New Machine, Funny Smell.....???????

[jaye8898]

Hi all.......haven't been on here in quite a while! Yesterday I took delivery of my new (all mine not a rental) machine, which was not without it's challenges. My tech decided to ignore my requests for the machine I wanted and ordered the same one as the rental (System One AutoSet). Not a bad machine but not what I asked for! She also did not bother with the heated hose I requested. I had to finally request a change in techs or I would take my business elsewhere. This was also after she claimed my data card was "bad" the month before so they could get another month of rental out of Medicaid. The card was fine, I downloaded it to SleepyHead at home with no problem but of course, that data was not acceptable. I filed a complaint with Medicaid and they said they would "investigate" my complaint. Ok, fast forward to my first night with the new machine. Much to my surprise I'm much more comfortable with it than I was with the SystemOne. I have no idea why but my chest did not hurt in the morning. The settings are in the same range so go figure but I'm very happy about it not that I was complaining about the old machine. However, there is a weird smell coming from the machine. It smells like when my mom would iron with starch when I was a kid......if you know what I mean. I can't smell it with my mask on but my bedroom smells strongly of it. There was water in the humdifier ...it did not dry out since I only had it set at 1 and I was not using the heated hose. Questions: What is that smell about? Should I be concerned or will it go away? I was given a "slimline" hose for the machine. What is the difference between that and the regular size hose? Does this machine not have the fine filters like the SystemOne has? I could not find anything on that in the manual. One thing the machine does is keep the blower on to cool down the humidifier after you finish therapy. The manual says to unplug the power source if yoou don't want it to do that . Will unplugging the power affect data being collected? Is it better to just let it blow? Finally, the tech locked up all the controls except for a couple of things like the humidity adjustment but I cracked that rather quickly. Where can I find the clinician's manual and the ResMed software? My avg AHI is at 1.3 and 98% compliance..don't know what happened to the other 2% since I always use my AutoPap..even for naps! TY AND SORRY for the long post!!! My

[archangle]

Your breathing problems are caused by a lack of paragraphs.

Glad you got the machine you wanted. The S9 AutoSet is a good machine, although the PRS1 Auto is good, too.

I and many others find the S9 machines seem "gentler" than the PRS1 machines.

The S9 machines have just one filter, not a separate gray and a white one like the PRS1 machine. You can get either a regular or a "hypoalergenic" filter. Replace them every 6 months or when they get dirty. I'm not that convinced the hypo version makes much difference. The filter is there to protect the machine from dust, not you. You breath the unfiltered air 16 hours a day anyway.

The slimline hose is just for "comfort" because it's smaller. You do need the machine to be set to the correct hose type, but even without that, it probably doesn't make a lot of difference.

You can find the "setup manuals" on apneaboard.com.

I wouldn't worry about the blower running for cool down. Just let it run.

As for the smell, there is a heating element in the humidifier. How bad is the smell? Does it seem like a normal amount of smell for such a thing? Take the water tank out so you don't spill water into the machine and see if you can figure out what part of the machine it's coming from. Don't forget to check the power supply brick as well.

[squid13]

I notice you've got this same question in this thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=98792&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

[Tatooed Lady]

thank you squid...I thought I was seeing things.

[jaye8898]

I notice you've got this same question in this thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=98792&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

How odd! I did not realize it was in twice until just now.....don't know how that happened!