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Cpap Cleaners? - AFM1 - 12-01-2019 So what do you think of Cpap clearers, are they worth it, and which are the good, the bad and ugly ??? RE: Cpap Cleaners? - SarcasticDave94 - 12-01-2019 Personal opinion is the only cleaner that's useful and will not cost lots is dish soap like Dawn or similar that matches your personal preference/needs and warm water. Lightly scrub and soak for a few minutes. Rinse and air dry out of direct sunlight. Done! If you feel you need SoClean or similar, and don't mind paying up, go for it. But it's not required. Just like using distilled water is not required. If we replace these parts as often as the DME suggested, non distilled water use will probably never "damage" the tub. The probably part is there because some patient's home water may have minerals that'll leave a small residue. But if that same water can make your morning coffee, it's OK for your ResMed or Respironics, etc. too. RE: Cpap Cleaners? - mesenteria - 12-01-2019 The generally accepted consensus, not unanimous by any means, is that cleaning devices are not really worth their salt. They don't/won't/can't do any better cleaning than you can for pennies a month. We debate endlessly the need to 'sterilize' equipment, and Good Ol' Capt James T. Kirk tells us we need to sterilize our CPAP equipment...or else. There is no widely published evidence that CPAP machines harbor disease and that they need to be assiduously cleaned daily...as Capt Kirk insists. There are far more effective and cheaper ways to sterilize your hose, head gear, and mask. Simply flush them with a light household bleach solution, or with a solution of meta-bisulfite (sodium or potassium, your choice, available at wine/beer making U-Brew-It supplies). Most of us rinse our equipment under running warm/hot water and use dish soap as a surfactant to ensure all surfaces are rinsed well. RE: Cpap Cleaners? - Big Guy - 12-01-2019 It's my understanding that the CPAP cleaners sanitize. They don't actually clean. Initially, I was intrigued by the So-Clean. That was until I asked the advice of this forum. They set me straight. I clean all of my CPAP equipment by hand and I'm confident that it's all as clean as possible. RE: Cpap Cleaners? - DeepBreathing - 12-01-2019 Here is Resmed's cleaning advice. I've reformatted it somewhat and highlighted a couple of points, but the text is unchanged. Resmed Wrote:Cleaning guide https://www.sleepvantage.com.au/support/cleaning-guide.html RE: Cpap Cleaners? - Melman - 12-01-2019 The so called CPAP cleaners don't clean. They will sanitize surfaces that are already clean but they don't remove or penetrate residues of any kind. If you dig deep enough into So Clean's literature you will find that their admission that ozone does not clean and that CPAP components must be cleaned regularly with their cleaning solution which is probably a mild detergent. Lumin, which uses UV light states that equipment must be cleaned before sanitization in their unit. Mild detergent is usually adequate to prevent significant accumulation of any harmful microorganism. I'm a retired microbiologist with decades of experience with sanitization and sterilization and, in my opinion, the CPAP "cleaners" are waste of money. RE: Cpap Cleaners? - AFM1 - 12-02-2019 Cleaning every day no that is not me, I looked at a number of those Cpap cleaners on YouTube, all I have been doing once a week is to put the mask, humidifier and hose in the sink and filling with boiling water and of dish soap, leaving them there for a couple of minutes and then pulling them out, rinse them off and hang them out to dry RE: Cpap Cleaners? - DeepBreathing - 12-02-2019 Yeah, that's more or less what I do too. Perhaps not religiously once a week, though. I put the "official" suggestions from Resmed up for the education of others, not as an example of what I do! RE: Cpap Cleaners? - Janyn - 12-03-2019 I own the Lumin and the bullet from them. I love this combo as it is very easy to use and as others have said they sanitize not clean. I still use wipes and do that religiously. I rely on the Lumin to sanitize my water chamber and mask and tube so I dont get sick. RE: Cpap Cleaners? - SarcasticDave94 - 12-03-2019 FWIW when I was feeling a bit better, I used parts cleaning time to get a coffee at the same time. Soak time was time it took to drink that coffee. Now mobility down a bit, I just drink the coffee. Cleaning does get done but not quite as often. Daily? Not a chance. Weekly? Probably. Water tub dump and quick rinse after every nightly use. |