One More Humidity / tube temp question

[mlsrealty]

So I have switched from a nasal pillow to a nasal mask.....I have always kept humidity set on auto...and for the most part its been fine...although probably could have used a little adjustment.....So when I used the nasal mask, wow, major dry nose, eyes very uncomfortable the next day......it was suggested to me, that it might be best to keep the setting on auto but adjust the tube temp...I did adjust the temp up one degree last night to see what would happen, and it didn't do much...

So the question is, should I just keep adjusting the temp up or should a bite the bullet and start fooling with the humidity settings....

Thank you for any help

Rob

[Pugsy]

If you are experiencing dry anything symptoms you need to adjust the humidity setting.
Changing the hose air temp does nothing to add more moisture....all it does is change the hose air temp.
Hose air temp has nothing to do with humidity except to hopefully prevent condensation from happening in the hose or mask.

[mlsrealty]

Ahh, Got it pugsy….so to be clear, if I start to get some rain out, I should use tube temp to help mitigate that.....also the tube temp I have been using is 82....is there a humidity level that would be best to start at....I mean it goes up to 9, so would starting at 5 be a good idea and go from there.....

[Pugsy]

Warmer air holds more moisture before releasing it in the form of condensation or rain out in the mask or hose than cooler air can hold.
So yes...if condensation happens then more hose air temp is normally the first thing to try.

As far as what setting to start with in terms of humidity...middle of the road at 4 or 5 is always a good place to start.

[mlsrealty]

Thank you pugsy for the help...I know there is a lot of newbie questions that comes in, but I know I greatly appreciate the time that you and other folks take to answer....I mean forums like this is the only place we have to learn and to get help on how to use our machines....