Ozone Machine

[nohypopneanow]

 F20 cushion 

Question:  Do you like your AirFit F20???  
When you use this mask, are you having it touch your skin directly or do you have a RmZzzzs  cloth between your mask and face?? 
Thanks.

[Melman]

The Airfit F20 is the best mask I've ever used. It's very comfortable and I rarely have leaks.

[nohypopneanow]

I used Dawn regularly on an F20 cushion that lasted almost two years before I retired it. I think the tech, although he had good intentions, was misinformed.

Cleaning:
I don’t doubt you have had good success in cleaning your CPAP using dish detergent.  But the VA technician isn’t the only one saying this is not advisable, so does ResMed.
The VA technician was probably was informed by ResMed.
 
https://www.resmed.com/en-us/sleep-apnea...equipment/
 
Cleaning your CPAP mask cushion, frame & headgear
·         AirFit series, Swift, Mirage, Quattro and Pixi masks
Daily cleaning tips:
From #4 In a sink or tub, clean your mask cushion and headgear to remove any oils. Gently rub with warm soap and warm, drinking-quality water.
Avoid using stronger cleaning products, including dish detergents, as they may damage the mask or leave harmful residue.
 
Air tubing cleaning tips
·         ClimateLineAir™ heated tube, SlimLine™, HumdiAir™ heated humidifier and standard tubing
Daily cleaning tips:
From #3 In a sink or tub, rinse the inside and outside of the air tubing with mild soap and warm, drinking-quality water. Avoid using stronger cleaning products, including dish detergents, as they may damage the air tubing or leave harmful residue.
Humidifier tub cleaning tips
Daily cleaning tips:
 In a sink or tub, rinse the humidifier tub with mild soap and warm, drinking-quality water. Avoid using stronger cleaning products, including dish detergents, as they may damage the humidifier tub or leave harmful residue.

[nohypopneanow]

Ozone does sterilize.  A simple search in Google "does ozone clean"  or "does ozone sterilize" yields a lot of information on this topic.  Hospitals use it for cleaning laundry to sterilize linen and other cloth things.

On WJR, 760 AM Detroit, a number of years ago a doctor was interviewed by Frank Beckmann about the Ebola virus epidemic in Africa.  As I remember, the doctor had been in Nigeria.  He was using some method using ozone to kill the virus.  Everyone he treated survived.  BUT, he was shut down.  The reason was the pharmaceuticals ran him out of the country.  Ozone is CHEAP and you can't sell drugs for Ebola with a cheap cure.  I heard this with my own two ears.  This is not a story of a story of a story.

[nohypopneanow]

Ozone should NOT be run through the inside of the actual CPAP/APAP machine.  Here is from the ResMed site. 

https://www.resmed.com/en-us/sleep-apnea...equipment/
CPAP cleaning FAQs
ResMed has observed that prolonged and repeated use of an ozone device may eventually cause internal damage to a ResMed machine, leading to an increase in motor noise. The ResMed limited warranty excludes damage to ResMed machines caused by use of ozone devices.
 
https://www.resmed.com/en-us/product-war...formation/
Limited warranty - UPDATED  
ResMed Corp. and its affiliates warrant that your ResMed product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of purchase for the period specified below.
UPDATED. Effective February 1, 2020 ozone damage is specifically excluded.
 
https://www.resmed.com/en-us/product-war...ion/#ozone
 
This limited warranty does not cover:
 
d) any damage caused by exposure to ozone, activated oxygen or other gases;

[nohypopneanow]

http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-...smed+ozone

See also here for more on the ResMed warranty issue and ozone.

Ozone cleaning is not for the insides of your ResMed APAP/CPAP.

[nohypopneanow]

http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-...ight=ozone

Posts about the So Clean ozone machine and some people thoughts about this.