S9 auto filter replacement 6 months?!

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Re: S9 auto filter replacement 6 months?!

Post by GumbyCT » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:14 pm

Kevin G. wrote:In my experience you can wait much longer than 6 months to replace filters even without cleaning them
I would not wait 6 months. People laugh when I tell them I vacuum the foam filter but replace the white filters about once a month or when you can see a change. IF you can see a change it is prob past time to change it out. But this is just my preference.

I get the impression DME's don't make much on filters. Mine told me the white one was still usable when I showed him the change in colors.....yuck.

Apria once gave me a machine without any filters at all in the machine. Yea that's another story.

Question - If you are washing your mask (or humidifier) everyday, how long do you wait to change the filters?

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