Distilled water supply for travellers - newbie

[socks349]

Was going to research this but am running out of time before my trip next week. My new machine will be coming along but I think it's going to be a problem going overseas and looking for distilled water on a busy schedule - anyone know of convenient smaller containers of distilled H2O for travel - would be great if I could get in my carry-on since I travel light (at least I used to before the CPAP arrived...). My sleep therapist's answer was to dump the humidifier but should I be reluctant?

[yardbird]

you won't get a container of water through the airport check-in.

Use the best water available wherever you arrive and dump and clean your humidifier as often as possible.

Distilled water is ideal, but I've gone weeks on tap water with no issues. Just be a little more vigilant about cleaning.

[SleepyInIndy]

Don't sweat it. While distilled is the best, a few days using regular drinking water won't hurt. The best thing would be to drain the water chamber every morning and allow it to dry. I have done this several times and my tank shows no extra wear or buildup. Now if your trip is for several months, I might rethink my position.

John

[plr66]

I agree completely with the responses you've gotten so far. Do not worry about it, much less attempt to carry water in your luggage!! I used a well-known brand of bottled water for 15 days overseas. Absolutely no problem. Humidifier clean as a whistle, and still like brand new...no residue or minerals. I never washed the tank while traveling, just emptied thoroughly and stuffed a kleenex in the ports when packing it, so not even a single drop would harm the machine in its case. The big deal is to not forget to dump the water and drain well before packing the xpap. (BTW, I do always use distilled water at home).

[carbonman]

- anyone know of convenient smaller containers of distilled H2O for travel - would be great if I could get in my carry-on since I travel light (at least I used to before the CPAP arrived...).

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[kopoloff]

I have been using tapwater only for 6 months. The tank is clean and shiny as the day I unwrapped it. The key is to ensure that it doesn't run dry during the night (so the solids are always in suspension rather than being deposited) dumping and rinsing daily, and a regular soak with vinegar.

A few nights on the road using tapwater should be absolutely no problem

K