storing the cpap machine

crazyrede · Post by **crazyrede** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:28 am

I'm wondering if any of you have come up with creative ways to store these cpap machines. My husband uses a pretty good size resptronics cpap unit. After about two years' use, it has almost totally ruined our cherry bedside table. And, it makes his side of the bed look a mess during the day!

6PtStar · Post by **6PtStar** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:39 am

Don't think it is very creatative but I take the hose off every morning and hang it to dry. I use a piece of rubber like they use under a throw rug to protect the top of the dresser and my wife made a cloth cover to put over it to keep the dust off and makes it look better. The rubber pad also keeps the machine from sliding around.

Of course the top is already rurned because I have one of the later Resprionics that the humidifier chamber leaked water and kept the top wet.

Jerry

sleeplessinaz · Post by **sleeplessinaz** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:05 pm

The first thing I did was go thru our garage to see if I could find something to set the machine on and place it on the floor instead if my nice wooden nightstand. I found a plastic or plexiglass box shaped thing that we used to use on the OLD time CPU's or computer screens to raise them up on a desk? well--that is a perfect fit for my machine and it raised it up from the floor a few inches too. I take off the hose and the CPAP just sits there next to the bed at the side and it is barely noticeable. I took small rubber peel and stick feet that are usually used on Cabinet doors to keep them from banging ----I placed one on each corner of the CPAP bottom so it sticks and will not slide around on the Plexiglass box.

Just go to Target or Home Depot and walk around looking for something that you could use for this purpose --you never know what you might find!!!

Good Luck!
Carrie

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:44 pm

crazyrede wrote:I'm wondering if any of you have come up with creative ways to store these cpap machines. My husband uses a pretty good size resptronics cpap unit. After about two years' use, it has almost totally ruined our cherry bedside table. And, it makes his side of the bed look a mess during the day!

You don't have your profile filled in (in text), so we don't know what cased the failing night stand finish. The "M"eries didn't exist with it water problems two years ago.

While you lost a nightstand, you have to at least thank the leaking eyesore, for you still have a hubby lying around, for better or worse.

A non-water soliable night stand, would solve the problem, as far as looks, life is worth more. Moving the machine daily is more apt to cause water damage to it, and the bedroom. Let sleeping dogs lie. Jim

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RachelM · Post by **RachelM** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:51 pm

I use a colored plastic stepstool beside my bed, about 12 inches high. No water worries with it.

Needsdecaf · Post by **Needsdecaf** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:11 pm

Am I the only person who keeps it on the floor and shoves it under the bed at night?

Bearded_One · Post by **Bearded_One** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:25 pm

I used to have a large tank shaped RemSTAR that sat on the floor next to my bed.

I keep my CPAP machine in a drawer in my nightstand. I don't bother, but I could put the mask and hose in the drawer and close it. I don't use a humidifier.

When I stay in hotels that have a drawer in the nightstand, I keep my machine in the drawer and put my mask and hose in the drawer during the day.

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:36 pm

I have the tank apap. I keep mine on the floor too. Never have to worry about it falling! I keep in on a little tray and it slides right under the bed when not in use. I just pull out far enough to hit the buttons at night.

Brenda

islander · Post by **islander** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:20 pm

Mine rests in a shallow cake pan on the night stand and I have never had a bit of damage from water spills or leaks. (have not experienced a leak yet, however)

Islander

nightmares · Post by **nightmares** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:36 am

I use a wooden table with magazine rack on the bottom which was purchased from Copperart a few years ago. It was just the right size for my resmed with attached humidifier, but just fits, even if it was a centimetre smaller it definitely wouldn't fit. The magazine rack part has wooden slats on the sides (so the machine gets enough air around it), two holes on either side which I threaded the hose (without the humidifier attached) in one hole, while threading the power cord in the other hole. It has a thin wooden bottom. Its only a few centimetres off the ground. There is no way the machine can fall out, or even move around alot. The top part (the table) comes in handy for putting my glasses and other nick nacks. Perfect.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:02 am

crazyrede wrote:I'm wondering if any of you have come up with creative ways to store these cpap machines. My husband uses a pretty good size resptronics cpap unit. After about two years' use, it has almost totally ruined our cherry bedside table. And, it makes his side of the bed look a mess during the day!

Could you please describe what kind of damage it's done and how?
Two years ago, Respironics came out with their M Series machines that initially had leaking humidifier tanks. If it's water damage you're referring to, there are "new and improved" humidifier tanks available.......I doubt that after this long, the company would pay for your table or replace the tank like they did when the first ones started leaking.

I have an older Respironics machine (pictured in my profile) and have it sitting on a couple of large, thick mouse pads on my night stand. The top of the stand is very slick Formica and without the pads, my CPAP would probably get pulled off during the night.

Den

Babette · Post by **Babette** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:02 am

SleeplessinAZ - GENIUS! As soon as you said it, I could totally see a monitor riser being used that way. PERFECT!!!!

I'm lucky in my machine is small, and knock o wood, hasn't leaked yet. I just stuck it on top of my nightstand and no worries. I did have rainout though, because my "nightstand" is actually one of those tall lingerie chests, and the machine was above my head.

I rearranged so that it's on the other side of the bed, sitting on a lower shelf of the bookshelf that's on that side. Less rainout and so far, not much mess.

One thing you might try - if you really like the positioning on the nightstand, and that's a wooden surface - is to put the machine on top of a tray of some sort, with a lip, to catch any possible leaks. Then make a nice cloth cover you can drape it with during the day, so it's not so icky to look at after you've made your bed.

I have a pretty antique tray that is a wooden base, with butterfly wings arranged on it under a glass cover. It looks pretty, and works for the need.

Oh, another tip: If you are in a motel, and want to set your machine on the floor, take the little plastic tray they give you with the coffee maker, and set the machine on that - you won't have the machine "breathing" in all the fumes from the carpet that way.

Cheers,
Barbara

deglorious · Post by **deglorious** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:24 am

I like the mouse pad solution to keep it from moving. Great idea, Den!

Deglorious

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:04 pm

You could use the glass cooking tray from one of those many dead microwaves headed for the landfill to set the XPAP on, very solid and waterproof. I don't hide mine as I use it every 16 hours. The xpap isn't even close to being the worse looking thing in the bedroom, I am. Jim

Babette · Post by **Babette** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:27 pm

Good idea Jim!

And, WHAT JIM SAID! I'm by far the worst looking thing in MY bedroom!

LOL,
Babs

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