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by SluggerBaloney
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?
Replies: 10
Views: 7088

Re: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?

I know a guy who knows a guy who could send you directions on getting that rig to have coffee ready when you wake up. Well the coffee mug warmer already has a timer control on it so I could wire that to the GPIO pins on a Rasberry PI and when it detects a voltage drop from the timer ending it can c...
by SluggerBaloney
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?
Replies: 10
Views: 7088

Re: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?

The main draw back (for some people) was the fact that there was no way to really control the hose air temp and a lot of people simply didn't like the warmth. No ability to fine tune the hose air temp. I was thinking about that, if it is an issue I will wire in a rheostat to give me temp control ov...
by SluggerBaloney
Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?
Replies: 10
Views: 7088

Re: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?

Did you read the reviews? It has a 30-day warranty. The reviews of the standalone heated tube all claim to stop rain out so I will try that out. If it works I may try and save even more money wrapping some electrical heating tape around a regular old tube, you can get 6-8 foot lengths of those for ...
by SluggerBaloney
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?
Replies: 10
Views: 7088

Re: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?

Instead of the Rube Goldberg coffee warmer, probably should do this eh? https://www.thecpapshop.com/fisher-paykel-hc150-heated-humidification-system-1 That's the tank I bought. You can buy the tank part for $15, and an $8 coffee mug warmer heats the water to 130 degrees, which is right where the bu...
by SluggerBaloney
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?
Replies: 10
Views: 7088

How to prevent rain out with external humdifier?

I have a Dreamstation and the built in humidifier is to small and always runs out of water I bought an external humidifier tank, one of these https://www.thecpapshop.com/fisher-paykel-hc150-humidification-chamber-reusable-1, and I stuck it on a coffee mug warmer to heat it up. Works great as a humid...