Hi there

ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:45 pm

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

IN the end. Do what you feel is best

... we're in agreement.

We still talking about CPAP?

Here are 30 antibacterial filters at $0.63 each.

https://www.amazon.com/CPAP-Filters-Res ... 07BZDRG4W/

52 regular filters at $0.25 each.

https://www.amazon.com/Disposable-CPAP- ... 07FBWJZR5/

Who charges $1 each?

prodigyplace wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:09 pm

Here are 30 antibacterial filters at $0.63 each.

https://www.amazon.com/CPAP-Filters-Res ... 07BZDRG4W/

52 regular filters at $0.25 each.

https://www.amazon.com/Disposable-CPAP- ... 07FBWJZR5/

Who charges $1 each?

Cool and thanks for the links

I just bought (12) filters for $12 at CPAP.com. I didn't really research the price out when I did that.
My point was to change the filter it's cheap even at a dollar. I'll be using those links next year

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:54 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:45 pm

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

IN the end. Do what you feel is best

... we're in agreement.

We still talking about CPAP?

I think so.

I'm watching the Yankee game now with refreshments so I could have been distracted

prodigyplace wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:09 pm

Here are 30 antibacterial filters at $0.63 each.

Those are *NOT* "antibacterial".

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

When I say Ventilator I mean a Ventilator on a Patient full time 24/7 not a HVAC Unit.

The physics are the same, a fan operating in more dense air, for instance with a clean filter, vs less dense air, eg, a dirty filter where there's a little lower pressure on the intake are the same, the the blower in the more dense air will be doing more work, pulling more power. Your argument doesn't hold water, or air.

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

It has a filter and if you restrict the air it will eventually damage the machine.

Age and wear and tear of normal use will eventually damage the machine. Moving parts *WEAR OUT*.

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

I see many recommendation to change your CPAP machine every 5 years. I wonder if that has anything to do with people not doing proper maintenance on the CPAP machines ?

There's no such recommendation. Some insurance companies will replace a machine after 5 years, just like they'll replace a nasal pillow at 2 weeks, or a mask at 3 months, or a water tank at six months. the *recommendation* that you throw away perfectly good things comes from greedy DMEs who're just trying to pad their profits.

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

I realize some home environments are cleaner than others but .... I've seen some really disgusting CPAP machines from patients that use the machine and you need to wear gloves to touch them they are so disgusting. I realize some people don't clean it and thats fine and it probably looks good. but there is also the opposite, I've seen the opposite. It looks like Fido's ASS

I fail to understand what this has to do with the perfectly reasonable recommendation, I'll remind you of it:

BE MINDFUL AND REPLACE YOUR FILTERS AS NEEDED

palerider wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 2:49 pm

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

When I say Ventilator I mean a Ventilator on a Patient full time 24/7 not a HVAC Unit.

The physics are the same, a fan operating in more dense air, for instance with a clean filter, vs less dense air, eg, a dirty filter where there's a little lower pressure on the intake are the same, the the blower in the more dense air will be doing more work, pulling more power. Your argument doesn't hold water, or air.

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

It has a filter and if you restrict the air it will eventually damage the machine.

Age and wear and tear of normal use will eventually damage the machine. Moving parts *WEAR OUT*.

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

I see many recommendation to change your CPAP machine every 5 years. I wonder if that has anything to do with people not doing proper maintenance on the CPAP machines ?

There's no such recommendation. Some insurance companies will replace a machine after 5 years, just like they'll replace a nasal pillow at 2 weeks, or a mask at 3 months, or a water tank at six months. the *recommendation* that you throw away perfectly good things comes from greedy DMEs who're just trying to pad their profits.

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:30 pm

I realize some home environments are cleaner than others but .... I've seen some really disgusting CPAP machines from patients that use the machine and you need to wear gloves to touch them they are so disgusting. I realize some people don't clean it and thats fine and it probably looks good. but there is also the opposite, I've seen the opposite. It looks like Fido's ASS

I fail to understand what this has to do with the perfectly reasonable recommendation, I'll remind you of it:

BE MINDFUL AND REPLACE YOUR FILTERS AS NEEDED

I give up

Peace

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:00 pm

Newbie here saying HI

Welcome from:WARREN_S7___VP_III

My cpap machine is always on the move. I rarely sleep in the same house seven days in a row.

