Opening H5i tank to clean it

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jazzer4
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Opening H5i tank to clean it

Post by jazzer4 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:58 am

Apparently the Remed H5i Heated Humidifier Desposable Water Chamber Can Be Opened and Cleaned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scg8Nc9LkRo

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Big S
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Re: Opening H5i tank to clean it

Post by Big S » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:36 am

This is the third style of tank I have seen for the S9. How many are there? Mine has plastic clips on the sides to lock the lid in place and is easy to disassemble and clean.

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Re: Opening H5i tank to clean it

Post by Slartybartfast » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:57 am

The "dishwasher-safe" version of the H5i humidifier chamber is available at our sponsor's site https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... amber.html and is made of stainless steel.

The aluminum tank that comes with the H5i heated humidifier won't last forever. Water, even distilled or deionized water, is not kind to aluminum. Eventually it will begin to oxidize, then pinholes will develop and the tank will leak. That can be avoided by replacing it with the "dishwasher-safe" H5i tank which is made from stainless steel.

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Re: Opening H5i tank to clean it

Post by TOken » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:00 am

jazzer4 wrote:Apparently the Remed H5i Heated Humidifier Desposable Water Chamber Can Be Opened and Cleaned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scg8Nc9LkRo
Good to know... Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Opening H5i tank to clean it

Post by KimberlyM » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:19 am

Thank you! Mine is new right now, but I wondered what I would do when it got older and needed a good cleaning. I saved this to my CPAP folder.

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