Rainout and the A10

[sonicboom]

Auto settings + hose cover and worries will be over.  You won't have to resort to any gimmicks like passover etc...  They also come in different colors.  See Supplier #31.  There are covers for both the long hose and the short hose between mask and long hose connector.  For those that come across issues with A10 rainout there are a lot of threads on this.  Our old friend PaytonA and I had a nice discussion about this a few years ago.  This is a good place to start:

http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-...alfunction

[JesseLee]

I didn't use a hose cover until a month or so ago. Never had issue with rainout except when I was trialing an m series machine. The heated hose significantly changes the feel of the air making it warmer. I speculate the hose cover will solve your problem.

Also, I have long been a fan of hanging the hose up. I made a hose hanger to try, then I bought the 15ish dollar hanger from Amazon. Won't go without it now.

[PaulaO2]

I will order a hose cover soon. And I am working on getting a hook so I can hold the hose up. The way it comes out of the A10 is weird and I've almost pulled the machine off several times.

[JesseLee]

The large command hooks are very good at doing some hose management.

Edit-large command hooks along with Velcro cable straps

[Hydrangea]

I'm using a small command hook and a lanyard (from a convention I went to). It's PERFECT! Bonus: I have yet to accidentally sweep my machine off my nightstand since using this hose holder contraption!

I crocheted around the lanyard to make it look pretty. :-) The hose cover makes it look nice too. No medical look on my side of the bed!

[PaulaO2]

They want HOW MUCH for a hose cover??? I don't think so. Found simpler ones for much cheaper at Supplier #26 (it is where I get most of my stuff).

[sonicboom]

There are options indeed. See Supplier #1 as well. The important thing is that you are getting one and this is the quick fix for most rainout related issues.

[CB91710]

The noise of the hose dragging across the bed frame (25 year old waterbed frame with a memory foam mattress in it now) was probably one of the most irritating things after rainout. The hose cover helped both.
I also picked up a Hose Buddy, and while water can still collect in the low spot next to my head, it never gets as bad as it used to.