Drying CPAP Hose

I don't see the point in drying the hose. If you rinse it out let it hang on a towel bar. If it still has some water/moisture in it at night it will only add humidity to your breathing. If you think that you MUST dry it, just hook it up to your CPAP and let the hose lay on the floor...the air from the CPAP will blow the water out and dry ithe hose.

The basic reason for drying a CPAP hose is to prevent growth of mold. In the past, I have used 3 hoses, rotating them out to give each plenty of time to dry. I would sling the hose around in the morning to get the larger drops out.

Turned out that even with that regimen, I would get some mold growth after a few months. It was also a bit of a hassle to swap out the insulating hose cover (I suppose I need to make or buy two more...).

I tried using a hair dryer with a funnel. That worked ok, up until I let it get too hot and the hose melted.

The easiest method I've found so far is to get a long string about 8 ft, tie a strip of a rag to one end, and a weight (a 1/4 inch bolt with a couple of nuts attached) to the other. Drop the weight through the hose and pull the rag strip through it. Cost of the tool is at most a couple of dollars, if you have to buy some twine, a bolt/nuts, and a rag (I use worn-out t-shirts).

This is old information from a 6 year old post.

I loop it on a doorknob and swing the door to where one hose end hangs over a heating/cooling vent. I dries quickly that way.

HowardH wrote:The basic reason for drying a CPAP hose is to prevent growth of mold. In the past, I have used 3 hoses, rotating them out to give each plenty of time to dry. I would sling the hose around in the morning to get the larger drops out.

Turned out that even with that regimen, I would get some mold growth after a few months. It was also a bit of a hassle to swap out the insulating hose cover (I suppose I need to make or buy two more...).

I tried using a hair dryer with a funnel. That worked ok, up until I let it get too hot and the hose melted.

The easiest method I've found so far is to get a long string about 8 ft, tie a strip of a rag to one end, and a weight (a 1/4 inch bolt with a couple of nuts attached) to the other. Drop the weight through the hose and pull the rag strip through it. Cost of the tool is at most a couple of dollars, if you have to buy some twine, a bolt/nuts, and a rag (I use worn-out t-shirts).

You must really like to waste time, don't you? I'm sure you didn't read the first page of this thread either.

Along the lines of what "tomjax" wrote in his post on page one, my suggestion has always been to clean your hose in the evening (if you REALLY feel the need to clean something that doesn't need cleaning) and then you can put it back on your machine IMMEDIATELY and the extra moisture in the hose will be added to the humidity from your humidifier when you start your machine for the night. PRESTO!!! No need to DRY it!

In 10 1/2 years I've NEVER "cleaned" either of the hoses I use.


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