Swift Questions

roztom · Post by **roztom** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:08 am

This is specific to the vent on my Swift.

It's probably either rainout or possibly the baffle getting wet.

I wonder if anyone else has had that?

The baffle is a piece of Nylon mesh put in the barrell of the Swift to cut down on exhaust noise (if it bothers you).

Thanks,

Tom

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:14 pm

no whistling for me, only a drum corps inside the chamber. call the cpap.com rep for advice rather than suffering.

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:10 pm

the Swift tends to leak at the end cap. Which might cause whistling.
Get some teflon plumbers tape and wrap it around the end plug "seam".

last night I noticed the end where the Swift hose plugs into the chamber was leaking. My Swift is a bunch of months old and this is something new. I pulled out the short section of tube, wrapped some plumbers tape around that and plugged it back into the chamber and no more problem.

roztom · Post by **roztom** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:22 pm

Geesh:

Hose head, plumber, technician, mask engineers - what else ?

Thanks,

I'll get some tape for eventual leaks.

Tom

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:47 pm

I have had leaking from the endcap but I seem to be able to correct it by just reseating it. Now it doesn't happen at all. It has been pretty bulletproof for weeks now.

SB

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:30 pm

Almost ALL interfaces should have the disclaimer...

"Some assembly required"

[quote="roztom"]Geesh:

Hose head, plumber, technician, mask engineers - what else ?

Thanks,

I'll get some tape for eventual leaks.

Tom

Janelle · Post by **Janelle** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:15 pm

If you will notice, there is only one position of the barrel where there is absolutely no leaking of the pillows themselves at low pressure and that is with it producing the most pressure under the tip of the nose. I just noticed this last night. Any other position and it will leak. Right now I am at 4 and 5 most of the night so I notice these silly things. Otherwise, you might also try rotating the barrel backwards or forwards to see if that stops the whistling.

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:32 pm

janelle:

please enlighten us further. although i have been up at 4 and 5 most nights for the last two weeks, i have not noticed this. are you saying that to avoid leakage at low pressure you have to push the pillows hard into your nose--or maybe said a little better, the more the pillows are in your nose, the better? i don't know about the rest of you, but if i have any more nights up at 4 or 5 a.m., i could flunk out of law school? (Not quite, but this is not good.) so could you explain a bit more what you have to do to swift so that it won't leak at low pressure?

thanks.

caroline

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:20 pm

I don't think she is saying deeper into the nose.

I have few leak problems at 9 but if I interpret what she is saying - don't push them in rotate the barrel until the holes are at the very front of, or tip, the nares.

It is interesting to me, when it leaks just rotating the barrel one way or the otehr seems to fix it. The other night I was successful doing exactly the opposite of what she said. I put the holes at the back of the nares.

I tried a little looser last night and it leaked a little more when I was digging into the pillow. A little tighter prevented that.

I really have no complaints with the Swift. It seemed to take some tinkering but now it's pretty much on autopilot.

SB

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:07 pm

hi--when you guys are saying the holes, do you mean the holes of the nose plugs or the holes in the barrel (the vent holes). my observation, and correct me if i'm wrong, but the vent holes need to go on the top outside portion directing out slightly from the nose ( so the air/water doesn't blast your nose/face). is that right? how far do the nose plugs need to go in the nose? i thought i had it right the first few nights ( go in as far as possible without hurting) but it seemed to me that the other night that the one on the opposite side from the side that i sleep on was slipping, but i couldn't tell.

thanks.

caroline

Janelle · Post by **Janelle** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:16 am

Good Lord, no wonder your nose is hurting. The nasal pillows just barely go into your nose. You are probably using the wrong size if you are doing this. They sit basicly just into the opening, not pushed inside.

And yes, I meant to rotate the barrel.

The vent exhausts at about a 45 degree downward angle and may hit covers, arm, etc and cause a pretty loud noise. Be sure not to cover the vents on any mask, or you'll wake up with a heck of a headache.

The nasal pillows inflate with the air pressure and that is what makes the seal in the nose. At low pressures, they don't inflate very much.

roztom · Post by **roztom** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:38 am

Aside from my whistling (Swift) which is water - I believe I've got it very comfortable.

The barrel just sits on my upper lip.

I am using the large pillows - I have it sit as low and loose as possible just so it doesn't leak. Don't confuse the exhaust port for leaks. On my face the 2 straps sit rather high on my cheek bones and they are loose.

MY pressure is low around 6 - 7 most of the time. I also put some AYR Gel on, this seems to help with the seal.

I just ordered a Heated Hose - I'm making a commitment to my SWift
Those who have Heated Hoses do you also need to cover the connector tube coming out of the SWift to prevent Rainout?

Tom

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NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:15 am

roztom wrote:Those who have Heated Hoses do you also need to cover the connector tube coming out of the SWift to prevent Rainout?[/b]

I don't, Tom. I've got the heated humidifier set to max, and also have a room humidifier going. I don't get any rain out at all with my Swift.

Regards,
Bill

roztom · Post by **roztom** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:39 am

Thanks Bill: Good to know.

Which Power Supply did you get?

Tom

Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:40 am

Tom, I don't have a Swift yet, but I think rainout depends alot of the temperature of your bedroom, and perhaps the climate you live in. I'm not really sold on the climate theory however, because both furnaces and air conditioners tend to be equalizers.

If you like a cold bedroom, I would say you need to cover it - perhaps with a tube sock. Otherwise, you should be okay.

We sleep in a cold bedroom, so my Aura still gets moisture in it with a triple covered heated hose.

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