Well, I learned a lesson...

MissAmethyst2U · Post by **MissAmethyst2U** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:38 pm

NEVER NEVER forget to turn off your heated humidifier So like Tues night I filled up my clean humidifier and all slept great. Wed afternoon decided I was gonna take a nap cause I knew I was going out Wed night.

Well apparentely I had left my humidifier on all day from the night before. Well, I just layed down and was like well the water is already warm I will just use that (I have used the water in there twice before (Like from sleeping at night and then for a nap during the day) but never with leaving the HH on all day) so I wake up from my nap and dump the water and wash it out and all go out Wed night.

I come home this morning put water in my humidifier and turn it on and did a few things on the computer and went to go to sleep (Yeah, I was out all night Wed night so I was just going to bed) I put on my NAII and turned on the machine and OMG the NASTIEST SMELL EVER! EWWWWWW!!!

Apparentely from leaving the HH on it got a really gross moldy mildewy smell in the HH and the hose....

I soaked both and the mask in some vinegar and water and then washed them both good and prob solved but ewww I will never forget that smell!!! Eww!

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Gidgie · Post by **Gidgie** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:36 pm

MissAmethyst........horrid way to learn anything!...........ew!.up the nose.makes me shudder to think......But summer's coming, and I WILL remember!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:06 pm

MissAmethyst2U,
Just curious, do you use distilled water or tap water?

MissAmethyst2U · Post by **MissAmethyst2U** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:57 pm

I use Distilled water, its what I was told to use and that is supposed to be the ONLY thing to use so I was told and what I have heard here...I used spring water ONCE back like months back one time cause I ran out of distilled water...

Amigo · Post by **Amigo** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:08 pm

MissAmethyst2U wrote:NEVER NEVER forget to turn off your heated humidifier

Yuck! Sure makes me glad that my humidifier automatically turns off when my CPAP does.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:29 pm

Gidgie wrote:MissAmethyst........horrid way to learn anything!...........ew!.up the nose.makes me shudder to think......But summer's coming, and I WILL remember!

You, like I are immuned, Ours is comtroled by the machine, Even if we preheat it it shuts off/

MissAmethyst2U · Post by **MissAmethyst2U** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:32 pm

Ya'll are too darn lucky! mine is seperate and a pain in the butt!

Yoga · Post by **Yoga** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:07 pm

What kind of cpap machine and humidifier do you use?

MissAmethyst2U · Post by **MissAmethyst2U** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:18 pm

PB 420s and the HH that goes with it....

Gidgie · Post by **Gidgie** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:24 pm

Goofproof and Gidgie are spoiled....aren't we? Actually I was thinking about summer heat waves keeping any water left in the humidifier warm enough for icky stuff to start growing in.

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