ANTS!

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:36 am

JeffL wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:46 am
Oh Great! Now I'm going to worry about spiders getting into my machine!

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑
Thu May 30, 2019 12:28 pm
that ring on the nightstand where your cold water sweated.
Just a side note - When I first became a CPAP user, I found that the area under the machine got damp which wasn't good for the nightstand finish. I solved that problem by making a small stand for the machine out of a of Plexiglass and stick on rubber feet.

The ring was from my drinking water--ants get thirsty.

lynninnj · Post by **lynninnj** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:21 am

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:36 am

JeffL wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:46 am
Oh Great! Now I'm going to worry about spiders getting into my machine!

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑
Thu May 30, 2019 12:28 pm
that ring on the nightstand where your cold water sweated.
Just a side note - When I first became a CPAP user, I found that the area under the machine got damp which wasn't good for the nightstand finish. I solved that problem by making a small stand for the machine out of a of Plexiglass and stick on rubber feet.
The ring was from my drinking water--ants get thirsty.

I thought frogs enjoyed a steady food supply like ants?

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:33 pm

I'm finicky.
Not all ants are the same.
A few are awesome--others, not so much.
Look up honeypot ants. Yum.

Stephxx · Post by **Stephxx** » Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:41 pm

I ended up here by googling ants in CPAP machine because my partner’s machine has a whole colony of ants living inside his machine. I thought someone on google or in here might have experience with it and have a solution lol. This person may not be trolling because I’m staring at it right now and even have pictures if anyone wants! I didn’t even have an ant problem before this. I think they’re attracted to the water.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:35 pm

The image is mating behavior.--maybe ants, maybe termites.
Call an EXTERMINATOR.
You have serious problems!
Your HOUSE is under attack!

AntB · Post by **AntB** » Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:40 pm

Just got into bed, leaned over to refill my cpap reservoir, and it was FULL of small black ants & larvae! I've got a SoClean ozone cleaner which I run every morning, which supposedly is pumping ozone throughout my cpap system to sterilize it. I guess ants don't mind. So, no ants last night, none this morning, FULL tonight. My mask was still in SoClean; no ants there. I had trouble getting the water reservoir out because the SoClean has tube hookups connecting everything, but finally got it out & found MORE larvae/ants inside my ResMed. Ran hot water to rinse everything down the drain (sure hope my ResMed works after this), sprayed Windex on everybody running around my nightstand, used a lint roller to catch any strays on my bedding (!!!). Will contact ResMed and SoClean tomorrow. WTF

AntB · Post by **AntB** » Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:51 pm

Thanks for all your posts! Now I'm prepared for the fight ahead to get my ResMed machine replaced. I did NOT think to put it in a bag. I did NOT think to take a video with my phone. I just ran around the bedroom yelling "ick! icky! ick!."
Which is what I will tell all the people I have to deal with. But at least I am prepared, thanks to you!

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:12 pm

Sorry to be a buzzkill, but the NOclean just voided your cpap warranty.

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