cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

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cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by DougalMcDougal » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:35 pm

wheres the cheapest place to buy replacement cushions for the F&P pilairo nasal pillows mask?

they cost AUD $90 + posting in Australia - seems a bit steep to me so I'm guessing it would be cheaper to buy online from the US?

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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by jencat824 » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:45 pm

May I ask what part of the pillow is malfunctioning? I ask because tears & pinholes are easily filled with super-glue. Sounds kind of dumb, but I've had my Piliaro since August & other than some super-glue, I haven't had to change the cushion.

I don't know if you've checked cpap.com, but below is a link to the replacement cusion.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/pilair ... mask+.html

The pillow material is really fragile, so when super-glueing I either held with one hand, applied super-glue with the other, or put mask on the end of a pencil (eraser end) then glued & held it in place so the mask doesn't glue onto itself, undoing what you are trying to accomplish. PM me if you want to do this and are having trouble.
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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by sylvie » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:50 pm

Every place in the U.S. is the same -- $24.95.
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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by chunkyfrog » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:58 pm

Tegaderm, (if you can find it in OZ) may help on a tear if it is on the weak upper chamber area,
as pictured by the_napster in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=79873&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... &start=210
This was when I decided to not even TRY this mask!

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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by DougalMcDougal » Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:04 pm

thanks for the replies and tips on repiars
- I'm just thinking ahead, nothing wrong with my mask yet but would like a few replacement cushions on standby

what a massive cost differential between us and oz, $25 vs $90 !

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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by DougalMcDougal » Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:28 pm

just bought 3 replacement Pilairo cushions for $74.85 + $35.65 international shipping to Australia (total $110.50) for about the same price I would have paid for 1 cushion in Australia from https://www.cpap.com

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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by sylvie » Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:13 pm

It's funny how we all can turn each other off from a mask. When I read that froggy had to use eyegel every night with the sleepweaver, that is what turned me off from giving it a second go, and comfirming my first experience with it. Jus' sayin'.
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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by BudSky » Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:53 pm

sylvie wrote:Every place in the U.S. is the same -- $24.95.
$20.95 here-
http://www.bestcpapprice.com/Fisher-Pay ... _1085.html

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Re: cheapest place to buy replacement Pilairo nasal cushions?

Post by chunkyfrog » Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:29 pm

With a little sewing (maybe a lot), to make the elan cushion fit my face, I no longer need eye gel;
but I use artificial tear drops every morning, regardless of which mask I use.

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