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by watergauge
Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP machine for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 2588

Re: CPAP machine for sale

I posted it on Kijiji. One inquiry already.
Cheers,
WG
by watergauge
Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP machine for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 2588

Re: CPAP machine for sale

sleeplessinaz wrote:You'd be better to donate it ans take the tax deduction. A twelve year old machine is not going to net you much money.
Not used 12 years... 12,000 hours is about 4.7 years at 7 hours per night of zzzzz's. However, point taken!
Cheers,
WG
by watergauge
Sun Apr 06, 2014 1:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP machine for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 2588

Re: CPAP machine for sale

Julie wrote:Have you tried your local Kijiji?
Not yet. Good idea. I looked into Craigslist but recall seeing a "medical equipment ban" (like eBay), but will check again. Thanks for the suggestion.
Cheers,
WG
by watergauge
Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP machine for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 2588

CPAP machine for sale

Hi, all, I no longer need this machine. It was a back-up, but now I have a new one (my third, thus my 2nd one is now back-up.) So... FOR SALE or for charitable donation Make: Fisher Paykel Model: HC200 , about the year 2002 Type: standard CPAP m/c with integral heated humidifier (model HC345 ) Condi...
by watergauge
Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: For the CPAP manufacturers – a few suggestions
Replies: 57
Views: 10132

Re: For the CPAP manufacturers – a few suggestions

As an engineer, I am impressed by this discussion! I'm used to the normal exhalation noise (mask port), but not when it hits the bed sheet or pillow, but would still like to hear it less (could it exhaust further from the head?) I do not experience machine fan noise coming up the air tube, but there...
by watergauge
Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Advice needed on spare CPAP machine
Replies: 10
Views: 1710

Re: Advice needed on spare CPAP machine

Thanks for all the comments, much appreciated. I was not sure if one was allowed to post a "for sale" on this forum (some don't allow it), so that's why, as a newbie here, I asked for comments first. Anyway, here we go... FOR SALE or for charitable donation Make: Fisher Paykel Model: HC200, about th...
by watergauge
Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Advice needed on spare CPAP machine
Replies: 10
Views: 1710

Advice needed on spare CPAP machine

Hi, All, I'm new here... but not to CPAP use, have used one for 10 years, or so. However, I'd would appreciate some advice. I'm on my third CPAP machine and, of course, I keep my second machine as a back-up (both digitally programmed and controlled.) That leaves the first machine. It's an older anal...
by watergauge
Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I down to 4 CFM, no what?
Replies: 18
Views: 4664

Re: I down to 4 CFM, no what?

I've been lowering my pressure from 6 to 5 then last night to 4. (snip) FYI, it's not "CFM", the units are "centimeters water gauge", written "cm w.g." CFM (cubic feet per minute) is a flow measurement, a dependent variable, not a set-point. The CPAP machine is set for "cm w.g.", a pressure target,...
by watergauge
Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Twenty years on cpap and now at 19 setting and problems
Replies: 16
Views: 2513

Re: Twenty years on cpap and now at 19 setting and problems

Sorry to hear about this, my condolences. FWIW, I run straight CPAP at 9 cm and have minimal or no mask sealing problems. However, for years I have liberally applied a face or skin cream around my nose, over the bridge and under my nostrils each evening, not rubbed in. I contend that it helps the se...
by watergauge
Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Humidifer & cleaning
Replies: 8
Views: 1232

Re: Humidifer & cleaning

I've used a CPAP machine for over 10 years with no mold problems (with distilled water in humidifier, of course). I wash the mask, hose and reservoir weekly in warm soapy water, then rinse it all well. Drain out the hose and mask and dry it off by running it on the machine for a few minutes... actua...
by watergauge
Sat Mar 29, 2014 3:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Pressure at Higher Altitude
Replies: 7
Views: 1895

Re: Pressure at Higher Altitude

The CPAP unit produces a regulated differential pressure (DP) from ambient atmospheric pressure, a so-called "gauge" pressure, up to the machine design limit. The level of therapy is provided by this DP, not the absolute pressure.
Cheers,
WG