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Linda,

thanks for the explanation and since you were so kind to answer my first question I hope you will allow me to display my ignorance of these things and ask another. What is meant by rainout? I have seen it mentioned many times and I keep hoping I will understand it from the content if I read enough posts about it but I don't think I am really grasping it. I have never used a heated humidifier just a "bypass", I often sleep in the summer with no air conditioning and it's hard enough to strap the mask on some nights, much less strapping on something that makes hot air. Since joining this forum I am toying with the prospect of getting a heated hmidifier as I do have some pretty dry nasal passages. The thing that has kept me from it is my concern about growing things in the warmed water and having to spend too much time cleaning it. I also worry about legionnaire's growing in the water.

Thanks for everyone's patience with us "new folks", it's been such a wonderful education.

Joey

Joey, I'm not advising you to "not" clean a humidifier, but many of us are scuzzballs and "never" clean the humidifier. Well, I clean mine about every 3 -4 months, whether it needs it or not.

You don't experience rainout unless you use the heated humidifier. Click on the blue inked word rainout at the bottom of the post. Most cpap terms will appear in blue, so if you don't know the meaning of something, just click on it.

You probably could use a little humid air, especially in the wintertime. If you run a heated humidifier on the lowest temperature, maybe (just maybe) you won't get rainout. If you don't get rainout, then you probably won't need the heated hose.

Hope that helps. Click on rainout -- below.

Thanks so much! Now I know I get it!

Joey

joeyv20 wrote:I am new to this forum, juat about 1 week now. I have been on a pap machine for about 3 years. I am trying to figure out the value of the heated hoses. I guess I am a bit thick. Can someone try to explain to me what the purpose or value of a heated hose is? I am most curious about it.

Thanks!

Joey

Hi Joey,

Linda3032 summed it up well -- the main reasons why many of us use the Aussie heated hose.

For more discussions about the heated hose, here are some interesting topic links:

LINKS to discussions about the Aussie heated hose - to prevent rainout
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