Repti Cable 15W 11.5 ft v 25W 14.5 foot

[Uncle_Bob]

I have both the 15W and and 25 watt Repti Cables and have slept a few nights which each. I'd just thought I'd share my experience as someone had warned me that the 25W would be way too hot. I have ended up with both as i had ordered the 25W on line before being warned so I also went out and purchased the 15 W version also. So now i have a backup Repti heated hose

Approx the first 6.5 feet of either hose is not heated. I run my cables straight along the hose and between the outer hose and the snuggle hose fleece cover.

With the 15W cable I can heat 5 feet of my 6 foot standard CPAP hose.

With the 25W cable I can heat all 8 feet of my extended CPAP hose with some heated cable left over

I did not get any rainout with either cable with humidity set to 4. Both cables seem to warm up to same temperature. The air is warm and i can see me wanting it to cool it down using a dimmer after winter time.

I have not tried the 15W cable in my 8 foot hose

Photos of both hoses with Repti cables and my preferred setup using an 8 foot heated hose over my headboard.

[harry33]

it would help to tightly tie the hose to your bedhead to stop tugging on the hose in your sleep, allow enough salck for you to roll over in sleep

[YawnGirl]

Super, thanks for posting pics.

[Uncle_Bob]

Just wanted to update this to say the original humidifier settings were with my Quattro mask. With my Swift LT I got a massive rainout last night,I had to dial down to 2.5

[YawnGirl]

Just wanted to update this to say the original humidifier settings were with my Quattro mask. With my Swift LT I got a massive rainout last night,I had to dial down to 2.5

So at 2.5 no rainout with the swift lt? Did you reduce the power on the cord any? I live in a humid environment, but take so many allergy meds I need more humidification. (I can only turn my machine to where it barely comes on to not get rainout.)

[Uncle_Bob]

Just wanted to update this to say the original humidifier settings were with my Quattro mask. With my Swift LT I got a massive rainout last night,I had to dial down to 2.5

So at 2.5 no rainout with the swift lt? Did you reduce the power on the cord any? I live in a humid environment, but take so many allergy meds I need more humidification. (I can only turn my machine to where it barely comes on to not get rainout.)

I managed 3 last night with no rainout. Heat was on set to 71 degrees. I did not reduce the power.

[sronsen]

Unkle_Bob wrote:
With my Swift LT I got a massive rainout last night,I had to dial down to 2.5

With which hose/cable combination? Was the rainout in the hose or the Swift?

I'm using a 25W 14.5 footer inside an unwrapped 6' hose and the mask hose, and in a 60F room with power cut via dimmer to about 50% (12 - 13W?), I haven't gotten any rainout. My max humidification has been set at the half-way point, but I find this to be too humid for my taste. I find a setting of about 1.5 to be comfortable, but that's probably a very personal thing and affected by the type of mask used.

[Uncle_Bob]

Unkle_Bob wrote:
With my Swift LT I got a massive rainout last night,I had to dial down to 2.5

With which hose/cable combination? Was the rainout in the hose or the Swift?

I'm using a 25W 14.5 footer inside an unwrapped 6' hose and the mask hose, and in a 60F room with power cut via dimmer to about 50% (12 - 13W?), I haven't gotten any rainout. My max humidification has been set at the half-way point, but I find this to be too humid for my taste. I find a setting of about 1.5 to be comfortable, but that's probably a very personal thing and affected by the type of mask used.

A pool of water had accumulated in the Swift and poured down my nostrils as i rolled from my side to my back

[sronsen]

uncle_bob wrote:
A pool of water had accumulated in the Swift and poured down my nostrils as i rolled from my side to my back

Definitely not fun!

Most of my rainout had occured in my mask too, which is why I asked about the cable and hose lengths. As I said, with a short hose and a long cable running internally, the cable runs the entire hose length plus the mask hose length almost to the mask plenum. This keeps the mask warm enough to eliminate condensation. If your cable is shorter than your hose, where do you place the heated portion of the cable? It may have a significant effect on mask rainout.

[Uncle_Bob]

uncle_bob wrote:
A pool of water had accumulated in the Swift and poured down my nostrils as i rolled from my side to my back

Definitely not fun!

Most of my rainout had occured in my mask too, which is why I asked about the cable and hose lengths. As I said, with a short hose and a long cable running internally, the cable runs the entire hose length plus the mask hose length almost to the mask plenum. This keeps the mask warm enough to eliminate condensation. If your cable is shorter than your hose, where do you place the heated portion of the cable? It may have a significant effect on mask rainout.

Oh its all fun really
have the end of the cable hanging out a couple of inches from my snuggle hose, I agree i could cover the mask hose too. I can now manage a setting of 3 which is still not keeping my nasals clear. I think i am dealing with an allergy issue in that i get congested and have to remove my Swift about 4 am each morning, i don't think a higher humidity will help. My longer cable is longer than my hose so thats OK, when i was using my shorter cable i had it 6 inches shy at either end.

[sronsen]

uncle_bob wrote:
Oh its all fun really

Each to his own!

I was visited by a little mask rainout last night, mere drops. Seems that it was a bit colder than usual and I had to nudge my dimmer up a hair (literally, and damn hard to do in the middle of the night). I'm still trying to find a setting which prevents all rainout without noticeably raising the air temperature. In my case, a humidifier setting of 1-1/2 is as high as I need (we're using the same humidifier). I may just lock the dimmer setting at its current setting and deal with the rainout by adjusting the humidifier, as it has detents to permit easy resetting.

If a humidifier setting of 3 is still leaving you congested, may I suggest that humidity may not be cure? After not using any supplemental humidification for years, I find that it eliminates the dry, scratchy feeling on my palette. I understand that it's essential for mouth-breathers who get raw throats. I don't sense any change in my nose, although everything I've read suggests that it should help keep my nose healthy. However, I've been using prescription nasal sprays nightly since I started on CPAP. I wouldn't suggest anything I'm using, but I do think that dealing with the congestion issue is something which becomes really important when on CPAP, particularly when using a nasal mask, where severe congestion can lead to the inability to use the machine. I suggest that you discuss this with your primary care physician in the hope of devising a treatment which works for you. Use of a neti pot when things really get stuffed up also helps a lot.