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palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:46 pm

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:33 pm

Is this some type of newbie mistake? I have been googling and see nightstands specifically for CPAP machines, hose holders etc.
Do most people use these accessories?

I, personally, have a 10 foot hose. Since my bed is 6 feet wide, I'd run out of hose before running out of bed.

have you ever awakened to find yourself wrapped up in hose like a mummy?

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:12 pm

turbo wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:02 pm

Where do you live? If you're in Los Angeles area, we could swap power supplies and see if it works

In Houston.. checking flights now to LAX

Our machines sit on large, rubber mouse pads and the hoses are routed up over the headboard of the bed. When we travel, we us the Cozy Hose Boss to control the hoses.

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:23 pm

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:21 pm

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:13 pm

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:12 pm

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:40 pm

Somehow the machine fell off the nightstand I think I rolled too far away from it. Hit the carpet and bent the connector where the charger goes in. It has one pin not sure if it broke off or not. Anyway it won't turn on now.
My provider is closed on weekends so I will have to do something on Monday.
I don't want to lie to them but I wonder how the warranty works in this case?

Warranties don't cover abuse.

I didn't exactly use it for target practice with a 9mm or throw it against a brick wall.

Nobody said you did.

palerider used the terminology that *is* used in warranty descriptions. Falling to the ground and breaking is considered abuse, as per warranty definition.

Why do some people get their panties all knotted up when others use clear, concise language?

I'm not from Canada so don't have socialized medicine. Anyway I'll probably just lie and say it just stopped working.

I'm not from Canada either. When I got my machine we had just moved from another state and had all the expenses that go along with that, my husband had a back procedure go very wrong and we had horrible medical expenses. My dog chewed up my mask and heated hose so I had to replace those items, then I somehow managed to pull my machine off the nightstand and when I got out of bed early the next morning I picked it up, upside down and dumped the humidifier water into the inside of the machine. I spent all day crying and desperately trying to dry the machine out with a fan.

Lucky for me, my machine worked when I turned it back on but if it hadn't I don't think I would have lied. I hope you get your machine working and that you don't need to lie to do it.

I would suggest in the future getting some velcro. I have a little wooden night stand table that I bought because it is basically the same height as my bed mattress. I used heavy duty velcro (it's like 10 pound strength or something) to secure the machine to the table. This way my machine is within half of a foot of my head and I can reach up and hit the button, the hose isn't beside me and I can use overhead masks with the hose on top of the hand.

For six years my Resmed S9 has been anchored (literally) on basically the same set-up as the poster. The difference is in the anchoring of the device: I have always used stretchable ties with the hooks on each end.
I have one on each end of the machine. A firm hold.

You can buy them in a multi-size pack at Home Depot.
Velcro is a very good choice but I take the unit up 2-3 times a week for cleaning.

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:03 pm

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:46 pm

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:33 pm

Is this some type of newbie mistake? I have been googling and see nightstands specifically for CPAP machines, hose holders etc.
Do most people use these accessories?

I, personally, have a 10 foot hose. Since my bed is 6 feet wide, I'd run out of hose before running out of bed.

have you ever awakened to find yourself wrapped up in hose like a mummy?

Actually, I can't say as I have... but maybe one of these days, I'll engage in sleep auto bondage.

The hose runs from the machine around a corner or two up over the headboard and then is attached to one of those command hooks stuck on the wall pretty close to the middle of the bed... then down. I could get by with 8 feet, but my machine only has a regular and 3 meter setting.

My hose management at home consists of a swivel plant hanger and an old casting rod,
from which chains of scrunchies hold my hose.
When the lights are out, the fishing pole overhead doesn't bother me a bit.

Rolling over in bed should not be considered "abuse." You can't be held to the same level of responsibility while you're asleep as when you're awake. Remember, that this machine is meant to be used while you're sleeping!

It's also not clear whether the pin on the power cord is damaged, or whether the socket in the machine where it goes is damaged (or possibly both).

BTW, I had a similar problem. The connector on the AEIOmed Everest III CPAP sparked and melted. There was damage to the connector and to the socket in the battery pack. The socket on the machine presumably was still good, but I did not have a good cord to put there. Fortunately, this was machine #2, so I took machine #2 out of the closet and used it until #4 arrived.

It's a shame no CPAP on the market today has a fully integrated battery the way this one did.

Batteries typically die before the devices they power.
Built-in batteries make the entire unit disposable.
Whatever happened to Everest?
Maybe it was the battery . . .

D.H. wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:57 am

Rolling over in bed should not be considered "abuse." You can't be held to the same level of responsibility while you're asleep as when you're awake. Remember, that this machine is meant to be used while you're sleeping!

It's also not clear whether the pin on the power cord is damaged, or whether the socket in the machine where it goes is damaged (or possibly both).

The moral of the lesson is don't put your XPAP mask on a Turkey on a rotisserie without securing the hose. I sometimes use the chewing gum I keep on the bedpost overnight to do the deed. Jim

Very Safe....

D.H. wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:16 am

BTW, I had a similar problem. The connector on the AEIOmed Everest III CPAP sparked and melted. There was damage to the connector and to the socket in the battery pack. The socket on the machine presumably was still good, but I did not have a good cord to put there. Fortunately, this was machine #2, so I took machine #2 out of the closet and used it until #4 arrived.

It's a shame no CPAP on the market today has a fully integrated battery the way this one did.

Fine product, had to buy 4 over (Years?? a short time, either they were crap or you must be hard on equipment. Jim

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:42 am

Batteries typically die before the devices they power.
. . .
Whatever happened to Everest?
. . .

A fire destroyed the factory in China. The company went out of business rather than rebuild and retool.

Here's the best reference that I was able to find ===> https://web.archive.org/save/https://ww ... 503104.htm