mask maintenance and replacement

Every week I take my mask apart and thoroughly clean it.
I periodically replace the silicone parts as proper sealing becomes an issue and I can see the silicone parts are no longer clean/clear as they used to be.
I was wondering whether there is any sense in replacing the actual hard plastic mask body. One can easily scrub it hard and make sure it is clean.
I don't have insurance which replaces it for me free of charge.

What are your thoughts?

I have the Quattro...I use it for a year before replacing it. The plastic doesn't wear out. As far as the silicone...I replace mine every 3 months...in between I occasionally put my silicone in boiling water to clean it. It comes out like new. PS...I have insurance.

Boil some distilled water...add 1 tsp baking soda....put in the silicone for a minute or two...remove and rinse. The foam you see is the baking soda removing the facial oils on the mask.

LSAT wrote:I have the Quattro...I use it for a year before replacing it. The plastic doesn't wear out. As far as the silicone...I replace mine every 3 months...in between I occasionally put my silicone in boiling water to clean it. It comes out like new. PS...I have insurance.

Boil some distilled water...add 1 tsp baking soda....put in the silicone for a minute or two...remove and rinse. The foam you see is the baking soda removing the facial oils on the mask.

As for replacing the whole thing, seems to me there are two main reasons:
1. Mask manufacturing companies want to make more money so they advise on this
2. A great deal of people do not clean their mask on regular basis (or at all). So replacing the whole mask will be replacing the parts which are sensitive the most for dirt and face oils (silicone).

I wonder if someone on this board has a mask he/she used for a long time and only replaced the silicone parts.
Thanks for the cleaning tip, I will try it out and report back.

It is good to have a back-up of your favorite mask in case of breakage.
Stuff happens--usually in the middle of the night; or on the weekend.
Since you have no insurance, you may want to check online prices.
I scowl when people get ripped off by local DME's.