Cleaning Silicone Cushions (Poll)

[Drowsy Dancer]

Since I noticed you are using a PR System One machine and also a SoClean machine to insure germ-free equipment, I'll bet you don't know about the two silicone port gaskets inside the humidifier housing that need to be cleaned from time to time. To find them look under the hatch lid and then at the back of the space where the tank sits - you've obviously taken out the tank at this point. Almost nobody cleans those two small gaskets and they are also in the direct airflow path. Both gaskets pop off and are easy to clean and replace... I don't clean them every day, however once a month when my hose gets a Control III bath, I pop those in the solution for a half an hour.

First I want to say I had no idea these gaskets could be removed and cleaned, so thank you so much for posting this! I go through a full tank each night (I use a FFM) and every once in a while I'd look at the gaskets when I took the tank out and be pretty grossed out at how steamed up they were.

Second, having just now gone and cleaned them, I want to let everyone with a PR System One know that you can also get that third gasket out, the one that slips over the plastic tube connecting to the blower. That whole plastic tube assembly at the back of the humidifier slides forward and out. Then you can pull that last gasket off and wash and disinfect them all.

Whoa. Now I have a new project.

[charles2859]

I use SoClean2, hand soap and an ultrasound cleaner from Harbor Freight.