Pugsy wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:06 pm

My ResMed machine continues to blow air (after I turn the machine off) at a low level pressure for 30 minutes or so
for the express purpose of drying out the hose.

My Luna G3 does not. I have to turn it on to dry out the hose.

99% of us never (or soo rarely) clean the hoses - nothing but air ever goes thru them at any time. The humidifier leaves the inside of the hose moist after you turn the CPAP off in the morning, which makes it a hospitable environment for bacteria and mold. That's why I clean the inside of the hose ...

Thank you. I run the alcohol cycle in the bedroom while I am elsewhere in the house, so fumes aren't a problem.

I'm sure this topic has been done to death, so I just want to offer a technique I use that I never heard of anyone else mentioning: Once a week, instead of washing out the tubing with anti-bacterial scrub soap (as I did for quite a while), now I fill the tank about 1/3 full with isopropyl alcohol, s...