For less then 100$ you can get a refurbished humidfier somewhere on the internet. :D True, I can get the pin for $1.32 from a canadian electrical supply place and save a bunch of plastic from going into the landfill.... It took me 15 mins to dissassemble the humidifier without instructions the 1st ...

5 yrs in, I just wash the mask that touches my face with a touch of handsoap while I brush my teeth at bedtime.

I was the hose every 6 months or so...

I wash the headband once every 5 yrs, though I plan to do it more often.

http://peterchang1.blogspot.com/2021/03 ... ifier.html

for the 2 pics

rdfry wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:56 pm

My S9 Autoset has almost 30,000 hours and still works like the day I got it with zero hrs

Nice. what's your average pressure?

Can you describe how you opened the H5i to access the pins? Sure, The bottom has a silver coloured plastic piece, It is held on by 4 clips. one clip at each of the 2 back corners. 2 near the front. I'll try to post a pic and point to them... Release each of these clips and the bottom should wiggle ...

rjg202 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:31 pm

I just got an upgrade yesterday, Resmed S9 Escape with a pressure of 9.2 and 25,116 hours. It had no issues other than saying useful motor life exceeded. I got it in Dec 2011, yes I am a procrastinator as I have high deductibles.

Curious, When did it start saying "useful life exceeded"?

I just got an upgrade yesterday, Resmed S9 Escape . . . Not an upgrade IMO. Hope you or your insurance did not pay full new price--for a ten+ year old brick. Those machines, even low hour, are worth about a Ben Franklin, not much more. OK for emergency or travel--Autoset can be tightened up or even...

Julie wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:06 am

Are your assumptions made from actual info, or ?

which assumption are you inferring ?

I am under the assumption that a machine's lifespan is tied to the pressure it is run at....The higher the pressure, the harder the blower has to work. I usually run at 9cmH20, and my machines are both still alive. My Airsense 10 is at around 3300hrs, My refurbed s9 I got around 4000hrs and now it h...

Julie wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:14 pm

10,000+ hrs? Hope you have a back-up, never mind the humidifier.

last line of original post.

I'm ok with the high hours. The time I've owned it, it's been running at 9cmH20.... if it was running at a higher pressure, the blower would have to work harder etc.

I removed the pin from the orange plastic, I couldn't fix the spring, but I crimped the body of the pogo pin a little bit and it sticks out now a bit... Ran last night without any hitches... Does the Thermometer icon stay on the main menu when you have a climateline hose attached? I am looking at ge...

I have a refurb'd resmed s9 autoset from my cpap supplier. I bought it about 3 years ago as a machine to use at our cottage in the summers. It was set to 9cmH20, but just have been fiddling with Sleepyhead software and running it in APAP mode. I got the heated tube error, and bought a new heated tub...