stand alone humidifier question

[nomad]

I've got the ResScan software and card reader on the way along with a couple of new hoses. I also have the HC150 on the way thank to a lot of positive comments on it. I guess if I end up changing everything out, somethings got to happen... right?

[One Tired Puppy]

Such a handy humidifier to have, that F&P HC150. Can be used with any brand/model machine.

Can this humidifier be used with the Sandman Auto HC in place of the integrated humidifier?

Thanks,

Anne

[Hawthorne]

I am sure the HC150 will work fine with the Sandman. It comes with a small hose that attaches to the air outlet on your machine (without the integrated humidifier). The other end of that little hose goes on the HC150. Your main hose then attaches to the other hole on the humidifier and then to your mask as usual.. You're then good to go!

[Krunal]

didi you try 9200DI-H, i was wondering if it worked for you, i wnated to try that one?

[rested gal]

didi you try 9200DI-H, i was wondering if it worked for you, i wnated to try that one?

I've not used that one; but, yes, I think that one would work fine with any cpap/autopap/bipap, too.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... -hose.html

However.... after I posted this, I saw a caution that ozij found, in another thread:
viewtopic/t36204/Devilbiss-9200DIH-Heat ... -Hose.html

I don't know if the same kind of caution against using that stand-alone humidifier with an AUTOpap applies also to any stand-alone humidifier (like the F&P humidifier.)

Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to use either one (the F&P humidifier or the DeVilbiss) with any autopap myself -- regardless of the caution in the DeVilbiss FDA application. But, that's just me. And, as I said, I haven't actually tried the DeVilbiss humidifier, so I don't know if I'd get different results from what I get using the F&P with my autopap.

The DeVilbiss has a much larger surface area for the air to go over, so that might make a difference in how the snore signal was affected, compared to the smaller surface area of the F&P humidifier.

My results have been essentially the same using either the F&P humidifier or the integrated humidifiers for both the older REMstar Auto and the M series Auto, and with a ResMed S7 Vantage autopap. I guess "mileage would vary" for some people.

When the Puritan Bennett 420E autopap first came out (and for several years thereafter) they did not even make an integrated humidifier for that machine. They recommended using the separate F&P humidifier with it. That autopap also processes "snore" signal. Maybe they worked their algorithm to account for use of a separate humidifier, and had the F&P in mind, though. So... your guess is as good as mine.

[ozij]

The DeVilbiss has a much larger surface area for the air to go over, so that might make a difference in how the snore signal was affected, compared to the smaller surface area of the F&P humidifier.

Think of the way shape and volume effect the sound of music instruments. I would hesitate with the DeVilbiss on an autopap - especially if I wanted it to respond to snores.

O.