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There's no way to turn off the ResMed after blower. It's a feature of the machine.......

Hold down START for 3 seconds to get the MASK FIT feature (it blows at last recorded 95thcentile) for 3 minutes and then goes to whatever mode is selected (CPAP pressure or lower pressure of APAP range). If that's too long, press and hold START for 3 seconds and the AutoSet goes immediately to whatever mode you have set.

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There's no way to turn off the slow-blow feature that I'm aware of. I'm not familiar with your mask, but is there a reason you have to completely remove it when you take a bathroom break? Couldn't you just disconnect the mask hose from the main hose? I don't have to take bathroom breaks anymore, but that's what I did.

secret agent girl wrote:...When I turn off the machine, it continues to blow air through very slightly (to dry the tube & mask) for 30 minutes. In the morning, that's fine. But if I'm just up for a couple minutes in the night, I need zero airflow to get my mask back on with good seal.

Oh sorry, like 2 ships that pass in the night . I'm with DreamOn, the few times I've gotten up at night, I usually just remove the hose from the mask. On the other hand if I'm going to up for awhile, I just take the mask off & leave connected; if I was challenged to re-seat the mask with that low pressure, I'd just disconnect the hose, seat the mask, and re-connect.

secret agent girl wrote:If I wake up for a bathroom break, and turn the machine off, the after-blower automatically keeps airflow moving. ....

scrapper wrote:There's no way to turn off the ResMed after blower. It's a feature of the machine.......

And a very nice feature at that. It's a function connected to the machine's sensing that an integrated humidifier is attached, and it will continue for an hour or so after full-blower off. (The feature is described - with an inadequate explanation - in the humidifier manual, but not in the machine manual.) When you get up and turn the full-blower off, the water is still hot, and the air in the humidifier chamber contains more water vapor than is present in the air either forward or backward. Without the slow-blow function, diffusion will carry this water vapor in both directions, and it can condense on cooler surfaces, with the concern being condensation inside your machine. With the slow-blow, the moisture-laden air is directed forward, away from your machine.

I'm not sure why this slow-blow status should be any less desirable than a blower-off status in terms of getting the mask readjusted. A push of the button, as you say, will turn the full-blower back on.

Regards, Velbor

Velbor wrote: .... I'm not sure why this slow-blow status should be any less desirable than a blower-off status in terms of getting the mask readjusted. A push of the button, as you say, will turn the full-blower back on.

An additional thought - if the slow-blow causes difficulties while readjusting the mask, you could simply raise the top cover of the humidifier chamber. This will stop the airflow through the main tubing. This also has the advantage of physically "disconnecting" the humidifier chamber from the machine; warm humid air is released into your room rather than possibly into the machinery.

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They make quick disconnects--plastic pieces--to save on wear and tear. They are available online, but not at our host's store unfortunately. Not only in this particular sitaution, but for disconnecting the mask for cleaning, they are very handy. I have several with the swivel, and without.

This quick connect from our host at cpap.com works very well for me on the mask side too.

Great..........obviously when I bought them the first time, they were not available there. Appreciate that piece of advice. thank you ozij!

secret agent girl wrote:The hose is really, really hard to disconnect from the Swift LT mask. I don't want to put the extra wear-n-tear on it by twisting it on and off on those nights I need to get up.

I tested out lifting the cover and, indeed, the airflow through the tube/mask stopped.

I can understand why you wouldn't want to wear out the connection. My Activa LT has a quick-disconnect built in, and I wasn't sure if the Swift LT did too.

Great to hear that you found a solution by lifting the humidifier cover. I never would've thought of that, Velbor! I love this forum!