Low leak rate the worse I feel

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raggedykat
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Low leak rate the worse I feel

Post by raggedykat » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:44 am

Why would I feel worse when my leak rates are at the lowest? My leak rate last night was .10 and I feel awful today. When it is over .40 I feel great. Is there something I should be changing on my settings? I am set on 11.2 with EPR of 1.
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OCNorsk
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Re: Low leak rate the worse I feel

Post by OCNorsk » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:15 am

I find the same correlation. I don't have detailed numbers on my machine, but I read on here somewhere that there is a inherent leak rate with certain equipment at which it functions best. Once I let that number go, I felt a lot better.
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