Most of the time I can barely see the difference in my filter when I change it. It's dirtier, yes, but it's not dramatic. I generally change the filter about once a month.

...but the last time I changed it I was SHOCKED ...

(both intrigued and ashamed - )

It was so filthy gray ... I have no idea why? I don't mean "light gray" either ... I mean OMG what is that? gray.

It might have been a bit more than a month but my overall lifestyle and the traveling was pretty consistent. I can not account for how it got so bad but I really could FEEL a difference in the airflow that next night.

My reports, however, looked the same. (at least to *me*)

Maybe they sent the smoking cpap aliens to check on me?

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:23 pm

I give up

Peace

And you thought PaleRider’s avatar was a little far fetcko. Sine he sometimes has good advice the forum owners let him go a little overboard at times.

prodigyplace wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:32 pm

Guitarist wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:23 pm

I give up

Peace

And you thought PaleRider’s avatar was a little far fetcko. Sine he sometimes has good advice the forum owners let him go a little overboard at times.

They put up with your nonsense and erroneous postings...

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:58 pm

babydinosnoreless wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:43 pm

I live in dusty Arizona. We have 3 dogs, my kid and her partner have for cats for a total of 7 animals in our household. I set my machine to remind me monthly. I change it when its not as white as the new filter. I've probably changed it 4 -5 times since I got the machine last October. And the first time was after 2 weeks because the DME said I had to. After that I found this place. Lol

A perfect example of "as needed". Some people may *need* to change the Resmed filter every couple weeks, others, not even after 6 months... all depends on the air in their bedroom.

My mom and I live in the same house. We both use the Resmed S9 autoset with the same model mask. My machine is kept in a drawer of a small cabinet which is open during use and closed during the day. I go many months and the filter rarely needs changing. The spare/travel machine travels, so I do change that one a bit more even though I use it less. My mom's machine is kept on the floor next to her recliner. my mom never pays attention to it, so *I* change the filter for her. Hers can get bad fairly quickly. I try to remember to check it at least every couple months. Definitely any timewe travel together. I keep a few filters in the travel cases with the rest in my cabinet at home.

During our trip from Washington to Florida and back last year, the filter cover fell off. She didn't notice, and we have no idea which state we left it in. The problem became noticable whe the air pressure was going up and down, making weird noises. She had me take a look, and I doscovered the missing filter. I was about to go out of town, so I set my main blower to her settings and took hers with me along with my travel machine. During my trip, I realized that her machine had sucked in dog hair since it was sitting on the floor next to the recliner, and the dogs go back andforth over the machine constanly. I couldn't see anything in there, but I used a tool and pulled out a wad of dog hair. When I got home, I gave her back her machine and the filter cover off my spare, which is now taped on the sides. I ordered a new cover to replace the one on my spare.

Another good reason to have a spare. My travel machine acts as a spare for both machines in terms of parts and availability. I have also since been given an Airsense 10 Autoset, so we have another spare. Right now, it is set up in my mom's bedroom for the rare times that she sleeps up there. She usually sleeps in the living room.

zoocrewphoto wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:31 pm

I couldn't see anything in there, but I used a tool and pulled out a wad of dog hair.

If I were you, I'd disassemble the machine (it's really not that hard) and clean out the insides...

https://imgur.com/a/S0ojG

The only tools you need are a long handled T10 driver and something like a tongue depressor, or maybe thin table knife.

palerider wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 8:22 pm

zoocrewphoto wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:31 pm

I couldn't see anything in there, but I used a tool and pulled out a wad of dog hair.

If I were you, I'd disassemble the machine (it's really not that hard) and clean out the insides...

https://imgur.com/a/S0ojG

The only tools you need are a long handled T10 driver and something like a tongue depressor, or maybe thin table knife.

I was going to, it seemed to be working fine. She hasn't had any problems with it since. I do check occasionally to make sure that the tape is holding and keeping the filter cover in place.

prodigyplace wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:32 pm

And you thought PaleRider’s avatar was a little far fetcko. Sine he sometimes has good advice the forum owners let him go a little overboard at times.

This simply isn't true.

More times than I can count Pugsy has said how important it is to the forum owners freedom of speech is and they are not interested in censorship. It's not a matter of overlooking palerider (or anybody's) behaviour simply because of their contributions.

How somebody as active on these forums as you have been could not know this is absurd.

I think you know very well your statement is untrue and you're being dishonest.