Rainout with Air Sense 10

[gregnga]

I've noticed lately that I have been having an issue with rain out when using my Resmed Air Sense 10. Should I turn the humidifier temperature up or down. I have a heated hose, it occurred to me that maybe it's not working anymore.

[Dog Slobber]

Turn the humidification down.
Turn the the temperature of your hose up.

[Pugsy]

Turning the temperature down on the humidifier will reduce the amount of moisture you will get. You may or may not like that outcome.

Usual recommendation first....simply turn up the temp in the heated hose. Warmer air will hold more moisture and often that is enough to prevent the rain out. If max temp doesn't do the trick then we look at other options.

And yes...it is possible the heated hose has decided to crap out. Get a thermometer (like a digital cooking thermometer) and do the warm up thing on the machine and check hose air temp at the end of the heated hose.

[gregnga]

Turning the temperature down on the humidifier will reduce the amount of moisture you will get. You may or may not like that outcome.

Usual recommendation first....simply turn up the temp in the heated hose. Warmer air will hold more moisture and often that is enough to prevent the rain out. If max temp doesn't do the trick then we look at other options.

And yes...it is possible the heated hose has decided to crap out. Get a thermometer (like a digital cooking thermometer) and do the warm up thing on the machine and check hose air temp at the end of the heated hose.

I am aware of how to adjust the humidifier temperature but how do I adjust the heated hose temperature


THanks

[Pugsy]

Turning the temperature down on the humidifier will reduce the amount of moisture you will get. You may or may not like that outcome.

Usual recommendation first....simply turn up the temp in the heated hose. Warmer air will hold more moisture and often that is enough to prevent the rain out. If max temp doesn't do the trick then we look at other options.

And yes...it is possible the heated hose has decided to crap out. Get a thermometer (like a digital cooking thermometer) and do the warm up thing on the machine and check hose air temp at the end of the heated hose.

I am aware of how to adjust the humidifier temperature but how do I adjust the heated hose temperature


THanks

I think maybe you have to go into the clinical setup menu area and change hose temp to manual most likely if you can't do it from the ordinary screen menu.

It might be set to "auto" for hose temp and setting it to manual should let you change temps to hose air.

Humidity settings and hose air temp settings are independent of each other.
A person can have auto humidity and manual hose air temp...or humidity manual and auto hose air temp....or both manual and auto not be involved.

https://www.respshop.com/manuals/ResMed ... %20her.pdf

I have found that the "auto" hose temp setting doesn't always work so great with higher humidity settings when a person has a rather cool bedroom. So auto hose air temp...sometimes doesn't work so well.

[gregnga]

Turning the temperature down on the humidifier will reduce the amount of moisture you will get. You may or may not like that outcome.

Usual recommendation first....simply turn up the temp in the heated hose. Warmer air will hold more moisture and often that is enough to prevent the rain out. If max temp doesn't do the trick then we look at other options.

And yes...it is possible the heated hose has decided to crap out. Get a thermometer (like a digital cooking thermometer) and do the warm up thing on the machine and check hose air temp at the end of the heated hose.

What would you consider to be typical hose temperature? Mine have been set to AUTO. I am getting ready to change it to MANUAL.

[Pugsy]

What would you consider to be typical hose temperature?

Don't have a "typical" temp. Impossible to know all the variables that affect or might affect temperature wants or needs.
Hose air temp has 2 functions.....prevent condensation in the mask or hose AND be comfortable to the user.
That's it.

The temperature of the air that feels good to me in the winter when my bedroom is quite a bit cooler is way too warm to be comfortable in the summer when my bedroom is warmer. What I would prefer in the summer is a much cooler temp but then I prefer lots of added moisture and if I use the cooler temp that I would prefer then I get rain out in the mask which I don't like. So I compromise and learn to be happy with a bit warmer than I might really want.

Remember whatever temp you select that you also have to factor in the ambient room temp.
There is no air conditioner on these machines....you can't set a temp cooler than the room air temp is to start with.

You will just have to play with it to try to find out what temp prevents your rain out and is comfortable to you.
A lot will depend on your ambient room temp....using air conditioning like Goofproof who wants 66 degrees in his bedroom or like my mom who thinks 76 is too cool??? The cooler your bedroom...the warmer the air will need to be to prevent condensation.

If guessing...since you had rain out when on auto and without knowing your bedroom temps or humidity setting....probably at least 80 degrees.
I would start with max of 86 though and work my way down ....testing for both comfort and rain out prevention.

[Dog Slobber]

Turning the temperature down on the humidifier will reduce the amount of moisture you will get. You may or may not like that outcome.

Usual recommendation first....simply turn up the temp in the heated hose. Warmer air will hold more moisture and often that is enough to prevent the rain out. If max temp doesn't do the trick then we look at other options.

And yes...it is possible the heated hose has decided to crap out. Get a thermometer (like a digital cooking thermometer) and do the warm up thing on the machine and check hose air temp at the end of the heated hose.

What would you consider to be typical hose temperature? Mine have been set to AUTO. I am getting ready to change it to MANUAL.

There is no typical hose temperature.

Everybody's environment (humidity setting, room humidity and temperature) is different. Some people claim they don't the feel of warmer air on their nose, others don't like the feel of cool air.

What works for you, may not work for others.

Set you hose temperature to the highest, then gradually reduce it if uncomfortable while still maintaining no rainout.

-or-

Keep increasing the temperature by a degree or two every night until rainout goes away.

[gregnga]

I usually have the room at 72 degrees and s fan is running as well.