Size of C-PAP water tank

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ivan520

Size of C-PAP water tank

Post by ivan520 » Fri Nov 25, 2016 3:58 pm

My machine's water tank does not see me thru the night. Are bigger tanks available?

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Re: Size of C-PAP water tank

Post by LSAT » Fri Nov 25, 2016 4:24 pm

ivan520 wrote:My machine's water tank does not see me thru the night. Are bigger tanks available?
Not for most machines...You must have your humidifier set very high.

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Re: Size of C-PAP water tank

Post by D.H. » Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:14 pm

You didn't state which machine you had, nor is it in your profile.

I have the same issue with my Dream station. The way this machine is designed, it is not possible to make a larger tank, as the tank goes under a fixed lid. The problem is not leakage, at least not according to Dreammapper.

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Re: Size of C-PAP water tank

Post by Pap-Daddy » Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:25 pm

What you can do is add an external humidifier. If you can get by without heat you can order just the replacement chamber for the F&P HC 150 but you will also need the short hose to connect to your cpap. If you order the whole setup with the heater plate the short hose should come with it.

Or you can use a room humidifier to raise the humidity it the room.

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Re: Size of C-PAP water tank

Post by JDS74 » Sat Nov 26, 2016 6:04 pm

ivan520 wrote:My machine's water tank does not see me thru the night. Are bigger tanks available?
The short answer is no. But you can add an HC150 external one and replace your heated hose with a Hybernite one to get additional capacity as I do.

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