Cleaning the H5i resevior

[Naznarreb]

Did a search on the site an didn't see anything like this so I thought I'd share. I have a ResMed S9 with the H5i humidifier. The bottom of the humidifier had developed a scunge of some kind and I needed a way to clean it, so I used a trick I learned to clean coffee pots several years ago:

I dumped in a ton salt, maybe a 1/2 cup or so and a just enough water to make a slurry then shook it back and forth. The salt is abrasive and scoured whatever was on the bottom right off. Rinsed very thoroughly in hot water for about 5 mins to get all the salt out and it's looking pretty good!

Hope someone finds this useful.

Any other tips on cleaning the humidifier?

[sol]

Any other tips on cleaning the humidifier?

Solution of one part vinegar to ten parts water. The cleanable water chamber can be taken apart and easier to clean .(someone posted a youtube video how to open the water chamber)
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... amber.html

[SleepyInSeoul]

I recently bought the "cleanable" resevoir, which has the removable top. Mostly I've been able to clean it with a sponge, but a few times I used the vinegar trick and it worked great. I use bottled water, though not distilled, so that maybe the source of the minerals.

[archangle]

If you don't already realize it, even the uncleanable reservoir can be opened with a little effort. Search youtube for a video on how to do it.

[billbolton]

The salt is abrasive and scoured whatever was on the bottom right off.

You can achieve the same result with a lot less mess by using uncooked rice grains

Cheers,

Bill