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RETIREDHSTEACHER

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Posted: 10/29/09 06:18pm

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rvten wrote:

As an update yo my OP.
My doctor was a little upset with me. She made an appointment with the sleep doctor for me. I go see him Nov 12th. Will see what we can work out.

Someone mantioned the ramp. My unit had it. I turned it off and went right for the full flow. Ramp took to long for me.
My unit also had a humidifier. That I also felt was not needed. With it on and cold air coming into the bed room caused too much moister to build up in the hose.

Was told I realy only need that feature in real dry weather.

When it gets cold and the heat goes on your bedroom gets dry. This is when many need the humidifier but also when moisture called "rainout" forms in the hose. To get rid of this problem many use a heated hose.
Check it out $139

Go to cpaptalk.com and read, read, read.

Ed

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Bumpyroad

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RETIREDHSTEACHER wrote:

tvfrfireman wrote:

My biggest fear in life now is a power failure. I could not survive without my cpap. My father sounded like rvten but is now compliant and wearing his machine every night. His stubborness cost him the health of his heart. It took the heart damage and COPD and 3 strokes to wake him up. Even if the cost was six thousand dollars that is cheap compaired to what is to come. I sure don't want to end up incontinent in my bed at the Belair Nursing Home.

Check this out

For $120 you won't have to worry about a power failure any more.
I just got one and will use it at home and in the 5er. Now I can stay overnight at Flying J, etc. It has a lot of features.

Ed

A nice looking machine, 28 AH, my little jobbies are about 19 IIRC but they were also $20.

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Posted: 10/31/09 02:47pm

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RETIREDHSTEACHER,

How many hours will a typical CPAP machine work off that 28AH power supply?

Paul

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Posted: 10/31/09 02:53pm

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paulin wrote:

RETIREDHSTEACHER,

How many hours will a typical CPAP machine work off that 28AH power supply?

Paul

I posted my number a while back and I think it used 0.43 amps without the humidifier. so you are talking about 70 hours.
might have been 0.32 amps, in any event a lot of hours available using a passover humidifier.
bumpy

* This post was edited 11/01/09 05:31am by Bumpyroad *

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