Water
Hi all,
Another question from a new member about to start on the CPAP journey (been diagnosed with sleep apnea and going for second sleep test in a few weeks time and then a trial).
I've been reading that the CPAP humidifiers require distilled water. I live in a city (Melbourne, Australia) that has one of the best public water supplies in the world, so can I use tap water (boiled if necessary) rather than the additional expense of distilled water?
Thanks in advance,
David
RE: Water
Welcome!!!
Congrats on having excellent tap water!
My city has lousy tap water, so I have a very good filter, and I use that water. No problems. :-)
RE: Water
Almost all municipal water supplies have some degree of dissolved minerals. I wouldn't worry about it too much if you never let your water chamber run completely dry and soak your water chamber in vinegar periodically to remove any build-up of mineral deposits. I have run a number of experiments with my ResMed AirSense and tap water with periodic cleaning worked just fine.
Have a restful evening.
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
RE: Water
I use a water filter for all my potable water as the Gold Coast water supply, while not that bad, is not a patch on Melbourne's. I clean out my humidifier every couple of months
RE: Water
I'm in Sydney and just use tap water in my Dreamstation without a problem.
And when I'm in Melbourne I use tap water there as well, again with no problem.
I spend a couple of weeks a year down in Melbourne, and also spend time on the road in between there or other places around NSW/Vic. where I just use local tap water in whatever town I'm in.
I wash my humidifier tank about once a month by hand in lukewarm water with Morning Fresh dish washing liquid concentrate.
I've been doing this for 12 months now with no problems.
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Thanks to all of you for the replies - much appreciated.
David
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I do not use any water. It works for me.
RE: Water
It just depends on the minerals in your water.
In my area the minerals leave pinkish stains on everything and difficult to remove so I distill my own. I also use it for drinking after adding minerals so it gets a lot of use.
If your particular minerals cause no problem youre good.