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Physician wrote:

Wulfman... wrote:

Physician wrote:

Wulfman... wrote:The more you disconnect it and introduce room air or run things through it, the more chance of introducing foreign particles into it.

Den

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Disagree with the above part of your quote. Furthermore, how does occasional cleaning promote the sale of new tubing ?

Wear and tear.
And, without removing the hose and running stuff through it, there's only clean, filtered air being pushed/pulled through it.
Room air isn't filtered and will have particulates in it that can remain in the hose if/when it's removed, "cleaned" and (heaven forbid) dried.


Den

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Pure speculation, and the filtered air flow would clean out any such matter. When I first got a CPAP I cleaned the hose weekly for two years. That Respironics hose still looks super, but now unused.

Would enjoy hearing from forum members who think they had to replace the machine's hose because they properly cleaned it.

Quit screwing up my posts or figure out how to reply to quotes.

I've never "cleaned" either of the two hoses I've been using since I started therapy and they still look just fine......and I'm still using them. And, other than the two I use, I have six more "new"/"unused" ones in various lengths stashed away for future use.

I think "improperly cleaning" them would be more of a problem.
I believe most users replace their hoses because their "insurance pays" for replacements at certain time intervals. However, I have read where someone pulled off an end or damaged them in various ways. Lots of stories about dogs and cats having a good old time with their new-found "chew toys" or cats clawing them.


Den

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Den posts I've never "cleaned" either of the two hoses I've been using since I started therapy and they still look just fine......and I'm still using them. And, other than the two I use, I have six more "new"/"unused" ones in various lengths stashed away for future use.

I think "improperly cleaning" them would be more of a problem.
I believe most users replace their hoses because their "insurance pays" for replacements at certain time intervals. However, I have read where someone pulled off an end or damaged them in various ways. Lots of stories about dogs and cats having a good old time with their new-found "chew toys" or cats clawing them.


Den



So your hoses supposedly looking fine is not the issue. The issue is whether or not those people who probably clean their hoses do more harm than good. I've heard more stories of members stepping on hoses or the hoses cracking. Have yet to hear from someone who damaged their hose or introduced foreign matter (which remained in the tube) as a sole consequence of flushing/cleaning.

I think the EPA's guidelines for AC Duct cleaning might apply equally to CPAP hoses:

EPA Guidelines

The [url=http://www2.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/should-you-have-air-ducts-your-home-cleaned#Summary]EPA[/url] wrote: Duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems...

You should consider having the air ducts in your home cleaned if...

Ducts are infested with vermin, e.g. (rodents or insects).