Moisture in air hose

billionzz · Post by **billionzz** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:01 pm

I have a question that I meant to ask a while back but never got around to it.

When I used the Hybrid mask I didn't get a lot of moisture in my mask and hose like I do using the 431.

Can someone tell me if it is normal to have water droplets in your hose when using the 431?

Thanks,
Bill

inacpapfog · Post by **inacpapfog** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:08 pm

Well, if you don't use a hose cover (or the Aussie heated hose,) I would say moisture in the hose (often called "rainout") is very common.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:24 pm

Perhaps the Hybrid's much greater air flow out the exhaust vents kept that mask drier inside than what you're experiencing now using a mask with a more usual vent rate.

As inacpapfog said, "rainout" inside a hose is pretty common. A hose cover sometimes is all it takes to prevent that. I use the Aussie heated hose.

billionzz · Post by **billionzz** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:51 pm

Is the hose that you call the Aussie hose the heated hose at sleepzone.com?

Is there anyway to get insurance to cover the hose.

Thanks,
Bill

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:36 pm

The Aussie heated hose is from

http://www.sleepzone.com.au/

Don't forget the au at the end - its an Australian site.

I also use it.

O.

Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:18 pm

Insurance does not cover the heated hose, normally.

JP · Post by JP » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:01 pm

Can I ask all you victims of rainout a question? How cold does your bedroom have to be before it happens to you? I haven't had it happen yet in two weeks (knock wood) with my H3i set to 4 out of 6 and the thermostat set for 66 at night.

I'm thinking either I'm on a run of luck due to play out, or y'all are sleeping with the windows open or something.

tohosa · Post by **tohosa** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:20 am

JP wrote:Can I ask all you victims of rainout a question? How cold does your bedroom have to be before it happens to you? I haven't had it happen yet in two weeks (knock wood) with my H3i set to 4 out of 6 and the thermostat set for 66 at night.

I'm thinking either I'm on a run of luck due to play out, or y'all are sleeping with the windows open or something.

My bedroom hasn't been below 65 since I started CPAP. I live in a mild and humid climate. My mask would get very wet inside and I'd be blowing drops out the exhaust vent, but the hose was wet only 3-4" from the mask connection, so it looked like the water was condensation from exhalations. I covered my hose, and that made no difference in the wet mask, so I crocheted a little sweater for my mask, and now it stays dry even though I run my humidifier at 5 out of 5.