CPAP humidifier when low water level

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dream321
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CPAP humidifier when low water level

Post by dream321 » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:07 pm

Sometimes I take a nap in the afternoon when the humidifier water is near the bottom from the last night. Does the humidifier use the water when it's shallow? It doesn't appear to get any lower.

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Re: CPAP humidifier when low water level

Post by LSAT » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:08 pm

dream321 wrote:Sometimes I take a nap in the afternoon when the humidifier water is near the bottom from the last night. Does the humidifier use the water when it's shallow? It doesn't appear to get any lower.
It will run it dry and then keep running.

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Re: CPAP humidifier when low water level

Post by palerider » Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:49 pm

dream321 wrote:Sometimes I take a nap in the afternoon when the humidifier water is near the bottom from the last night. Does the humidifier use the water when it's shallow? It doesn't appear to get any lower.
Yes, it does, it has no way to detect the water level.

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