Cleaning used cpap question

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:19 pm

I just borrowed a apap to verrify my setting. The morning after I first used
it I started coughing up a lot of stuff kind of like I had an upper respitory
infection or an aleric reaction. I haven't had anything like this in over 2 years so think it's from this old cpap. I did wash the filter but I think this
must have a lot of dust or bacteria internaly. Is there any way to clean one
of these internaly without opening it up. This has made me a little scared
of used equipment.

alnhwrd · Post by **alnhwrd** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:12 pm

Most are sealed units and can't/shouldn't be opened up. I would let it run all day, wash and dry all external parts, and see if that took care of it.

RipVW · Post by **RipVW** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:40 pm

Woody, here are a couple of links to discussions of cleaning suggestions:
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