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by handyguy
Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie would like to hear success stories, please.
Replies: 772
Views: 4594534

Success

After ten years of cpap use, I still sleep through the night comfortably.
by handyguy
Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:54 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: camping?
Replies: 8
Views: 4286

Re: camping?

If it can be recharged from only a wall outlet, he could use a small inverter that operates from the car battery to produce AC for the charger. Depending on the current draw, there may be enough capacity in the car battery to work just fine.
by handyguy
Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I'm starting to feel much better! (not so tired!)
Replies: 12
Views: 5745

Re: I'm starting to feel much better! (not so tired!)

I'm glad to hear of your good news. I have only been on this for two months. I can tell you, for sure, you are going to continue to feel better and better. Don't give in to the temptation to nap or not use your machine. It will become easier to live with it as you progress.
by handyguy
Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Use fine filters!
Replies: 36
Views: 10970

Re: Use fine filters!

I guess I am lucky that my supplier here in Florida sends me filters and mask seal parts on a bi-monthly basis to keep my machine's performanc satisfactory. However, I have thought about making an adapter from the back of the machine that would increase the filter area that would allow a finer filte...
by handyguy
Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cm H2O is Displacement, Not Pressure
Replies: 25
Views: 6160

Re: cm H2O is Displacement, Not Pressure

In industrial process control instrumentation inches of water is used as a measure of the amount of pressure it takes to form a bubble at the end of a tube immersed in a container of water. For example if a tube were inserted in the bottom of a tank, one could determine how deep the water was by app...
by handyguy
Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie would like to hear success stories, please.
Replies: 772
Views: 4594534

Re: Newbie would like to hear success stories, please.

As a new user, I have only had the ResMed S-9 auto for 42 days and have been using for 7 to 8 hours each night. Since starting, I have not been snoring and my data shows that I have gone from as many as 73 events/hour to .83/hour. I feel well rested and am not sleepy in the afternoon or early evenin...