Lifespan of the ResMed AirMini
I have about 2500 hours on my AirMini. I have seen online charts that these last about 3 years. Does this mean that I should get an end of life message at around 9000 hours? Does anyone know when the end of life message will pop up on the app for an AirMini? I have read that you get an end of life message at about 22K hours with a regular ResMed. Despite what I have read online I don't believe that the AirMini is as strong or the same as an AirSense 10 or 11. For example I have the pressure on my ramp time with the 10 set to a 6.5. I had that setting for the AirMini and felt like I was suffocating so I moved the ramp pressure to a 7. TIA
RE: Lifespan of the ResMed AirMini
Columbiabill;
The Airmini and Airsense 11 use the same motor and turbine ..
I have been using a Airsense 11 for just under a year and have a little over
2400 hrs on the machine ..
Common practice is to replace machines about every 5 years ..
The math works out to about 14,000 hrs. for the 5 yr. period ..
I don't think You need to worry about end of life messages, Or total machine
life .. I have no clue when the end of life message will appear ..
I expect a minimum of 5yrs. of use, At least 14,000 to 15,000 hrs. total life ..
Your Airmini should have the same life span !!
Good Luck.. Steve
RE: Lifespan of the ResMed AirMini
(11-11-2023, 11:26 AM)Columbiabill Wrote: Despite what I have read online I don't believe that the AirMini is as strong or the same as an AirSense 10 or 11. For example I have the pressure on my ramp time with the 10 set to a 6.5. I had that setting for the AirMini and felt like I was suffocating so I moved the ramp pressure to a 7. TIA
I have been investigating the AirMini (I have the AirSense 11) and see that there is a significant difference in flow rate. If you feel like you're suffocating, it's because the AirMini flow rate for a given pressure is about 25% less than the AirSense 11 (112 L/min for Airmini at pressure of 10 vs 138 L/min for the AirSense 11 -- more if you don't use the ClimateLine tubing).
Which brings up the question: Is there a way to tell what flow rate in L/min the AirSense 11 is actually delivering? OSCAR has a flow graph but it seems to have an arbitrary scale of +100 to -100, i.e., it is not calibrated in L/min.
