12-20-2017, 11:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2017, 12:00 AM by OMyMyOHellYes.)
RE: Excited! Getting new (to me) cpap machine today after 20 years!
The S8s are data capable, but they require a specialized read and specialized cards that are getting hard to find and a little expensive.
But HOLY CRA, er SCHNIKES, Batman! 20 years out of a machine? Like 60,000 freakin hours?!?! Incredible mechanical performance from ANY piece of equipment, especially since they get virtually NO maintenance. That is probably some kind of a CPAP world record. Maybe you should take that one and have it bronzed!
BTW, I've used the S8 Autoset II (normally my travel machine) for probably 8 of the last 12 months. Working perfectly. But I am, and never have been, a person that needs or even has a curiosity to see "data" (it is valuable at certain times (like when you are having unusual problems or trying new equipment (like changing from nasal to FFM), but for the most part, IMO, its importance on a day to day or week to week or even month to month basis is a little overblown (if you pardon the pun))). But my first machine was an S8 Elite and I NEVER in 15,000 hours of use tried or even wanted to pull data. And the only time I really pulled any data in the last year was when I was doing some current draw testing and wanted to see run times.
Some folks have mentioned scouting for a newer machine - I would take into account where your new machine is in terms of percentage of a 15,000 hour lifetime. You should be able to easily check blower run hours and judge that to determine if you need to be looking around.
Unless you just really want to see the data and want a more facilitative machine (is that even a word? If not, it should be...).
It's late and I thin I'm starting to ramble. Sorry bout that.
Off to bed, my bed for the first time in six weeks, and hope it works better than my guest bed. And I'll be back on my primary machine the PR 560, Yawn. Sleepy. Doctor office tomorrow for first follow up since surgery.
But HOLY CRA, er SCHNIKES, Batman! 20 years out of a machine? Like 60,000 freakin hours?!?! Incredible mechanical performance from ANY piece of equipment, especially since they get virtually NO maintenance. That is probably some kind of a CPAP world record. Maybe you should take that one and have it bronzed!
BTW, I've used the S8 Autoset II (normally my travel machine) for probably 8 of the last 12 months. Working perfectly. But I am, and never have been, a person that needs or even has a curiosity to see "data" (it is valuable at certain times (like when you are having unusual problems or trying new equipment (like changing from nasal to FFM), but for the most part, IMO, its importance on a day to day or week to week or even month to month basis is a little overblown (if you pardon the pun))). But my first machine was an S8 Elite and I NEVER in 15,000 hours of use tried or even wanted to pull data. And the only time I really pulled any data in the last year was when I was doing some current draw testing and wanted to see run times.
Some folks have mentioned scouting for a newer machine - I would take into account where your new machine is in terms of percentage of a 15,000 hour lifetime. You should be able to easily check blower run hours and judge that to determine if you need to be looking around.
Unless you just really want to see the data and want a more facilitative machine (is that even a word? If not, it should be...).
It's late and I thin I'm starting to ramble. Sorry bout that.
Off to bed, my bed for the first time in six weeks, and hope it works better than my guest bed. And I'll be back on my primary machine the PR 560, Yawn. Sleepy. Doctor office tomorrow for first follow up since surgery.
There. I said it.
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