Remstar Pro 2 blower noise level - Problem Solved!

My noise issue is solved for the moment anyway. I took Doug's suggestion about cleaning the blower and it was pretty easy, it had a lot of fine dust on the plastic impeller parts.

Just a small warning. I took my spare RemStar Auto apart, "cracked" open the blower and put it all back together. However, most of the little tabs on the blower cover broke off later after the unit was ran for several hours. I think the tabs were weakened when the cover was removed, and the heat finished the job. I suggest you break it open again, after running it for a few hours, and check these tabs. I used some electrical tape to re-seal the cover to the housing and all is okay, for now.

oldgearhead...I hear you on those tabs. I was very careful working the cover off. Happy to report after an 8hr sleep the machine is whisper quiet. At one point I woke up and thought it had shut off it seemed so quiet. I hope it lasts, because the Remstar is so much quieter than the Resmed S8.

Makes a good argument for using the ultra fine filters along with the foam one. I can see where fine dust powder would pass through the foam by itself. I also have a Remstar Plus with less than 100hrs on it. I inspected the blower and noticed there was already some dust powder residue starting. I'll be using both filters and changing them once a month as Patrick mentioned above.
Dave

I'm sensitive to the blower noise and the mask noise. It was my biggest issue with CPAP. I use the Pro II, also.

When I posted, it was suggested that I use ear plugs, but with the caveat that ear plugs wouldn't stop the 'head noise.' That was correct. I was using a Swift interface and the induction of air directly into my nostrils was not quieted by ear plugs. The 'head noise' persisted.

I even tried white noise as a background to mask the Swift and blower sounds. Wife didn't like the white noise, however. Not sure I did, either.

I've switched to an Activa nasal mask and it does not produce head noise. The breathing is more natural. And, there is little exhaust noise from the mask. So, when I am bothered by blower noise, I put the ear plugs in and I have a totally quiet experience. No blower sounds or mask exhaust sounds are present.

I don't use ear plugs very much, however, as I've acclimated to the blower sound, for the most part.

Been doing the CPAP thing for a little over a year and am happy to report that it is working out well. I had a tough time to begin with, so if any of you readers are in that phase, persevere. It gets better, at least for me and I hope for you.

Jerry69 wrote:I'm sensitive to the blower noise and the mask noise. It was my biggest issue with CPAP. I use the Pro II, also.

When I posted, it was suggested that I use ear plugs, but with the caveat that ear plugs wouldn't stop the 'head noise.' That was correct. I was using a Swift interface and the induction of air directly into my nostrils was not quieted by ear plugs. The 'head noise' persisted.

I even tried white noise as a background to mask the Swift and blower sounds. Wife didn't like the white noise, however. Not sure I did, either.

I've switched to an Activa nasal mask and it does not produce head noise. The breathing is more natural. And, there is little exhaust noise from the mask. So, when I am bothered by blower noise, I put the ear plugs in and I have a totally quiet experience. No blower sounds or mask exhaust sounds are present.

I don't use ear plugs very much, however, as I've acclimated to the blower sound, for the most part.

Been doing the CPAP thing for a little over a year and am happy to report that it is working out well. I had a tough time to begin with, so if any of you readers are in that phase, persevere. It gets better, at least for me and I hope for you.

Hey Jerry long time no read, hope you are doing okay. Since you don't like noise, bookmark this one, it is the most comfortable, least likely to leak and best off all it is absolutely silent, no hiss, no sounds when you breathe in/out, absolutely silent, looks conventional but it works:

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/Soyala ... dgear.html

Thanks, Snoredog. How does it compare to the Activa.

I guess you can't say if you haven't tried the Activa.

The Soyala sure sounds good, though. The Activa exhaust is strong, not too noisy but if you block it with the bed covers, it sounds like white noise.