Respironics 1014248 BiPAP ST w/ Smartcard & Heated Humidifie

Respironics Legacy Series BIPAP ST w/ Heated Humidifier and Encore Pro Smartcard - Model: 1014248
(mint condition, 8.7 hrs of use)
-power supply
-card
-carry bag
-tube
-extra filter
-three extra flapper valves with funnel and cover kit
-blue Philips Comfortgel nasal mask with headgear
-Instruction manuals to the bipap, the humidifier, and the mask

Everything is in such excellent condition that you can't even tell it has ever been used... well because it has only been used for a little over 8 hours

I was diagnosed with Central Sleep Apnea. The second sleep study I did was done with a cpap and a bipap at different settings. I was told that a bipap slightly reduced the amount of apneas. Therefore I was sent the aforementioned machine from Respironics. When I got it I set it up and tried it when I went to bed. Every time the ramp feature expired I woke up and had to restart the ramp. I finally gave up in the middle of the night and turned it off. I tried to use it again the next night with the exact same outcome. In my first sleep study I have over 260 apneas! The bipap only reduced the number of apneas to the 240's. It just wasn't worth all of the discomfort of the machine for an unnoticeable amount of relief. So the next morning it went back into the box and into the closet.

I know that I am never going to use the machine again, plus I am currently dealing with financial issues related to another medical condition (kidneys). http://www.secondwindcpap.com has offered me $375 for every thing. Due to my financial issues I am trying to get the best deal I can so I figured I would see if anyone here might be interested.

I have pictures of everything including the hours and the model number, but I can't figure out how to post them for the life of me. So if anyone is interested then please let me know and I guess I can email you the pics.

How long ago was that. that machine is at least 6-8 years old if not older. Two major model replacements have come since then, M-series and the newer PS One machines. $375 sounds like a good price if you can get someone to give you that for it. I'd take the offer from secondwind and run.

Krelvin wrote:How long ago was that. that machine is at least 6-8 years old if not older. Two major model replacements have come since then, M-series and the newer PS One machines. $375 sounds like a good price if you can get someone to give you that for it. I'd take the offer from secondwind and run.

Actually Respironics skipped the M series for this particular machine model and the ASV. There are no M series ASV type of machines.
So this Legacy model was manufactured until the model 950 PR S1 models were released...about 2 years ago maybe.
So this particular machine may not be 6 to 8 years old like we might think. It could be 2 or 3 years old depending on when it was actually manufactured and how long it set on a shelf.

(mint condition, 8.7 hrs of use)

Is that User hours or Blower hours? There IS a difference and if that's the number of hours that show on the screen just before starting the machine, then it's User hours. You would need to watch the LCD screen after plugging in the machine to (briefly) see the blower hours (they appear and then disappear before the User hours stay on the screen).

If you're advertising this with only those few hours and the blower hours were actually much higher, you'd be guilty of fraud.


Den

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I received it just a little over 2 1/2 years ago. It was shipped to me directly from Respironics. I submitted all of the info on it to http://www.secondwindcpap.com last night and received an email response this morning.

Good Morning Michael,

Thank you for the interest.

In addtion to this offer, we also cover the cost to ship the device to us,
as outlined below. We are currently offering $375.00 for this setup,
provided the device has under 2000 hours of total use, and includes the
humdifier.

If you decide you would like to move forward with the offer, we can either
reimburse $10.00 towards your shipping costs, or we can arrange to have a
pre-paid UPS label e-mailed to you at no cost to you - you can then print
the label, tape it to the box, and drop the box off at any UPS drop-off
location. In order to create this label for you, we would need your mailing
address for the return address portion of that pre-paid label, to be
included in your email response.

VERY IMPORTANT:
This offer is made with the understanding that the hours stated are
accurate, that the device is in good working order - odor free, smoke free,
the blower/motor is quiet, etc. The device will be returned to you if these
mechanical and cosmetic conditions are not met. Please take the time to
power up your device and run it for approximately 60 seconds to insure no
error messages appear.

