Rejuvenation Swift Fx Nasal piece – Boiling

greg-g wrote:Has anyone else just tried boiling for 30 minutes with baking soda, it works for me???

I'm going to try this, but what promted you to add baking soda?

I had a bad leak week, where my pillows wouldn't seal. Even the new pillows I got. When I cleaned my hose (I put the cuff over the bathroom faucet) I found a leak right at the machine end of the hose. Since I fixed that (Teflon Tape) I've had a great seal again, just like week one. It was a small hole under the edge of the cuff, and would only leak when the hose was pulled a certain direction. I think it must have been affecting the inflation of the pillows.

I'll try boiling the old ones for back-ups. But why baking soda?

Why baking soda?
The first time I boiled the nasal piece there was a slight scum on the water, the results were OK but could have been better.
Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) is a very safe stable chemical that's often used in home made laundry detergent, I just thought I'd give it a go.
As others have stated we are trying to remove any oils etc that have been absorbed into the silicon rubber.
The prolonged boiling was to try and let the silicon rubber return to its original shape in a high energy but safe environment. Micro-waving or other forms of pure heat are very hard to control and could easily overheat the silicon.
I would like another opinion, but I also expect that even though the silicon rubber is being boiled in water, at higher temperatures the silicon will be able to hold less water.
It's almost three weeks since my last boiling and its still fine.

This is what I've been doing with my Hybrid pillows and oral cushion. Typically, over time, they develop a hazy oily film that is very resistant to removal. Now, when I go in to shower in the morning, I put Dawn directly on the places that tend to develop haze and rub, then toss 'em in a 1 QT Pyrex bowl and add water to cover. There they soak until I take 'em out, usually about 30 mins before maskup. I rinse well and check to see that all haze/oily residues are gone; if not, I rub with with a child's soft bristle toothbrush and Dawn, then rinse and check. Then, I spray with plain old white vinegar, let sit for a few minutes, rinse extremely well, and air dry (under my 40 watt beside lamp) before use.

The Dawn removes the oily haze and the vinegar removes any soap residues and restores the slightly tacky feel...been doing this on the 2 masks I rotate since the end of last yr and all silicon is very clear and slightly tacky.

I did the boiling routine with the pillows on my beloved former mask, Respironics OptiLife. Boiling made it feel new again.

@OP: hey, thanks. Nice topic, i have been searching these info for ages.