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Contrary to what Julie and some others imply, it appears that the kitchen sink is one of the dirtiest places in the home: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=di ... +your+home

Jay Aitchsee wrote:the kitchen sink is one of the dirtiest places in the home

So armed with this new internet knowledge, you are going to switch food preparation to the toilet?

to sewtired- I use the baby wash-- Dial Baby- body and hair wash. fragrance free, gentle formula. It has no smell Walmart has it.

If you want a nice after smell- Johnson's baby shampoo.

So now the sink is a filthy place? Well I guess I better start washing my plates and cups somewhere else. Maybe the creek behind my neighbors yard. I am sure it is probable clean... Just clean stuff how you are comfortable with it.

I have a dedicated dishpan that I use only for cleaning cpap stuff. It gets rinsed before I use it, since I don't use it that often. But I liked the comment my sleep doctor made to me about not getting obsessed about cleanliness since you're never going to get things sterile anyways *smile*. Even if you want them to be. Which is a good perspective, just take reasonable efforts to keep things clean and call it a day. While I wouldn't use my kitchen sink directly to wash my cpap stuff, a plain old dishpan is fine with me *smile*.

When I wash mine, I use a large plastic bowl that we used to use for popcorn before I had too many teeth removed.

Chevie wrote:

Jay Aitchsee wrote:the kitchen sink is one of the dirtiest places in the home

So armed with this new internet knowledge, you are going to switch food preparation to the toilet?

For sure!

Sheriff Buford wrote:When I wash my mask, I wash it under the spicket. When I soak the mask, I use a large, plastic, salad bowl. The mask never soaks in the sink.

Sheriff

Ditto, Buford...I just use a mixing bowl that I keep in the kitchen drain..Put a drop or two of antibacterial soap, sometimes a little white vinegar, let it soak 5 minutes or so, rinse and put it back on my bed on a small towel to dry...Ready to go when I head for the rack at night.

I use a Sterilite ClearView Latch Storage Tote - Purple (15 qt)http://www.target.com/p/sterilite-clear ... A-13794491. They are $4.00 at Target.

It holds everything while soaking (mask, headgear, cushions, humidifier tank, and hose). When I'm done it hold my tube brush and the Palmolive Ultra Pure + Clear soap I use to wash everything.

Chris

Cardsfan wrote:Get some cheap zip lock gallon size baggies. Squirt some soap in a baggie, add warm water (about a cup- don't fill it with water), and your mask. Zip it up and swish around. Unzip it a little, drain the soapy water out-leaving mask in the baggie. Add rinse water to the baggie. zip it up. swish around. Drain. Now you have a clean mask that never touched the sink.

When I went on a trip, I packed a gallon size baggie, with a tiny squirt of soap in it, in my suitcase. At the hotel, I was able to use that to clean the mask without it touching the hotel sink.

Great idea. Thanks for posting this.

CaptainRaven40 wrote:I have had a "clean room" built on to my house. You have to suit up in a full hazmat and go through the sterilization chamber before you can enter the room. The CPAP things have been put into sealed air tight bags. I then take them over to a lab technician (who works with NASA and the family fun place Jurassic World) he takes it over from there. At the end of the day I have fresh clean equipment from the technician sitting outside the chamber in sealed bags. It has worked out well so far. Wasn't a bad 2.5 billion dollar investment I don't think.

Why don't you just put yourself in a bag including the mask fill it up with soap and water completely (no air) seal it and jump around!

I am an indoor environmental consultant. I work in assessing microbial remediation and clean environments. Sinks are notorious for being bacterial/viral reservoirs. I suggest, as have others, that you use a bowl or a bag (whatever your preference) to clean the equipment. Any liquid soap that is to your liking should be fine. If you have odor sensitivities as some of our clients do, odorless soaps are available that should be to your liking. In my opinion the most successful cleaning efforts depend upon dwell time (the amount if time the cleaning agent in in contact with the surfaces being cleaned). 5-10 minutes of soaking should be sufficient. Agitation with a brush is also recommended (remember the nooks and crannies). Then rinse for a few minutes using both warm and cold clean water. Wipe with a clean cloth and allow to air dry. Once a week should be sufficient (unless you are coal mining in the CPAP) or unless you have a cold or other illness. Depending upon location/housekeeping habits it may not be a bad idea to slip a ziplock over the mask during the day. Not saying you have a dirty house, I just don't know you and your residential environment, i.e. you may live on/near a farm/ranch etc. or your sensitivities.

Benmo wrote: I am an indoor environmental consultant. I work in assessing microbial remediation and clean environments.

Curious about how the hell you found this thread and joined to post? Are you a CPAPer?

Yes, I am also a CPAP user..