question for cleaning hose with sensor

Okay I'm going to clean my hose for the first time. I know there are mixed thoughts on whether we need to clean them, but I've been traveling a lot over the past few weeks and I just will feel better about cleaning it out. I also saw a few specks of junk in my humidifier and was worried it would contaminate my hose so I just want to get it all clean.

My question is how you clean a hose with the sensor at the end. I'm sorry if this is a really dumb question, but wouldn't it be bad to submerge the entire hose under the water/vinegar solution if there is a sensor on it? Should I just pour water in the non-sensor end and let it in there for 30 minutes or so before dumping it out?

I tried to search for a thread on this, but couldn't find one so I apologize if I missed it!

Thanks!

The manual states they are ok to submerge, you won't hurt anything.

You have ResMed and apparently they ok it but just so Respironics users know here is their instructions.
Cleaning Instructions: Heated Tubing
Clean the heated tubing before first use and weekly. Heated Tubing is single patient multi-use.
1. Disconnect the heated tubing from the heated humidifier. Refer to the “Disconnecting the Optional Heated
Tubing” section earlier in this manual.
2. Gently wash the heated tubing in a solution of warm water and a mild detergent.
CAUTION: Avoid submerging the Humidifier Connector End of the heated tubing in water.
Note: If the Humidifier Connector End of the tubing does get wet during the cleaning process, be sure to
thoroughly rinse all soap residue from the connector and air dry before the next use.
3. Rinse thoroughly and allow to air dry. Make sure the tubing is dry before use.
4. Inspect the heated tubing for damage or wear (cracking, crazing, tears, punctures, etc.). Discard and replace if
necessary.

Thank you for the replies! I know I have Resmed, but I still tried to avoid getting the sensor wet anyway. My manual said 10 parts water for vinegar so I just submerged the humidifier and hose in that solution for 20 minutes or so and now it is drying out.

I'm kind of on the side who thinks less cleaning is necessary, but after potentially getting my equipment contaminated with foreign germs, I decided getting some vinegar in there couldn't hurt.

OSAdude76 wrote:Thank you for the replies! I know I have Resmed, but I still tried to avoid getting the sensor wet anyway. My manual said 10 parts water for vinegar so I just submerged the humidifier and hose in that solution for 20 minutes or so and now it is drying out.

I'm kind of on the side who thinks less cleaning is necessary, but after potentially getting my equipment contaminated with foreign germs, I decided getting some vinegar in there couldn't hurt.

I can avoid foreign germs, they look strange and speak in languages I don't understand, it's the domestic ones I fear, they look like they belong, and speak English, hiding in plain sight. Jim

Isn't vinegar made by bacteria and molds, eating sugars in perfectly good fruit, and recycling it back to dirt ¿

How can we tell if our cleaning really worked, I don't have a 300X microscope, and my
neighbors cat knocked over the box stored in the garage with all my petri dishes in it and broken them.

Goofproof wrote:

OSAdude76 wrote:Thank you for the replies! I know I have Resmed, but I still tried to avoid getting the sensor wet anyway. My manual said 10 parts water for vinegar so I just submerged the humidifier and hose in that solution for 20 minutes or so and now it is drying out.

I'm kind of on the side who thinks less cleaning is necessary, but after potentially getting my equipment contaminated with foreign germs, I decided getting some vinegar in there couldn't hurt.

I can avoid foreign germs, they look strange and speak in languages I don't understand, it's the domestic ones I fear, they look like they belong, and speak English, hiding in plain sight. Jim

Isn't vinegar made by bacteria and molds, eating sugars in perfectly good fruit, and recycling it back to dirt ¿

How can we tell if our cleaning really worked, I don't have a 300X microscope, and my
neighbors cat knocked over the box stored in the garage with all my petri dishes in it and broken them.

Goofproof it is amazing how a persons brain works.

Cannuck 1 wrote:

Goofproof wrote:

OSAdude76 wrote:Thank you for the replies! I know I have Resmed, but I still tried to avoid getting the sensor wet anyway. My manual said 10 parts water for vinegar so I just submerged the humidifier and hose in that solution for 20 minutes or so and now it is drying out.

I'm kind of on the side who thinks less cleaning is necessary, but after potentially getting my equipment contaminated with foreign germs, I decided getting some vinegar in there couldn't hurt.

I can avoid foreign germs, they look strange and speak in languages I don't understand, it's the domestic ones I fear, they look like they belong, and speak English, hiding in plain sight. Jim

Isn't vinegar made by bacteria and molds, eating sugars in perfectly good fruit, and recycling it back to dirt ¿

How can we tell if our cleaning really worked, I don't have a 300X microscope, and my
neighbors cat knocked over the box stored in the garage with all my petri dishes in it and broken them.

Goofproof it is amazing how a persons brain works.

That seems to be a problem nowdays, more and more of them seem not to function! Jim