aussie heated hose experience

[Bubsycooks]

Hi All,
Winter is a-comin' and I was wondering what people using the australian heated hose thought of it (I live in the northeast in one of those horrible apartments where the heat comes on and cooks you then shuts off and lets you freeze !!!!). I heard it can take 2 months to get one of those hoses, so thought I should find out what people thought early in the season (with oil prices as they are... I might just turn down me thermostat).

[marshaeb]

Take a look at "Repti Cable Hose Query" in our current list of threads, and also be sure to read the additional thread I listed in my reply to "Repti Cable Hose Query.' Looks like some work well, but overenthusiasm disappoints.

I hear you about the coming winter, although you guys usually have a much rougher time than we do (an hour nw of Harrisburg). How bad are your oil prices? I haven't filled my tank yet, but I'm hearing $5/gallon.

Marsha

[crossfit]

I love my heated hose. It works very well. There is now a US distributor so mine took about a week to get, maybe less.

[WearyOne]

I love my heated hose as well. Definitely keeps my nose from getting cold!!

Pam

[ozij]

Ditto.
I've been using it for three years.
For me - low pressure and very cold air in the winter: it needs an additional hose cover as well.
O.

[Bubsycooks]

wow... even a heated hose needs a cover in the winter? Is the heat every too much? is it adjustable?

[ozij]

The heat is not adjustable.
The hose comes with its own, thin cover.

My cpap is rather close to a very cold floor, and the air pulled into it is cold in winter.

O.

[Bubsycooks]

Hi Marsha,
Regarding your the oil prices here in Boston; latest refil was 3.69 for regular unleaded. It's been worse earlier in the summer. I'm just worried about heating these horrible uninsulated apartements here. I'm originally from Canada where homes are PROPERLY insulated and you don't spend precious oil heating the outside air from drafts, single pane windows and the like. Me wife and I were looking for a house to buy (though the market has definately not been rectified in this Newton MA (where the good schools are), and it is appauling how a home in the northeast can have no insulation of the roof. Shingle, wood, then attic. Ridiculous!

[WearyOne]

If the air is too warm in the summer, you could just unplug it and use the hose without the heat. Mine is fine with just the cover that's attached to it. (I'm in Virginia and my machine sits on a shelf about 12 inches off the floor

I did do two extra things with my setup. I found that the slightly heavier end on the heated hose pulled on my mask, and I needed a longer hose. So, I attached a much shorter regular hose (around 2 feet, I think) between my mask and the heated hose, and covered that hose. That solved both of my issues, and the air is definitely still warm enough.

I guess if you wanted the air cooler at certain times of the year, but it was too cold without the hose plugged in, you could attach a regular hose of a couple of feet between your mask and the heated hose and not cover it. That might give a slight reduction in the temp of the air since it would have to go through the unheated/uncovered hose section before reaching your mask.

Pam

[ca_hosehead]

I've had an aussie heated hose for some time and it's great. I ordered it direct from Australia and it didn't take that long to get here, maybe a couple of weeks. I live in a dry climate so humidification is important for me and rainout was a big problem. The aussie hose handled rainout completely.

[rested gal]

I've had an aussie heated hose for some time and it's great. I ordered it direct from Australia and it didn't take that long to get here, maybe a couple of weeks.

Ditto. Took about 10 days for mine to get to me in Tennessee.

LINKS to discussions about the Aussie heated hose - to prevent rainout
viewtopic.php?t=5305

[Bubsycooks]

Ordered my hose today... looking forward to less rain this season
thanks guys.

[RosemaryB]

I love the Aussie hose but found that I don't need it in the summer. I use a regular hose in the summer to preserve the Aussie hose for longer. I do need a hose cover in the summer, though.

I used to sleep with my house at a temperature of 55 degrees. I love it cool and with lots of blankets. When I got my cpap I turned it way up to about 70 degrees which is too hot and costs a lot of money. Along with the Aussie hose I was able to control rainout. I think that this winter I'm going to experiment with using the Aussie hose but with an extra hose cover and perhaps move my bed/machine to a place where the intake air is warmer. I may also put my hose under the blankets with me. This may allow me to save on heating costs.