Broken S9 APAP! Now what?

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roubai
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Re: Broken S9 APAP! Now what?

Post by roubai » Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:33 pm

grayghost4 wrote:All hoses have the same diameter ends on them .... some heated hoses have to be turned end for end to connect them to the cpap machine.
I'll look for it tomorrow and see. In the morning I'll check in with my ENT and Apria, and then, if needed, I'll get in touch with a certain forum member who messaged me. And/or I'll look into Second Wind.

Thanks, everyone.

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Re: Broken S9 APAP! Now what?

Post by metsfan302 » Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:02 am

grayghost4 wrote:
roubai wrote:Hi, everyone---

Right now I'm wondering if I'll have to skip seeing my family over the holidays. I know some people are pretty casual about their XPAP usage, but I'm not willing to go 14 days without using mine.

Don't do that ...I have a machine you can use until insurance get you a new one.
We have a great group here, I would also but no longer have extra machines

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Re: Broken S9 APAP! Now what?

Post by archangle » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:57 pm

Just a little thing for people to remember.

If you drop your CPAP machine on the floor, be sure to pick it up with the blower end up so that water will drain back towards the humidifier. And so that you don't slosh any water into the blower unit if it hasn't already gotten there.

Picture it in your mind ahead of time, and figure out how you're going to react if it happens.

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Re: Broken S9 APAP! Now what?

Post by roubai » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:51 pm

archangle wrote:Just a little thing for people to remember.

If you drop your CPAP machine on the floor, be sure to pick it up with the blower end up so that water will drain back towards the humidifier. And so that you don't slosh any water into the blower unit if it hasn't already gotten there.

Picture it in your mind ahead of time, and figure out how you're going to react if it happens.
Good tip, thank you!

An Apria tech looked at my machine this morning and tested it. It's still functional. I'm going to fill in the crack (which is on a non-critical area, apparently) with Sugru, and then hopefully get it replaced in January after my new sleep study.

Thanks for your help, everyone--especially people who PM'd me with offers of loaners and other help! I really appreciate it.

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Re: Broken S9 APAP! Now what?

Post by grayghost4 » Tue Dec 08, 2015 1:20 pm

I have used this to repair cracked housings.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QU5 ... ge_o01_s00
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