Thank you all for straightening me out about cleaning. You have saved me a bundle of time plus all those gallons of well water I would have wasted.

I also gave my hose a weekly cleaning today as well as washing my mask and water tank. As a newbie, I searched for cleaning instructions. It states that bacteria can build up in hose and tank and they should be cleaned with soap and water on a weekly basis. They recommend the face mask be cleaned d...

I also gave my hose a weekly cleaning today as well as washing my mask and water tank. As a newbie, I searched for cleaning instructions. It states that bacteria can build up in hose and tank and they should be cleaned with soap and water on a weekly basis. They recommend the face mask be cleaned da...

I agree with GM. There are a lot of childish things going on in here and some times it is hard to sort through the BS. Are certain people in here that bored with life that they have to disrupt others who are trying to help people? As cpap is so new to me, I will stick around and wade through it all....

Thank you Pugsy for the links to other posts re rainouts. They were very helpful. I do have a heated hose and just turned it up to 78 F. I have had no rainout for past few nights but I can't really say if it has helped as the night time temps have been fairly warm. Am I correct that rainout is conde...

Thank you for the warning. As a newbie I don't want to digest the wrong info.

First off I want to congratulate the administrators of this form and to thank all those who answer the questions being posted. I have spent a few days reading through the posts and have learned a lot. The gal at my sleep lab was impressed by my educated questions I had for her the other day. I have ...