Flexifit 431 trouble

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josh
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Flexifit 431 trouble

Post by josh » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:49 am

Hi,

Has anyone had problems with the 90 degree elbow that attaches to the mask...particularly with the tabs breaking off?

I have gone through 4 or 5 elbows already. The latest one that broke, broke the tabs off such that they fell in my mask while I was asleep...could have choked on them!!

Josh

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Post by Goofproof » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:57 am

Get a 10 foot hose, and don't pull on it. You are putting undue side pressure on the elbow probably. The art lies in correcting what you are doing to it. Jim

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Post by MadDogz » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:31 pm

I haven't had a problem with the elbow breaking, but it has started squeaking every time I move, which causes it to move. I know that doesn't help you, but at least you know someone else is having a problem with the same mask.

Otherwise, I love this mask. I have woken up several times thinking I had taken it off because it was so comfortable.

Terri

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Post by gecko1977a » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:02 pm

MadDogz wrote: Otherwise, I love this mask. I have woken up several times thinking I had taken it off because it was so comfortable.

Terri
I too wake up and am like, is it still on, is my BiPAP working


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