Forgot piece - duct tape tips?

supersavernc · Post by **supersavernc** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:49 am

I have a Philips dreamstation and messed up by forgetting a piece while on a 2 week trip abroad. There is a small white piece that fits inside the end of the tube and then clicks in to the mask swivel - that’s what I forgot. Can I somehow use duct tape to fix this? Any tips on whether I should try to tape around the swivel to get out to fit into the hose or just try to tape around it all to make a seal? I slept horribly last night without it

I’m in the UK now but it’s Sunday and I can’t seem to fine this part online or have confidence it would get to me quickly.
You can see the little white piece in the photo. Ignore the arrow.

rick blaine · Post by **rick blaine** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:37 am

Hi supersavernc,

I'm in the UK. I live here.

I can't give you an opinion on the use of Duct tape – it might close off the safety provision. But I can give you the following: information.

You can contact Philips Respironics UK – and speak to a person – on 0800 130 0845.

Their business hours are Monday thru Friday, 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.

The initial phone handling system may ask if you are a 'clinical' caller – a doctor or a nurse, or someone calling from a hospital. To which you say 'no', you are a member of the public.

After that, you will get to speak to a person.

Once you have ordered the spare part, you can ask them for a rush delivery.

Please note: FedEx packages get delivered into the UK from outside the UK, but there is no FedEx across the UK.

There are, however, local equivalents – including the national Post Office. They have a service called Special Delivery Guaranteed which delivers next day by 9 am. From memory, it's about £7.

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:42 am

Those white pieces come in different sizes depending on the mask...they come with the mask. The hose side is the same but the mask side is different.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:30 am

Tape is fine, as long as you keep the vent holes uncovered.
Keep the holes clear, plus an area around them.

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:44 am

Are you going to be in the UK for your entire trip or are you going to be traveling to various destinations throughout Europe?

supersavernc · Post by **supersavernc** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:32 am

Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I really don’t think I have enough time to have something sent, so I took my chances. My wife was going nuts with the snoring last night, and my throat was torn up this morning without the cpap. I taped around the part where my finger is - around and around to make the fit into the tube slightly snug. Then I went around the outside hoping to avoid the vent holes. I think it will work. If anybody sees something glaringly dangerous or inadvisable let me know.

daggum sleep apnea.

supersavernc · Post by **supersavernc** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:35 am

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Dog Slobber · Post by **Dog Slobber** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:38 am

Instead of Duct-taping it on, I would wrap some electrical tape around the elbow sleeve, and built it until it is a snug fit into the hose.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:46 am

I gather he kind of did that:
" I taped around the part where my finger is - around and around
to make the fit into the tube slightly snug . . ."
Not necessarily electrical tape, but it looks like it worked.
Not a pretty lab rat, but a good temporary fix.

Dog Slobber · Post by **Dog Slobber** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:35 pm

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:46 am
I gather he kind of did that:
" I taped around the part where my finger is - around and around
to make the fit into the tube slightly snug . . ."
Not necessarily electrical tape, but it looks like it worked.
Not a pretty lab rat, but a good temporary fix.

LOL, I should have read closer, instead of just looking at the picture.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 1:26 pm

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:35 pm
. . .
LOL, I should have read closer, instead of just looking at the picture.

Not all of us have equal interest in images and text.
I was very nearsighted, so text was my window to the world until I got glasses at 10.
I learned to read at 5, about a month into kindergarten.
I was a weird child.

supersavernc · Post by **supersavernc** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:30 am

Thanks again everybody. This is a great example of how the internet is supposed to work. People supporting each other. Stay healthy.

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