CPAP

[kenmbz]

I stopped using the humidifier tank once I started using a large room humidifier.

 

[MarkF48]

i design products, but you have to design for the average and dumbest person. most people do not want to come off "auto" the gentlemen above is from Massachusetts, that's not exactly a dry environment. i feel like they would get a ton of complaints , for something that does not really need to be much larger, I believe the tanks are also replaceable under insurance, so it seems like an odd design choice to me

It's pretty dry in the house in the Winter with a pellet stove running (35% RH at the moment). I do have a couple humidifiers, but their contribution doesn't amount to much. Humid Summers I hardly use any water in the tank.

 

[LittleBill21]

out west humidity is like 3-5%, i would assume the manufacture would design for the country, just an interesting point, don't take it as fighting.

 

[ponytug]

out west humidity is like 3-5%, i would assume the manufacture would design for the country, just an interesting point, don't take it as fighting.

ResMed is a global company based in San Diego, and was founded in Australia in 1989, a rather dry climate for the most part, not unlike California, and many heated homes in the winter time.

I really think that this comes down to multiple ways to skin a cat. ResMed has been a medical device manufacturer for a long time, and is arguably currently the global leader in CPAP, after Philips' recent issues. As they face oversight from regulatory agencies concerned about many issues in virtually every country that they operate in, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one.

As someone who has been involved in medical device design, I personally do keep coming back to the need to have microbially clean water in the tank, and to have clean hoses and masks. A smaller tank helps turnover the water regularly, especially if patients adhere to the advice in the manual. (Knowing that not every user adheres to the recommendations in the manual, what might you do to limit the possible downsized to non-adherence? Personally, I'd run some trials with devices in the hands of those users and see what designers might proactively help keep those patients safe. The longer they stare, the more products that they will buy, so the company's incentives line up pretty well with patients from where I sit.) In hospitals, these devices are run through sterilizers on a regular basis.

Yes, I can see that a small tank is more of a hassle, especially if it runs out.



All the best,

Peter

 

[QRTRHRS]

i don't understand this comment, we just got the 11 and filling to the max, it last 2 days, is your pressure crazy high or something?

10 to 20

 

[QRTRHRS]

We do run a humidifier continuously. I set the hose temp at the same temp that we keep the house, 72°.