Anyone in here usa a Fisher & Paykel HC604 CPAP?

Scuba_Steve · Post by **Scuba_Steve** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:08 pm

This is the Fisher & Paykel model that has the heated hose. My question is this; how warm to the touch does the hose get? When I first received my machine a little over a month ago the hose got noticably warm to the touch. Now I don't feel a thing when I touch it. I am getting a lot of rainout at night lately and My DME is trying to convince me that it's because my room is too cold at night (65 degrees). My room has been the same temperature all along, I think it's because the hose isn't heating like it did before. So if anyone else has this model of CPAP I'd love to hear how warm the hose gets.

Doodeedoo · Post by **Doodeedoo** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:29 pm

Scuba_Steve,

I have been using the F&P HC604 for a bit over 7 month (1550 hours and counting) and honestly I have never felt the hose very warm when touching it. Perhaps only lukewarm.

I keep the setting at 2.5 and that works fine. I tried increasing it to 3 as the winter set but started getting rainout so I went back to 2.5.

At night I keep a room temperature of 65 F.

Regards,

David

cpapqueen · Post by **cpapqueen** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:03 pm

What heater setting do you use??

You could be having a leak or opening your mouth thereby increasing the amount of humidity being produced.

Scuba_Steve · Post by **Scuba_Steve** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:35 pm

I have the heater/humidifier set at 2.5 and the hose heater at 3. I have my hose hanging from over my bed so all the rainout floods right down into my mask. It is so severe that I get enough water to actually break the seal on my mask. Room temperature is set at 65.

Elle · Post by **Elle** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:07 pm

I use that machine but I keep it lower than my bed....set at 2.5. Hose does not feel warm. Not sure if that makes a difference since I have never had water in my mask???

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