Lysol Disaster

Omne · Post by **Omne** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:14 am

Matthew77 wrote:Okay, so I am not a registered user...I just searched "is it okay to spray cpap with lysol"

I am talking about the spray disinfectant. I've sprayed numerous things over the years keeping a cleaner environment or hoped to do so. I've been spraying my cpap with it for several months..sometimes directly into the water tank and the area of the machine where it connects. I've sprayed it while it was running and gotten just a little more than I'd intended through the mask but even then it dissipates quickly.

I've never experienced a period longer than a minute or two before lingering scents go away.

I've reasoned that since I breathe the spray in to some extent when I've sprayed any disinfectant or air deodorizer (and I'd imagine 99% or higher of any who have sprayed aerosol into the air have) that there is no more risk than that to spray down my machine. For whatever reason, tonight it struck me to Google it.

I don't think I've found a definitive answer here but this was among the first things listed on Google. I haven't noticed any ill effects from doing this but I am interested in long term issues...and yet I think, if there are long term issues, I'm already at risk because I use spray disinfectants around my home.

I'll keep looking. Can't say I'll be back to add anything further.

Yes there are probably long term issues. When you use it to clean you are only exposed to a small amount for a short period of time. In the CPAP machine you are exposed as long as it's there in a more concentrated form, no diffusion. Scents indicate one component of the stuff, others may well be odorless.

Obviously it didn't cause massive damage right away but I wouldn't risk it over months mainly because there's no reason to use it in the first place. Keep it clean on a regular basis with soap and water and it will be fine. For Lysol to have significant disinfectant properties you have to leave it on for several minutes and them wash it off with water. Just spraying it on isn't going to do much to the bacteria.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:49 am

Matthew77 wrote:Okay, so I am not a registered user...I just searched "is it okay to spray cpap with lysol"

I am talking about the spray disinfectant. I've sprayed numerous things over the years keeping a cleaner environment or hoped to do so. I've been spraying my cpap with it for several months..sometimes directly into the water tank and the area of the machine where it connects. I've sprayed it while it was running and gotten just a little more than I'd intended through the mask but even then it dissipates quickly.

I'll just say this for any others that stumble on this thread... this poster is stupid... don't do that.

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:52 am

More concerned with the scent than the chemicals going into the water that ends up in his body. Perfect... not!

D.H. · Post by **D.H.** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:30 am

Thanks for warning everybody. Repsironics recommends soapy water for the Dream Station. I used to use vinegar on my old machine, but I won't on this machine because I want to comply with the manufacturer. Under no circumstances should anybody use Lysol or any other commercial disinfectant or cleaning agent. Using an Ozone cleaning machine is harmless, but I don't know if it is really of any benefit.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:44 am

If someone is thinking about using any "new" product for cpap equipment,
PLEASE do the sensible thing and look up the MSDS (material safety data sheet) for that product.
NOTE--they are written in fairly plain language--for safety reasons.
If there is ANY mention of irritation of mucus membranes, lay it down, back away--yes, that.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:49 am

D.H. wrote:Using an Ozone cleaning machine is harmless, but I don't know if it is really of any benefit.

typical ignorant comment from this poster.

ozone degrades some plastics,

JimW159 · Post by **JimW159** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:11 pm

Italo Svevo wrote: ...Lysol under my sink...

Where it should remain. Your solution (no pun intended) is to buy a new tank and never listen to friends who suggest that strong chemicals be added to your breathing environment. Imagine yourself trying to sleep the night surrounded by an oil refinery.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:23 pm

JimW159 wrote:
Italo Svevo wrote: ...Lysol under my sink...
Where it should remain. Your solution

did you happen to notice the date on the post you're replying to?

JimW159 · Post by **JimW159** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:32 pm

palerider wrote: did you happen to notice the date on the post you're replying to?

Of course I did; my comment simply quoted what I considered to be to most salient point in the thread. It was simple happenstance that it existed in the OP's post and not the most recent response. Perhaps it might have been better to have stated "One's solution..." rather than "Your solution..." to minimize the appearance of replying to a single individual rather than a general comment to the statement.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:04 pm

JimW159 wrote:
palerider wrote: did you happen to notice the date on the post you're replying to?
Of course I did; my comment simply quoted what I considered to be to most salient point in the thread. It was simple happenstance that it existed in the OP's post and not the most recent response. Perhaps it might have been better to have stated "One's solution..." rather than "Your solution..." to minimize the appearance of replying to a single individual rather than a general comment to the statement.

I'll point out something that I think you'll notice more and more as you hang out here....

there's a certain class of... troll? idiot? fool? not really sure what, but they love to pop onto the forum, and make provocative posts, almost always from an unregistered account... and that's the last you hear from them. you'll see there's no more posts from this "Italo Svevo"...

but invariably, when this crap happens, it provokes a response in the forum that's very akin to yelling at a turkey farm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrxB8DnUHLs

flightco · Post by **flightco** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:24 pm

His lungs must be germ free by now (wonder if he is still alive).

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