Now I agree, it does sound like a good offer to me. I don't know anything about the company though... was wanting to make sure it was a legitimate company before sending it off.

mprince2026 wrote:I received it just a little over 2 1/2 years ago. It was shipped to me directly from Respironics. I submitted all of the info on it to http://www.secondwindcpap.com last night and received an email response this morning.
was wanting to make sure it was a legitimate company before sending it off.

it's legit.

If you're advertising this with only those few hours and the blower hours were actually much higher, you'd be guilty of fraud.

LOL...Fraud?!.... Who is this guy?

it's legit.

Thank you palerider, that's what I was needing to know. I'm probably going to take the offer.

mprince2026 wrote:

If you're advertising this with only those few hours and the blower hours were actually much higher, you'd be guilty of fraud.

LOL...Fraud?!.... Who is this guy?

it's legit.

Thank you palerider, that's what I was needing to know. I'm probably going to take the offer.

Someone who has been around this forum long enough (9+ years) to have seen far too many people selling stuff they don't know anything about and trying to misrepresent items they're trying to sell.

What else do you call "misrepresenting" items for sale?

If you had figured out how to use that machine years ago, you may not have had the kidney problems you're now having.


Den

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mprince2026 wrote:

Someone who has been around this forum long enough (9+ years)

and you expect people to believe that you have been around 9+ years...and you aren't even registered?

If you had figured out how to use that machine years ago, you may not have had the kidney problems you're now having.

Central Sleep Apnea is a neurological disorder... so tell me DIPSHIT, how would the body's kidneys be affected in any way by the brain not sending the electrical impulses down to the lungs to breathe?

Do you even know what Central Sleep Apnea is??? Of course you don't, because you are just some dumb ass "claiming to have been around for 9 years and that you know everything so therefore you are the all mighty protector of the individuals REGISTERED in the forum". For what ever problems you "think" you have, might I suggest a bathtub full of warm water and a nice razor blade By all means, do the world a favor because you are the dumbest fuck I have ever met.

Bye bye now... I'm off to Office Depot to drop off this bipap I just sold

I'm registered. Have been since July 7, 2005. I'm in the list of registered users.

I certainly DO know what Central Apnea is. It may be neurological in nature, but it's still a lack of breathing and oxygen deprivation when sleeping. So, in that regard it's really no different than OSA. And, if people who are diagnosed with it would actually learn to USE their prescribed machines, they might not succumb to the ailments from the lack of oxygen to their systems.

Best of luck to you, pottymouth.


Den

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Wulfman... wrote:

mprince2026 wrote:

Someone who has been around this forum long enough (9+ years)

and you expect people to believe that you have been around 9+ years...and you aren't even registered?

If you had figured out how to use that machine years ago, you may not have had the kidney problems you're now having.

Central Sleep Apnea is a neurological disorder... so tell me DIPSHIT, how would the body's kidneys be affected in any way by the brain not sending the electrical impulses down to the lungs to breathe?

Do you even know what Central Sleep Apnea is??? Of course you don't, because you are just some dumb ass "claiming to have been around for 9 years and that you know everything so therefore you are the all mighty protector of the individuals REGISTERED in the forum". For what ever problems you "think" you have, might I suggest a bathtub full of warm water and a nice razor blade By all means, do the world a favor because you are the dumbest fuck I have ever met.

Bye bye now... I'm off to Office Depot to drop off this bipap I just sold

I'm registered. Have been since July 7, 2005. I'm in the list of registered users.

I certainly DO know what Central Apnea is. It may be neurological in nature, but it's still a lack of breathing and oxygen deprivation when sleeping. So, in that regard it's really no different than OSA. And, if people who are diagnosed with it would actually learn to USE their prescribed machines, they might not succumb to the ailments from the lack of oxygen to their systems.

Best of luck to you, pottymouth.


Den

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Wulfman, was a valued member here before I came here, and has forgot more about XPAP, than you have ever learned about it, he is probably correct in guessing your medical problems maybe be because of your De-Nile to make XPAP treatment work, but then again that as is your attitude and potty mouth shows, pretty well sums it up. Maybe someone can get some good out of your De-Nile. Jim

Wulfman, was a valued member here before I came here, and has forgot more about XPAP, than you have ever learned about it, he is probably correct in guessing your medical problems maybe be because of your De-Nile to make XPAP treatment work, but then again that as is your attitude and potty mouth shows, pretty well sums it up. Maybe someone can get some good out of your De-Nile. Jim

...he is probably correct in guessing your medical problems...

