It had served me well for around ten years (June 2014) and due to improvement in my medical condition, I was unsure as to whether going to a sleep doctor would result in another prescription for an ASV machine, or a downgrade to a CPAP or BiPAP, or nothing.
"Sleeprider" recommended a specific supplier which could replace the motor and reset the control board to zero hours: "Your S9 VPAP Adapt can be renewed with a new motor, reset of run-hours to zero, and optionally new seals and calibration for a cost of $230 plus shipping at Supplier #28. That is basically a new machine without the error code at a fraction of the cost of a new ASV device."
Upon contact, I was advised that turnaround time would be 1-2 days from arrival of my machine. I shipped it on a Friday. It arrived on Monday (I am about 500 miles from them so shipping time was less than if it were going cross-country). It was serviced and shipped on Wednesday and I just received the unit back from them. New seals were not required and the overall cost was $212 including a new motor and filter, and return shipping. Louis, the owner/technician, advised that the unit was built for 24,000 hours before the "motor life exceeded" warning appears.
The unit operates perfectly. I can also report that for the few days without my machine, I did not sleep as well, or wake up as rested, as with it...a CPAP success story in itself.
I can wholeheartedly recommend Supplier #28, ADVANS CPAP in Garden Grove, CA. I see that I am in agreement with "srlevine1" in this.
http://www.advanscpap.com/cpap-repair/