Is the climateline hose as flimsy as the slimline hose?

kempo · Post by **kempo** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:13 am

My slimline hose developed a hole next to the cuff after just two weeks of use. It's beginning to turn fall weather and just wonder if I should buy a cover for my patched up slimline or if it would be worth the cost of buying a climateline hose. A hose cover is just 18 bucks including shipping from cpap.com. There was talk of an up grade to add strength to both hoses. Does anyone know?

jmelby · Post by **jmelby** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:14 am

If its only been two weeks, I would think you should be able to return your slimline as defective. I haven't had any trouble with the climateline hose after about 6 months of use now--the hose is light and thin like the slimline, but that is a plus for me. You can always use a standard hose with the S9--just be sure to change the hose setting on the machine if you do.

DreamOn · Post by **DreamOn** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:33 am

After reading about problems that others have had with the ResMed ClimateLine/SlimLine hoses tearing near the cuff, before I started using mine I wrapped that area of the hose with silicone Rescue Tape to reinforce it. I've used the hose for 4 months without any problems.

Uncle_Bob · Post by **Uncle_Bob** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:13 pm

kempo wrote:My slimline hose developed a hole next to the cuff after just two weeks of use. It's beginning to turn fall weather and just wonder if I should buy a cover for my patched up slimline or if it would be worth the cost of buying a climateline hose. A hose cover is just 18 bucks including shipping from cpap.com. There was talk of an up grade to add strength to both hoses. Does anyone know?

I'd say you've done a great job adapting to this therapy and that you deserve to treat yourself to a climate line hose. Then you can rest up knowing that the S9 will handle all the weather changes.

Cindy Lou Who · Post by **Cindy Lou Who** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:57 pm

Yes, the climateline hose is worth the cost. Hubby and I use the same headgear, he will get rainout and I never do. One problem with the climate line is the length. If you need your hose longer than 6 ft. (183cm) you may not be able to get it. The last I heard Resmed didn't make the climate line in longer sizes.
Good Luck and welcome to the forum,
Cindy

Jersey Girl · Post by **Jersey Girl** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:43 pm

My husband has been using his climate line hose now for about 6 months with no tears or leaks. And, he NEVER gets rainout in his hose or mask.

I have an s8 and I do get rainout and so I purchased a fleece hose cover from http://www.padacheek.com. In the winter my husband keeps the bedroom at a cool 60 degrees and so I purchased an Aussie heated hose from Austrailia for those cold nights. It really does the job for me. I don't spend a ton of money on supplies but I do like to be comfortable when I am sleeping. I'll start using my Aussie heated hose in Nov and in April go back to the regular one.

No reason to put up with rainout when there are wonderful items out there like the climate hose to help us along!

Best regards,

Jersey Girl

Uncle_Bob · Post by **Uncle_Bob** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:47 pm

Cindy Lou Who wrote:Yes, the climateline hose is worth the cost. Hubby and I use the same headgear, he will get rainout and I never do. One problem with the climate line is the length. If you need your hose longer than 6 ft. (183cm) you may not be able to get it. The last I heard Resmed didn't make the climate line in longer sizes.
Good Luck and welcome to the forum,
Cindy

Heres the reply i got when i asked Resmed about an 8 foot Climateline hose

Thank you for contacting ResMed Corp.

As of this time, we are not making an 8-foot ClimateLine Tubing. However, I will forward your comments to our product managers and I hope that in the near future we can announce that we have come out with a new ClimateLine tubing in a longer measurement.

Again, thank you for contacting ResMed Corp.

Kind Regards,
Michelle Garcia
Customer Service

kempo · Post by **kempo** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:24 pm

Well, the temperature dip down last night and I forgot to turn the house heater on and the bed room was cold. The slimline hose was cold to touch along with the FX nose pillow. Does the climateline help keep a nose pillow warm?

Jersey Girl · Post by **Jersey Girl** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:26 pm

Dear Kempo,

I don't know the answer to that one because my husband wears a full face mask, not nasal pillows. I use the Aussie heated hose when it is cold and I experience no rain out in the hose or nasal pillows when I use that.

Maybe someone who has a climateline hose and nasal pillows can tell us if they get any rain out in the nasal pillow when the room temperature is cold?

Jersey Girl

sleepydawn · Post by **sleepydawn** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:41 pm

kempo wrote:Well, the temperature dip down last night and I forgot to turn the house heater on and the bed room was cold. The slimline hose was cold to touch along with the FX nose pillow. Does the climateline help keep a nose pillow warm?

It does help keep the pillows warm for me. I don't use a humidifier unless I am sick. IMO, the climateline is worthwhile and a bit sturdier than the slimline. I like the slimline for warm weather because it's so much lighter and I don't have a cold nose when it's warm anyway.

Uncle_Bob · Post by **Uncle_Bob** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:57 am

I received the following prompt reply from Resmed when i inquired about the climate-line hose redesign.

I hope all is well. I just checked on this and the new versions are currently in production. This is just an estimate but I would say they should be on the shelves at the HME / DME’s in no more than a month or two. If you want to email me then I will try to get a starting lot number for you of the improved tubing. I hope this helps.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:31 pm

In a word: YES
Climateline--5 days
I'm taping up the next one

kempo · Post by **kempo** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:50 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:In a word: YES
Climateline--5 days
I'm taping up the next one

Oh no. That's ashame. Well, I ordered one today from cpap.com. The first thing I'll do is wrap F4 tape around where the hose meets the cuff.

Resmed are you reading these post? Why can you not fix this problem?

billbolton · Post by **billbolton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:37 pm

kempo wrote:Why can you not fix this problem?

I bought my S9 in early April... my climateline is doing just fine nearly 6 months later, including going on two international trips during that time.

Its not a problem for everyone.

Cheers,

Bill

kempo · Post by **kempo** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:33 pm

billbolton wrote:
kempo wrote:Why can you not fix this problem?
I bought my S9 in early April... my climateline is doing just fine nearly 6 months later, including going on two international trips during that time.

Its not a problem for everyone.

Cheers,

Bill

I think the slimline and climateline hoses are the only two that get complaints on this forum. So they are inferior in strength compared to other hoses. It's too bad that you and your colleagues at Resmed are doing nothing about it.

Like I said, I'll use F4 tape on the climateline like I did with my slimline.

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