Heated Humidifier Working?

[Jere]

I waited 6 weeks for the heated humidifier that fits on my ResMed Escape 8 (it does look nice). I have used the humidifier two nights and I am not sure that the water is being heated. The water level does decrease significantly. BUT, how warm should the water be? My idiot DMS failed to provide a RT to give me instructions or tell me what to expect and the manual is useless. Anyway, how do I know if the heat is actually working?

THANKS!

[rock and roll]

should be a little light that flashes on and off to indicate it working. It should go through a lot of water in eight hours. Also, if it goes through more water as you turn up the heat, it's safe to assume it's working.

[dsm]

1) If you wake up with the tune "Raindrops keep falling on my head ..." on your mind, then the h/h is surely working - too well - turn it down a little.

2) If the chamber is low or empty next day (as for 1)

3) If you feel the air was good and you got no spray-in-the-face / no gurgling in the tube - then perhaps it worked

4) If the water level doesn't move & the h/h control was set high (fully clockwise) - send it back - it don't work

Cheers

DSM

[4Katie]

1) If you wake up with the tune "Raindrops keep falling on my head ..." on your mind, then the h/h is surely working - too well - turn it down a little.

2) If the chamber is low or empty next day (as for 1)

3) If you feel the air was good and you got no spray-in-the-face / no gurgling in the tube - then perhaps it worked

4) If the water level doesn't move & the h/h control was set high (fully clockwise) - send it back - it don't work

Cheers

DSM

LMAO - I love it! Humidifiers for Dummies!

[Jere]

I took everyone's advice and I am confident the thing is working.

No raindrops (yet), but there is a light fog in the water chamber. I'll keep my out for any tropical systems that may form.

Thanks all!

[Catcher]

Thanks DSM for the list. As a new user who also thought my humidifier wasn't working, I found it useful for finding my problem.