Does keeping the machine slightly tilted impact humidifier performance?

I have my machine sitting on a metal folding chair which has the seat at a slight angle. This tilts the reservoir up a little (or down, depending on angle) and is not level, of course.

Would this impact the humidifier/tank in any way?

If the angle is anything more than Very slight (only you could determine what that is) water will get into machine parts that you don't want to be wet... why can't you use it on a level surface or compensate for the angle by using some kind of shim under the low side?

zoomzoom wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 2:51 am

Would this impact the humidifier/tank in any way?

No, unless you spill water into the machine or onto your cat.

Keep your water level line slightly below max just for extra safety margin. You don't want water sloshing out of that hole on the top of the lid and getting into the innards of the humidifier section where the heater plate is below the plastic chamber.

That is your only potential issue. Won't affect the performance if the machine itself isn't perfectly level but water in that area where the water chamber rests.....that's a potential problem. Water and electronics don't play nice together. They have a pretty good dry box designed to keep water out of that area as long as it can't slosh out through that hole on the top of the lid. Look at the chamber closely and you will see what I mean. I fill slightly above the max line but then I keep it level...no chance for it to get bumped and slosh out.
If it wasn't level I would do just a little below max line to eliminate lack of level letting water get up to that hole in the lid in case it got bumped causing a bit of water sloshing around.

Julie wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 4:47 am

compensate for the angle by using some kind of shim under the low side?

Approaching Rube Goldberg territory.

I agree; it's not good. I'm not sure if it can upset the immediate calibration of the machine, but it certainly can cause water damage to the unit or spill over.

Some manufacturers claim that the watertank can't splil for certain models, but I don't suggest testing that theory!

To make it easier, I attached pictures to the OP. However, I think pictures don't truly show the exact angle. It's tilted downwards, as you would expect from a normal metal folding chair. What do you guys think? Is the angle "slight" enough to where it will be fine?

I put a small cardboard box underneath the CPAP as a riser, but I'm concerned that it is slipper enough to where it may move at night if I am tossing and turning. Plus, the "riser" would probably be slightly tilted too, lol!

D.H. wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 7:52 am

I agree; it's not good. I'm not sure if it can upset the immediate calibration of the machine, but it certainly can cause water damage to the unit or spill over.

Some manufacturers claim that the watertank can't splil for certain models, but I don't suggest testing that theory!

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 7:18 am

Keep your water level line slightly below max just for extra safety margin.

ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 7:08 am

zoomzoom wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 2:51 am

Would this impact the humidifier/tank in any way?

No, unless you spill water into the machine or onto your cat.

Julie wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2019 4:47 am

If the angle is anything more than Very slight

Why not buy a flat cheap utility table a Walmart or a similar store?

zoomzoom wrote: ↑

Sat May 11, 2019 12:35 am

To make it easier, I attached pictures to the OP. However, I think pictures don't truly show the exact angle. It's tilted downwards, as you would expect from a normal metal folding chair. What do you guys think? Is the angle "slight" enough to where it will be fine?

I think the angle here is trivial and will have no affect or risk whatsoever. I would be far more concerned about knocking the whole thing over!

CapnLoki wrote: ↑

Sat May 11, 2019 5:07 am

I think the angle here is trivial and will have no affect or risk whatsoever. I would be far more concerned about knocking the whole thing over!

+1

If you don't have an unused one lying around the house, I would buy a thick mouse pad to place under the machine. This will help prevent the machine from slipping, and it also absorbs noise. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=thick+mouse+ ... _sb_noss_1

I'd just put it on the floor.

I did not mean that it had to be absolutely parallel to gravity. Your floor itself is probably not in perfect alignment with gravity.

The chair doesn't look like it tilts enough to be a problem.

BTW, I'm using a TV stand (old type) on wheels. I have to be able to move it, as I have a utility closet that I sometimes need to access that would be blocked by a stationary night table.

The shelf holding my cpap is slightly warped,
so one corner is a skosh lower than the opposite corner.
It does not affect function one bit.

Pedantically-speaking, it will affect it ever so slightly: a different area of the humidifier water will be exposed compared to what it’d be if perfectly level, but odds are you aren’t able to perceive any difference.

For a given volume of water it's faster/easier with a larger area exposed.

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑

Sat May 11, 2019 2:31 pm

The shelf holding my cpap is slightly warped,
so one corner is a skosh lower than the opposite corner.
It does not affect fuction one bit.

I’ve heard of “skosh”, but was unfamiliar with “fuction”. I could only find it in the Urban Dictionary. Now I’m blushing.