The popping and other noises were more than likely caused by air trying to push or blow past the water collecting in the hose (and/or the ribs in the hose enhancing the sounds)Shiny wrote:I think you are right about the lower setting being too low but that doesn't explain the gurgling or popping noise. Maybe the two problems are just coinciding and are not related.
I do plan to seek out a professional in my new area. (I don't know what the Canadian equivalent of a DME is actually called, I had my own "name" for the people that set me up in the beginning. ).
The idea of rainout causing that strange noise (and feeling of an obstruction) seems right but I don't always use the humidifier. I find that just having water in the reservoir provides enough humidity, (usually) but some nights I wake up really dry and have to turn the humidifier on. That is usually in the wee hours of the morning.
When I have the hose up water isn't able to enter the machine, only the reservoir. When the hose has been drooping between the bed and night table, water has collected and I've had to drain it out before going to sleep the next night, so clearly, condensation is taking place.
Thanks for all your suggestions. We are moving into our new house, starting tomorrow but as soon as I can, I will try boosting those settings, and convincing my wife to make me a hose cover. That shouldn't be a problem because I know I frequently wake her with my hose rattling across the headboard in the middle of the night when I'm rolling over.
Den