So, as far as I can tell, you are telling me that this..."unknown" individual on a random forum, who himself is a "patient" and not any kind of medical professional, is the person who is correct about my medical conditions. That is what you are clearly trying to insinuate, because that is what you sadly believe.

And that my Neurologist, who ran extensive tests for over a year, and determined that any cpap or bipap machine would have no affect on my condition since my Sleep Apnea was Central Sleep Apnea and my lungs were fine and there was no obstruction in my airway. The actual problem was that the electrical synapses in my brain weren't firing correctly. My Neurologist who finally found the proper treatment I needed, which changed my life so dramatically that I still can't believe it to this day,... he is wrong according to you and ALL the other self-proclaimed experts in the issue of Sleep Apnea.

...he is probably correct in guessing your medical problems...

The saddest part of all this is that you people will follow the advice, or direction, of another forum member instead of consulting your doctor. You trust the people on this forum more than your own doctor, or any doctor. That's NOT good, that's NOT good at all!!!

And because what I just stated is a hard core fact, weather any of you will admit it or not, you will NEVER receive the proper medical treatment that you require, and that you deserve! I jumped into this forum yesterday to get some information about a bipap unit I had from a couple of years ago. The unit has been sitting in my closet because while perusing the proper treatment it was revealed to me that the bipap machine actually does nothing for my condition, but the company who was is in charge of my sleep surveys told my Primary Physician otherwise in order to charge a $7000 machine to my insurance... when it was not even needed. So I continued to search for the correct answers and finally found them once I found the correct doctors to deal with my particular issue.

That is why I am free of my problems and live a much more comfortable life while some of you may be unnecessarily living a life of discomfort. It's because I trust my doctors' advise over the advise of any of the 72096 members of this forum.

Many of you who may be reading this right now are already mumbling comments about how wrong I am and how stupid I am because the people on this forum KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING and they can absolutely be TRUSTED and that any advise they give is as good as gold.

...he is probably correct in guessing your medical problems...

luntatic2026 wrote:rant, rave, froth... I jumped into this forum yesterday to get some information about a bipap unit I had from a couple of years ago. The unit has been sitting in my closet because while perusing the proper treatment it was revealed to me that the bipap machine actually does nothing for my condition, but the company who was is in charge of my sleep surveys told my Primary Physician otherwise in order to charge a $7000 machine to my insurance... when it was not even needed. So I continued to search for the correct answers and finally found them once I found the correct doctors to deal with my particular issue.

That is why I am free of my problems and live a much more comfortable life while some of you may be unnecessarily living a life of discomfort. It's because I trust my doctors' advise over the advise of any of the 72096 members of this forum.

so, in one paragraph, you talk about how your DOCTOR set you up with the wrong machine for your 'condition'.... and then in the next paragraph, you froth about how you "trust (your) doctors' advise[sic]". and in fact, you *didn't* trust your doctors 'advise'[sic] and went off looking for other information.

anybody else sensing the ravings of a nutcase here?

Krelvin wrote: $375 sounds like a good price if you can get someone to give you that for it. I'd take the offer from secondwind and run.

I'd second the secondwind offer.

I also second the point that depriving your organs of O2 will cause damage no matter how it is caused. It also clouds the thought (and memory) process.

So I Second Secondwind. Giddyup...

I am very happy that you found a neurologist that was anle to treat your central sleep apnea. I have yhe se condition and have been struggling with the exact same machine you had for 4 years now. I have had some improvement with the addition of Ambien to my treatment, but I sure wish I had your neurologist to help my find a better solution. May I ask how he was able to treat your central sleep apnea? Thank you!

Sparkly, as you're a newbie, I'd like to help you out - do yourself a favor and start a new thread of your own... this one's been contaminated by an internet troll or worse and you do NOT want his advice... please believe me. There are lots of very experienced and knowledgable people here who will help and get your problems sorted out. Good luck!