Trying to order Heated Hose--have ?

Born Tired · Post by **Born Tired** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:32 pm

I went to order a heated hose from Sleepzone. I clicked on the button to order the SZ4 which said it was for Respironics Remstar Autos (for orders from USA), but when I viewed my shopping cart it gave the price of $89 then added "$16 for Express Handling (within Australia)". It never gave an option to delete the Express Handling. It may automatically eliminate the extra charge, but I don't want to "confirm" my credit card for the higher amount.

Did this extra appear for any of you and then just automatically go away when you finished the order? I emailed them this AM but haven't heard back, and I want to get this thing soon. Having lots of rainout.

Thanks,
Esther
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Jere · Post by **Jere** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:04 pm

Not to worry. After your order is confirmed you will receive an e-mail confirming the total price (including shipping) of US$89. These people are terrific - they called me just because my e-mail bounced.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:45 pm

What he (Jere) said.

Born Tired · Post by **Born Tired** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:20 am

Thanks guys!
Esther
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sleepyred · Post by **sleepyred** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:22 am

I'm new here - but what does a heated hose do? Just learning and curious!

I have a heated humidifier with my cpap.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:54 am

Sleepyred:
it's a hose. And it gets warm. Is that what you wanted to know?

OK, you probably (?) want to know more. If you were to turn your heated humidifier up high enough, or cool your room down enough, you'd experience "rain out". That is, you'd have water condensing out of the air stream in you hose and mask. If you have never experienced this you are lucky, because it is rather unpleasant to wake up thinking you are drowning! (Take my word for it.)

The reason for the condensation is that cooler air cannot hold as much moisture. This is the same thing that happens to a cold glass on a warm, humid summer's day. The long trip down the 6' hose can let the airstream cool enough for water to start condensing on the inside of the tube.

The ultimate solution is to use a heated hose. This maintains the warm temperature of the air, allowing it to retain the humidity level. Wonderful!

tlc95066 · Post by **tlc95066** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:57 am

Bill.... you such a smarty pants!
Teri

sleepyred · Post by **sleepyred** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:07 pm

Thanks Bill - I thought a rain out was a cancelled baseball game!

But seriously - thanks for the explaination - and yes, I wake up with the water in my mask.

What is a good internet source for the hose or will the cover work as well?

jcobb607 · Post by **jcobb607** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:26 pm

Sleepyred,

I am no expert by any means, but from everything that I have read, the cover up wraps will not work as well. I "think" I read somewhere on here that someone used 2 cover ups and it worked OK, but seems like they reported it was very difficult to get the second cover up on. Hope this helps. Maybe someone with more experience will chime in on this one....

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:17 pm

jcobb607 wrote:Sleepyred,

I am no expert by any means, but from everything that I have read, the cover up wraps will not work as well. I "think" I read somewhere on here that someone used 2 cover ups and it worked OK, but seems like they reported it was very difficult to get the second cover up on. Hope this helps. Maybe someone with more experience will chime in on this one....

I use TWO hose wraps WITH the heated hose. Maybe I was the person you are refering to?

I find that here in the soggy and cold Northwest, if I only use the stock thin cover that comes with the heated hose, I can still get some rainout in the MASK with masks that have long lead-in tubes. I suppose I could wrap the inlet tube or something, but for me I slip an EXTRA hose cozy over the heated hose cover, and that seems to stop ALL rainout under even the worse conditions, throughout the ENTIRE system. ...and life is good.....

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:32 pm

Hi sleepyred,

Use the search function (located at the top of this page) for lots of the information you seek.

Click on the following link to get to the SleepZone website:

SleepZone Heated CPAP Tube

Click on the following link for a thread containing info about it (3 pages worth!!!):

Heated Hose Question

Mask

Additional Comments: Aussie Heated hose for rain out/PapCap Headgear and chin strap