect water at the low point of the hose and gurgle. The olny way you could have rainout and prevent both of these it to have your nose at the high end of the hose and the humidifier at the low end of the hose. Not easy to do.
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wading thru the muck of the sleep study/DME/Insurance money pit!