CPAP air filter
One thing I do to improve the filtering process of the air filter on my ResMed AirSense AutoSet 10, is to give it a small shot of hairspray on both sides.
Just a very brief spray will suffice. It provides the filter with a tacky film that will catch / hold particulates smaller than what it was designed to do.
The same process will improve the air filter in your home as well. You just need to use more of it. 
11-12-2018, 05:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2018, 05:15 PM by Fats Drywaller.)
RE: CPAP air filter
Sounds nuts to me. You want to breathe that carcinogenic crap?
On April first, maybe ...
11-12-2018, 05:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2018, 05:42 PM by Fats Drywaller.)
RE: CPAP air filter
Along the same lines, I only vaguely remember a post from several months ago in which someone was planning to customize his mask by getting some plastic glue/cement/whatever and patching or modifying something in the frame. Say what? You want to breathe those fumes? <shrug> Well, it's your funeral ...
And yeah, I know that glue sniffing went out long ago, when the (late lamented) Ramones were teenagers, because the formulas of that stuff were all modified to make the stuff different and non-euphoria-inducing and so on ... but harmless? No chance. Whatever the petrochemical compound might be, I suggest reading the warnings on the label and looking up the MSDS for it and reading available web pages about adverse health effects of inhaling its fumes, before using it on a mask or a filter or a hose or a humidifier.
RE: CPAP air filter
(11-12-2018, 05:41 PM)Fats Drywaller Wrote: Along the same lines, I only vaguely remember a post from several months ago in which someone was planning to customize his mask by getting some plastic glue/cement/whatever and patching or modifying something in the frame. Say what? You want to breathe those fumes? <shrug> Well, it's your funeral ...
And yeah, I know that glue sniffing went out long ago, when the (late lamented) Ramones were teenagers, because the formulas of that stuff were all modified to make the stuff different and non-euphoria-inducing and so on ... but harmless? No chance. Whatever the petrochemical compound might be, I suggest reading the warnings on the label and looking up the MSDS for it and reading available web pages about adverse health effects of inhaling its fumes, before using it on a mask or a filter or a hose or a humidifier.
Life is a risk in and of itself. Women (and some men) having been using hairspray for decades and decades.
I didn't say anything about soaking a filter in it. It dries within a few seconds. I do it once when new and it sits out for hours and hours until bedtime.
I was a police officer for 30 yrs. Prior to that, I was in the military. I've been riding motorcycles for well over 55 yrs. So yes, I'm accustomed to taking some risks here and there.
A tiny touch of hairspray on a little air filter to enhance it's performance? Yeah.....I'll take that risk. 
11-12-2018, 05:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2018, 06:02 PM by Fats Drywaller.)
RE: CPAP air filter
(11-12-2018, 05:50 PM)Big Guy Wrote: A tiny touch of hairspray on a little air filter to enhance it's performance? Yeah.....I'll take that risk.
There's a huge difference between foolishly taking that risk and suggesting (even implicitly) that other people should do so.
Hey, everybody! I drive a car without using a seat belt and I ride a motorcycle without using a helmet, have done so for years, and it hasn't killed me yet! I recommend it! What have you got to lose?
But in this case what you're suggesting is even more bizarrely unnecessary. Why would anyone even think that it'd be a good idea to put hair spray on a CPAP filter? What a completely unnecessary and off-the-wall idea. That's why I mentioned April first: it sounds like trolling.
RE: CPAP air filter
I doubt that dried hairspray will harm you. On the other hand I think you end up having to replace the filters more often as they would clog up quicker. Without the sticky spray you can pull out the filter and flick it with your finger to knock off loose dust and put it back in.
11-12-2018, 06:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2018, 06:24 PM by Big Guy.)
RE: CPAP air filter
(11-12-2018, 05:58 PM)Fats Drywaller Wrote: (11-12-2018, 05:50 PM)Big Guy Wrote: A tiny touch of hairspray on a little air filter to enhance it's performance? Yeah.....I'll take that risk.
There's a huge difference between foolishly taking that risk and suggesting (even implicitly) that other people should do so.
Hey, everybody! I drive a car without using a seat belt and I ride a motorcycle without using a helmet, have done so for years, and it hasn't killed me yet! I recommend it! What have you got to lose?
But in this case what you're suggesting is even more bizarrely unnecessary. Why would anyone even think that it'd be a good idea to put hair spray on a CPAP filter? What a completely unnecessary and off-the-wall idea. That's why I mentioned April first: it sounds like trolling.
I wonder just how many on here smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol to excess, or use drugs?
You're certainly entitled to an opinion. You're making a big deal out of something that wasn't. Others have suggested dabbing cotton balls in some kind of scent and placing them in front of the air intake on their machines.
Hair spray is a long ways off from being chloroform. You need to loosen up those straps on your head gear. I suspect they're putting too much pressure on your brain. 
RE: CPAP air filter
I do think it 'might' enhance efficacy, but as walla walla opines, it will also help to clog them that much faster. I guess it boils down to....what do ya want? Cheap 'n long lasting, or more costly due to more frequent replacements (because they do the job better).
I use a couple of spray adhesives, included El Cheapo hairspray, to make model trees for my train layout. I make armatures, tease apart natural fiber furnace filters to create branchlets and bows, spray, and sprinkle flocking and dyed ground foam over the sprayed fiber bits. The sprays stay sticky, meaning (to me) that they are issuing volatiles that are probably not designed by the Big Guy for our lungs.
If it were up to me, and I wanted to improve the efficacy of the filters, I'd think of the oil bath principle and maybe spray the filter with mineral oil or something more neutral. So far, no urge to do that.
RE: CPAP air filter
Ease up, both of you. No more insulting suggestions, no more rancour.
If this persists I will request the thread be closed - at a minimum.
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RE: CPAP air filter
FWIW, CPAP filters can be inexpensive. I just bought a box of 24 that was $10, and I consider that reasonable even though it's still overpriced. It's low enough that I don't care. (I'm gonna fuss about 42 cents per month?) Before searching for and finding those, I briefly considered looking for a sheet of the same material, buying that, and cutting it up, but nah, why bother.
And for anyone who gets 'em via insurance every month, it's a non-problem.
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