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Airsense 10 EPR

Post by Timtam » Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:59 am

Hi folks,

I just got an Airsense 10 and I have a question about setting it. I want to activate EPR to be on always however I wonder if it wears the motor down and shortens the service life? Does anyone know if it has this effect? Thankyou.
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Re: Airsense 10 EPR

Post by LSAT » Sun Jul 02, 2017 11:39 am

Timtam wrote:Hi folks,

I just got an Airsense 10 and I have a question about setting it. I want to activate EPR to be on always however I wonder if it wears the motor down and shortens the service life? Does anyone know if it has this effect? Thankyou.
Shouldn't have any effect.

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Re: Airsense 10 EPR

Post by palerider » Sun Jul 02, 2017 2:08 pm

Timtam wrote:Hi folks,

I just got an Airsense 10 and I have a question about setting it. I want to activate EPR to be on always however I wonder if it wears the motor down and shortens the service life? Does anyone know if it has this effect? Thankyou.
No, the motor speed is constantly changing as as it speeds up and slows down as you inhale and exhale. EPR just makes it change a little more.

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Re: Airsense 10 EPR

Post by JimW159 » Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:20 pm

palerider wrote:
Timtam wrote:Hi folks,

I just got an Airsense 10 and I have a question about setting it. I want to activate EPR to be on always however I wonder if it wears the motor down and shortens the service life? Does anyone know if it has this effect? Thankyou.
No, the motor speed is constantly changing as as it speeds up and slows down as you inhale and exhale. EPR just makes it change a little more.
In addition, if you are using an AutoSet in auto mode it is constantly changing anyway.

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Re: Airsense 10 EPR

Post by palerider » Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:49 pm

JimW159 wrote:
palerider wrote:
Timtam wrote:Hi folks,

I just got an Airsense 10 and I have a question about setting it. I want to activate EPR to be on always however I wonder if it wears the motor down and shortens the service life? Does anyone know if it has this effect? Thankyou.
No, the motor speed is constantly changing as as it speeds up and slows down as you inhale and exhale. EPR just makes it change a little more.
In addition, if you are using an AutoSet in auto mode it is constantly changing anyway.
even an elite, or CPAP one, the motor speed varies all the time, it has to speed up as you inhale, or the pressure would drop, it has to slow down as you exhale, or the pressure would increase.... if you put your ear against the machine while you breath, you can hear it changing speed.

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