Tear in tubing

RachelM · Post by **RachelM** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:51 am

What is a good patch for a small tear in clear flexible CPAP tubing?

christinequilts · Post by **christinequilts** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:31 am

I've had really good luck with the white Teflon plumbers tape you wrap the threads with before connecting screw in fittings, like a shower head. Its stretchy and conforms to the weird ups & down of the xPAP tubing very well- I wrap it around a few times, covering about 1/2-3/4" each side of the whole. I also like it because it doesn't have any adhesive- it only sticks to itself, so if it moves, you don't end up with blanket lint stuck to your hose, like you do with electrical tape. If its a larger tear, you may have to resort to duct tape...its suppose to fix anything, isn't?

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:38 am

Black electrical tape would work for the hose, too.

Den

yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:57 am

How are we tearing hoses? I still have my original hose from my first machine and the one that came with my remstar auto. A new 6' hose is what... 10 bucks? I mean... unless you have an attack cat that has a thing for your hoses...

No really... what tears them? I ask because I've not damaged one yet.

RachelM · Post by **RachelM** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:33 pm

Wish I knew how or when the tear happened. It is not on the 6' hose. My CL2 has a short flexible hose as part of the headpiece. It doesn't seem to be of the same quality as my 6' hose.

christinequilts · Post by **christinequilts** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:39 pm

Yardbird-

The only hose I ever had much problem with was the ComfortCurve hose. I think because it was lighter weight material, plus you can't reverse the ends so the end closest the mask gets a lot more wear & tear and after several months I would find a small hole. The first one I blamed on my cat, but when it happened again and there was only 1 hole, not mulitple ones, I let him off the hook. I was still using the original short hose for my F&P HH after 3 years, until this past week when I switched to a machine with a built in HH. Now with the VPAP ASV having a machine specific hose with external sensor tubing, I do plan on getting a back up one as soon a possible so I don't have to go without my machine...because you know when it does have a problem it will be on a weekend or holiday

yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:51 pm

RachelM wrote:Wish I knew how or when the tear happened. It is not on the 6' hose. My CL2 has a short flexible hose as part of the headpiece. It doesn't seem to be of the same quality as my 6' hose.

Thanks! I just got my new CL2 yesterday. I'll keep an eye on that hose. I know which one you mean..... just went upstairs and checked. Yes, I see what you mean. It's like it's thinner material between the spirals on that hose. I'll have to be a bit careful with it until I see exactly how durable it is

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:41 pm

[quote="christinequilts"]I've had really good luck with the white Teflon plumbers tape you wrap the threads with before connecting screw in fittings, like a shower head. Its stretchy and conforms to the weird ups & down of the xPAP tubing very well- I wrap it around a few times, covering about 1/2-3/4" each side of the whole. I also like it because it doesn't have any adhesive- it only sticks to itself, so if it moves, you don't end up with blanket lint stuck to your hose, like you do with electrical tape. If its a larger tear, you may have to resort to duct tape...its suppose to fix anything, isn't?

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:37 pm

[quote="Wulfman"]Black electrical tape would work for the hose, too.

Den

mothra7 · Post by **mothra7** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:49 pm

I've noticed that my Aussie hose is harder to get on both the mask and the machine....I remember someone else noting that the hose ends are a bit narrower than usual. It has developed a tear which is more than 1/2 way down the rubber...I tried electrical tape, but I wasn't successful. Now I use the hose that came with my machine and have a fleece cover on it. I do miss the comfort of the heated hose, though!

Don Fischer of Aussie Hose suggested that I try cutting the rubber below the tear, but that would only leave a small smidgen, so I haven't dared to try it.

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christinequilts · Post by **christinequilts** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:14 pm

Its just in the rubber connector part, not the tube itself? Hose Quick Connectors (forsale at cpap.com) might help, or at least give you something solid to tape/glue/affix to, while making it easier to attach/remove your mask from the hose or hose from the machine. It sounds like maybe these should be a recomended item for Aussie Heated Hose users to prevent problems like yours. I couldn't imagine using any of hose without these, especially after I broke the top of a F&P humidfier container early on, while trying to be careful about removing the hose

mothra7 · Post by **mothra7** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:10 am

Thanks, Christine....I just ordered some quick connectors!

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