rainout

bratt122 · Post by **bratt122** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:14 am

What can I do to prevent rainout from occurring.I have been on a cpap since March same machine using same tubing and replacement mask.Now I am having this water problem.Please help I have now gotten up four evenings in a row with this problem

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:03 am

See my response in your other posting.

capt · Post by **capt** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:06 am

Here are few things that I have done so far. I set the humidity setting very low. I had my machine on a nightstand that was level with my mattress, so I placed my machine at a lower level. I got a Snuggle Hose cover from cpap.com. You can increase the temperature in the room. My final step in eliminating any possibility of rainout was following the advice of the good people at this forum; I ordered an Aussie Heated Hose from

http://www.sleepzone.com.au/

It should arrive any day now.

_________________

CPAPopedia Keywords Contained In This Post (Click For Definition): hose, cpap.com, rainout

_________________

CPAPopedia Keywords Contained In This Post (Click For Definition): hose, cpap.com, rainout

_________________

CPAPopedia Keywords Contained In This Post (Click For Definition): hose, cpap.com, rainout

tlc95066 · Post by **tlc95066** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:11 am

Hi Bratt122,

The only thing that has helped me is the aussie heated hose. Here is the link to their website http://www.sleepzone.com.au/ They ship pretty fast too, I received mine within 5 days of ordering it.

I had the same problem and it seemed to be because the weather had changed here in CA. Then I added a heated humidifer in to the mix. I was pretty sure I was going to "float away" from all the rain out and now I do not have any problems at all... well that is with rain out.

There are numerous posts on this subject as well, you might want to perform a search on the forum and read up on it. It is interesting that when I spoke to my RT about it, she didn't know what it was. I am not convinced she will tell her other patients about it either.

Hope that helps!
Best,
Teri

SickAndTired · Post by **SickAndTired** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:33 pm

If you are using a non-standard hose length, like the 8' or 10' lengths, the australian electrically heated hose won't help much since they only make them in 6' lengths.

In this situation, your only option is to use a hose cover. There are even some dual layer ones out there that would probably work nearly as well as the electric option.

Unfortunately, I didn't find the longer commercially made covers until after I had already made a dual-layer cover for my 8' foot xPAP hose (with the help of a friend).

Good luck in your "Quest for Dryness"! <grin>

WillSucceed · Post by **WillSucceed** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:40 pm

There are even some dual layer ones out there that would probably work nearly as well as the electric option.

I got a friend of mine who sews to make a cover for me. She used two layers of thin polar fleece with a layer of 3M Thinsulate between. This hose cover weighs almost nothing and insulates like you would not believe. No rain at all, no matter how cold the room and how high the humidity.

She also made a smaller hose cover for the piece of thin tubing that goes from the plenum on the Breeze up to the point where it attaches to the big air hose.

Fortunately for me, she also made a cover for the thin hose on my Swift -the hose that goes from the nose pillows to the main air hose.

These covers insulate so well that I have no rain at all. Worth having made and MUCH cheaper than buying -in total, a couple bucks worth of material.

Keeping your machine lower than your mask (like down on the floor under the bed) can really help as well.

GUEST JDSCHOOLER · Post by **GUEST JDSCHOOLER** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:32 pm

I find that in the summer the ambient humidity is all I need. I don't even use the humidifier in the summer....If you feel you need to have someone sew a sock for your hose out of a fleece fabric...this keeps the tube protected from your airconditions like central AC..This completely eliminates rainout even when I use the humidifier up high. Otherwise you can get a heated hose, or increase the room temp if you can tolerate that.