06-10-2016, 02:58 PM
Spare CPAP
Hey Everyone,
You have all been so helpful in the past, I thought I'd try this one!
I have a seasonal camp that I go to all spring, summer, fall on weekends. I would love to just keep a spare at camp. I have the resmed AS 10 at home and it is great, but I can not afford the spend that much for a spare.
Those of you that have a spare for a vacation place or travel, please share your thoughts on what to get and where to get one for small money.
Thanks to all of you!!
Mike
06-10-2016, 03:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-10-2016, 03:12 PM by IDRIck.)
RE: Spare CPAP
Resmed s9's are the previous generation and are discounted. Secondwind, on the approved seller list, has slightly used s9's for a great price. I'd look for an autoset with a humdifier. You can save money if you don't need/buy a humidifer. There's not a lot of difference between s9 and s10 performance wise.
RE: Spare CPAP
Thanks Everyone. I appreciate the help
Yes, I will have AC power.
Sleepster,
I have been studying my pressures closely for about a year now. The majority of the night, I stay nice and low with only an occasional apnea, then around 03:00 and again about 05:00 I just hit clusters of up to 15 episodes lasting up to 20 seconds {according to the data} and that is when the machine really needs to ramp up and it corrects them. For the night, I average an AHI of 2-4, but during the 2 periods {isolated down to 1 hour blocks} I jump to AHI of 15 - 20.
Thanks again,
Mike
RE: Spare CPAP
If your pressure consistently hits the max of 14 and stays there, you might want to try raising it to 15. On the other hand, if it never reaches anything close to 14 you could lower it.
Whatever that is, you'll likely need to set a fixed pressure machine at that value. You could try putting your machine in fixed pressure mode at that setting to see if you can tolerate it. If you can, then you could save a lot of money with a fixed pressure machine as your back up. It could even be a brick. You should be able to get one for around $100 US.
I've gotten some great deals buying machines on craigslist. Even made a profit selling one! I have my original machine which cuts out, so I don't trust it but keep it around in case spare parts are needed. In addition to that, I have two back up machines. One is a ResMed S9 VPAP Auto for traveling to places that have electricity, the other is a fixed pressure System One BiPAP that can run directly off battery power when needed. Both were bought on craigslist.
If you do find one on craigslist make sure you learn how to get into the clinician's menu to check the number of hours on the blower motor before you buy.
Sleepster
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