can you go to high

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can you go to high

Post by Guest » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:46 am

Just a thought. Can you have your humidifyer to high ? I use a heated hose so I don't get any more rain out even on max and I will use all the water in the tank each night. is this to much water going into your lungs or doesn't matter.


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Post by oldgearhead » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:16 am

That would be about 2X the amount I consume. I would suggest you measure the amount you use and ask your doctor.

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Asking your doctor is a good idea....

Post by brasshopper » Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:24 pm

....but as I've pointed out here before, the most water that your air can hold is just a couple percent, and it will displace O2 and N2 in the proportions that they exist in the air - 4 parts of N2 to every part of O2. Unless you are on the bleeding edge of getting enough oxygen, I doubt it will matter.

I can't help thinking that if you are using that much water, you have a mouth or mask leak, though.