heated hose decision
I currently use a PR1 60 series Remstar Pro C-flex (DS460HS) with a heated humidifier and standard hose and have no rainout issues, but the air at the mask is a little cold. Soon I may be able to buy a PR1 60 series Remstar Auto A-flex (DS560TS) with a heated humidifier and the new heated tube. I'd like to know:
Can the heat to the new heated tube be turned off on the DS560TS?
Can the heated humidifier that only uses a non-heated tube (off my DS460Hs) be used on the new Auto (DS560TS) machine?
Can I use a non-heated hose on the heated tube humidifier?
RE: heated hose decision
i don,t use machine but my understanding you can select either heated tube or non-heated tube and the 560 machine comes with 80W power cord
460 machine with standard humidifier comes with 60W power supply and will not work with heated tube
both machines works with either humidifier as long as the right power cord is used
RE: heated hose decision
(12-21-2012, 03:58 AM)zonk Wrote: i don,t use machine but my understanding you can select either heated tube or non-heated tube and the 560 machine comes with 80W power cord
460 machine with standard humidifier comes with 60W power supply and will not work with heated tube
both machines works with either humidifier as long as the right power cord is used
Hi twindad,
I think the heated hose would be safer to use, because it will stay dry all the time.
Dampness (even if not enough to cause rain-out) encourages growth of mold and bacteria inside the hose. This is why we should drain and hang up the hose to air out daily, wash periodically, and replace the hose every 3 months or so.
But we can probably go longer between hose replacements if we keep the hose dry by using a heated hose and disconnecting after use and hanging it up to stay aired out.
Take care,
--- Vaughn
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RE: heated hose decision
Thank you all for your replys. I have recently been able to purchase a Respironics Sys 1 series 60 Auto machine with the heated tube humidifier. I like my 460 cpap, and I REALLY like the 560 Autopap. The Auto machine is more comfortable than the cpap machine because it lets me stay at a lower pressure until higher pressure is needed. I don't know why, but my auto is quieter than my cpap. The heated tube and its humidifier make the air coming thru the hose comfortably warm (with the heat turned up all the way), while the air from my plain tube humidifier feels quite cool (set on 2), which is noticeable at the time of this writing because it is the middle of winter for me. In summer, I'll probably go back to using the plain tube humidifer for the cooler air. I found that I could clean the heated tube with warm soapy water just like the plain tube, only I have to keep the end with the electrical contacts dry or dry them out before hooking the hose back up.
RE: heated hose decision
Even with the same model, it seems the noise level varies a lot between machines.
Plus, it will probably be quieter when it's running at lower pressure.
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