CPAP lifespan?

desikitteh · Post by **desikitteh** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:34 am

what is the expected lifespan of a cpap machine?

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:53 am

Most insurances are willing to replace a machine after 2 years. Some after 5. I think most last much longer. Mine is over 2 years old and has never given me a problem(knocking wood ).

Brenda

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:07 am

Warranties usually run for 2 years......3 in Canada (I believe). However, anything made by humans will fail at some point in time and according to Murphy's Laws, at the worst possible time.
I have always advocated a person having a backup/spare machine for the IF or WHEN it may need to be sent in for warranty work or when it finally craters. A month or two can be a LOOOONG time to be without sleeping with our "breathing machines" (aka "life support").

Many of the long-time PAPpers have reported their machines lasting 10 years or longer.......some even have them stashed away as backup machines. At about a year and a half, I ended up sending my original Pro 2 in to have a (slightly annoying) "wheeze" in the C-Flex mechanism fixed, but I had already purchased at least one backup machine by then.

Den

DannyP · Post by **DannyP** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:37 am

My Cpap machine is a Resprinocs M Series and is almost a year old now with no problems yet. My Question is That after two years and you submit a claim for a New Machine ( Even though the one is still working ) will they require you to send in the old Machine ? I thought I would keep it as a back up machine if that is Possible ?

carbonman · Post by **carbonman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:50 am

Wulfman wrote: anything made by humans will fail at some point in time and according to Murphy's Laws, at the worst possible time.

I call it the Law of Dynamic equilibrium, that which is working is constantly seeking to not work.

I have always advocated a person having a backup/spare machine for the IF or WHEN it may need to be sent in for warranty work or when it finally craters.

My new spare machine is in transit, as we speak. It is a good feeling knowing I will have backup.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:21 am

Still have my old Sullivan V stashed in the closet. Got the receipt for it being purchased in '96 and it's still running just fine. Doesn't have the bells and whistles of today's machines, but I can blow 12cmh20 down my airway if my new fangled APAP blows a gasket....LOL.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:29 am

JeffH wrote:Still have my old Sullivan V stashed in the closet. Got the receipt for it being purchased in '96 and it's still running just fine. Doesn't have the bells and whistles of today's machines, but I can blow 12cmh20 down my airway if my new fangled APAP blows a gasket....LOL.

You were actually one of those long-timers I was thinking about when I made that previous remark.

Den

feeling_better · Post by **feeling_better** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:13 pm

bdp522 wrote:Most insurances are willing to replace a machine after 2 years. Some after 5. I think most last much longer. Mine is over 2 years old and has never given me a problem(knocking wood ). Brenda

Does anybody knows Medicare policy on when a machine can be replaced?

How is this period determined? From the date of the last machine purchase, even if it was not under medicare -- for example when one goes from another insurance to Medicare?

BASCONERO · Post by **BASCONERO** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:08 pm

Hello all!! I'm in CPAP since 2004; my first machine was a DEVILBISS 9001; now is from June 2007 that I use a Resmed Auto Cflex/Aflex; in 14 months I used it for almost 35000 hours without any problem!! A very nice and good unit!!

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:44 pm

Replies vary but none address the question.

There is no meaningful answer because there is no way to give a specific answer for an individual case.

If I were a better statistician. I would try to explain the bell shaped curve and normal distribution.

Some will last 5 minutes, some will last for many years and like the energizer bunny, keep on ticking.
In any event, the answer to this question is meaningless to an individual owner.

I have owned 5 machines and have had 2 die on me.

I am sure the mfg have some statistics on MTBF- mean time between failure- but this is meaningless in an individual case.
The great majority of owners should expect 5 or more years., but by then a better model will come along.

But there will never be a shortage of people with answers.

And who does the 911 office call when they have an emergency?

I promise to not post with rume/coke anymore.

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