Hose condensation

"Who'll stop the rain?"

Yeah, yet another thread about condensation in the hose and mask...

I wrapped my hose with small cloth towels to see if insulating it would stop the rain. I only had enough towel to cover maybe 2/3 of the hose, but the last 1/3 runs downhill toward the machine so I figured it would be better than nothing. Nope, didn't make a bit of difference. Lowering the machine is a last-resort option, but I may have to rig something up to try it.

And now I have the CCR song stuck in my head.

Even lowering the machine way below the bed may not fix things because of the way the AirSense hose attaches to the machine.
I have had the chance to try to hold the hose totally vertical in an effort to drain the water back into the machine and it simply won't drain well enough to stop the racket. Been there and done that in the middle of the night and not too long ago. Got out of bed because of the racket and held the hose totally straight up in an effort to get the water to drain out and it just wouldn't drain enough. Ended up having to take the hose off and drain it the old fashioned way into a towel to get it out well enough to stop the nose so I could get back to sleep. I had accidentally turned the hose temp down instead of up when I adjusted the humidity upwards a bit.

Using a heated hose is the easiest option. If already using a heated hose at max temp then maybe explore other options.

It used to be in the past that having the machine much lower did help a lot with draining the condensation but I have found that with the ResMed machines and the way the hose attaches....doesn't really do a good job.

Try one or more of the following:

• Turn down the humidity by a a notch. See how you do.
• Increase temperature of heated hose
• If you don't have a heated hose, get one
• Increase ambient temperature of bedroom
• Run hose under blanket
• Get a hose cozy

The hose isn't heated - never thought I'd need that in Florida but we do keep the indoor temp a little cool in the winter. Other than the medical supplier, who probably charges an arm and a leg, where might one buy a heated hose?

Doesn't sound like a hose cosy will work, given that wrapping it cotton towels didn't help.

ResMed ClimateLineAir Heated Hose for your AirSense 10 currently on sale for $29 USD from the forum sponsor.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... ircurve-10

You can buy a heated hose online without a prescription easily.
Try cpap.com, Amazon or EBay for best pricing.
Cpap.com has some specials with promo code right now but I don't remember exactly what they might be or prices.

Just make sure it is compatible with your model ResMed machine. S9 model heated hoses won't work with AirSense/AirCurve 10 model machines.

Check your local craigslist...Here is one in central FL for $19
https://orlando.craigslist.org/hab/d/oc ... 18227.html

Excellent, thanks! I just ordered the one from CPAP.com.

The hose arrived today, very fast shipping!

I haven’t messed with settings or Oscar lately because between several days of allergies and allergy medicine my sleep is nowhere near “normal” anyway.