RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
Recently I purchased what was advertised as genuine ResMed SlimLine tubing from one of the suppliers listed on this board. I'm not going to name them because they did right by me when I called it to their attention. Perhaps I'm naive, but they seemed to be as surprised as I was. The hose they sent me did look like ResMed Slimline tubing at first glance, but the packaging had no ResMed traceability information on it-- just a barcode and "Made in China" printed on it. Also, the hose end connectors were slightly shorter than the real thing. I was hoping to use this to replace a genuine ResMed hose, so it was easy to compare the two. The last thing I noticed was that the ResMed and SlimLine logos on the connectors were "debossed" or sunken down into the gray rubber. On my genuine hose, they're embossed-- sticking up. I phoned ResMed's office here and they advised me that they don't package anything without their identifying data, nor would it say Made in China. The logos on their hoses are always embossed. Nobody likes paying a premium for CPAP gear but when you're breathing through something for ~50 hours a week, it's worth it to me.
Bogus tubing:
Real ResMed:
RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
srlevine1 I came across a warning from ResMed. Packaging. I didn't save it. Said they package in boxes; anything else is a knock-off.
My last purchase was a ResMed N30i. It came in a plastic bag; full descriptions. I don't know if it's real. Last night I got a really good AHI (0.6) Before best was 3.6 before.
Thanks for the post.
Dave
10-22-2024, 07:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2024, 07:15 PM by videonitekatt.)
RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
I ended up with two of these myself - as many of you know, the Sunset 6ft hoses are slightly smaller at the ends, so it's a tight fit to the S9/S10/S11 and the end of the frame hose.
Got mine on ebay, left possitive feedback till I realized these were knock offs...every damn resmed hose on ebay is a knock off
Are the safe to use? Cleaned them, no leaks...a little snug at each end, but not as bad as Sunset - which is also made in china...
Anyone else been using these?
RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
(08-08-2019, 03:53 AM)ardenum Wrote: 2. Quality. Chinese manufacturing has skyrocketed when it comes to quality, you can buy an iphone clone for 1/5th the price and the quality is the same as the real deal, as far as appearance goes, usually clones being made in the same factory that does the original, only with changed or no branding.
They are not even close to Apple build quality. Look at your statement, as far as appearance goes.
Foxconn is not selling iphones out the back door.
RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
(10-22-2024, 07:14 PM)videonitekatt Wrote: I ended up with two of these myself - as many of you know, the Sunset 6ft hoses are slightly smaller at the ends, so it's a tight fit to the S9/S10/S11 and the end of the frame hose.
Got mine on ebay, left possitive feedback till I realized these were knock offs...every damn resmed hose on ebay is a knock off
Are the safe to use? Cleaned them, no leaks...a little snug at each end, but not as bad as Sunset - which is also made in china...
Anyone else been using these?
Anyone?
RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
I used to work in plastic injection molding. Here's what happens.
We had molds built in China because the mold and labor was the price of steel here before labor.
Obviously the company in China had the designs. Some companies are more trustworthy than others.
We had a customer design a garden hose reel. They found their own Chinese manufacturer. The manufacturer secretly created 2 of every mold and shipped one set to us.
Before we could get through trials the manufacturer had the product on the market because they didn't care about quality.
The company that actually designed the product tried to take legal action. They were basically told "oh well China doesn't care and we can't do anything about it".
Their product was already on the market for a cheaper price than they would ever be able to match.
The project was scrapped.
Airsense 11
F&P Solo Cushion
Before Therapy AHI 11.4
Before Therapy RDI 21.4
10-31-2024, 08:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-31-2024, 08:59 PM by Big Guy. Edited 1 time in total.)
RE: WARNING - POSSIBLE RESMED KNOCK-OFF
I just finished checking all of my CPAP supplies and everything is marked ResMed, with the exception of my CPAP air filters, and they are the SunSet brand.
Hoses, cushions, frames, water chambers, and complete mask assemblies, all are genuine ResMed.
