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Cleaning Climate-control tube on ResMed Air Sense 10
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RE: Cleaning Climate-control tube on ResMed Air Sense 10
Push the reservoir into the machine and then give it a light smack with your open hand to seat it.
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RE: Cleaning Climate-control tube on ResMed Air Sense 10
(08-21-2017, 07:15 PM)Melman Wrote:
(08-21-2017, 04:08 PM)Sleeprider Wrote: Since our CPAP equipment is generally not shared, good hygiene is sufficient and disinfection is not needed.  The tubing is not really a supportive enfionrment for microbes, and any that will be there, are common in your home.

Someone mentioned not being a microbiologist. I am. I spent 17 years as a medical microbiologist and 20 years in the sterile pharmaceutical industry specializing in microbial environmental control and troubleshooting contamination issues. I have been on CPAP for 10 years and agree 100% with Sleeprider. I seldom wash my humidifier or hose, and then only with mild detergent. I wash my mask every few weeks or if I see residue on it. I do wash the cushions daily, but to remove face oils, not microorganisms.

I will add that mild detergents may not be bactericidal but they are quite effective at removing microorganism and any residues that may support their growth from plastic surfaces. Virtually all disinfectants contain toxic chemicals that if not completely removed may do more harm than the low levels of environmental bacteria that may be present.

Thanks for the info Melman.

I clean all my CPAP parts in a 6.5 liter ultrasonic cleaner about once-a-month with baby shampoo and warm tap water.  Everything fits in the tank for one 15-minute cycle then is rinsed in tap water.  Then everything except the hose is air dried for the rest of the day.  It seemed that I could hang up the hose all day and it would still be damp inside.

So I invented the Kashi cleaning method.  Yeah, just kidding.  But with stuff I had lying around the house, it worked out just great.  I cut up a cereal box and used a little battery fan that we take to the ballpark when we go watch ball games.  I hang the intake part of the hose pointing downward and off the dresser dangling in free air.  With the fan on low speed, the inside of the hose is completely dry in 1/2 hour to an hour.

I also use CPAP wipes on the cushion, frame and mask/hose connector/elbow daily.  Been doing this for a little over a year with great success.  Love the baby shampoo smell too.

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RE: Cleaning Climate-control tube on ResMed Air Sense 10
New and improved Kashi Dry. Now for a limited time, you get a free cereal snack while you wait on CPAP equipment to dry.

Hey if it works...
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RE: Cleaning Climate-control tube on ResMed Air Sense 10
Box of Kashi... $2.99
Battery powered fan... $19.99
Kashi hose dryer... Priceless
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RayBee

~ Self-Treatment - via ApneaBoard experts.
~ Self-Pay - no help from Kaiser other than getting my script, then a pat on the butt and out the door.
~ Self-Educated - via ApneaBoard experts, its many users, and posted reference material.
~ Complex Apnea - All Night AHI=34.2/h, Supine AHI=45.5/h
~ Using a 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max, 32 GB, 1 TB, macOS Monterey V12.6.2.
~ Pay no attention to the dog behind the cup, he ain't a docta, and does not give medical advise.
~ Woof, woof.

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