- Morning mates.
Welcome to the ensuite.
Today, I'll show you the best way to clean your CPAP gear.
Now this old girl is an AirSense 11,
but if you own an AirSense 10,
or any other CPAP machine from any other manufacturer,
feel free to follow along,
because the procedures are pretty much the same
across the board.
They've all got the humidification chamber.
They've all got their tubing.
They've all got the filters,
and they're all super easy to clean.
We don't need to overcomplicate things, guys.
We don't need fancy ozone cleaners, or SoClean.
All we need (claps) is some good old fashioned soapy water.
That's all you need, all right?
Let's get stuck in!
So, the first thing we do every day,
it's super easy.
We just empty the water chamber.
Empty the water chamber,
get a little cloth if you want,
wipe down the heater plate,
let it dry,
and you're done.
That's it for your humidification chamber.
Now with your mask,
what I recommend,
you should just get some mask wipes.
They smell great.
Every night, you'll be,
ah, sweet fresh mask.
It'll seal better,
but just grab yourself a little mask wipe,
and you just wipe down the cushion.
How good is that?
Daily cleaning done, two seconds.
Once a week, you're gonna do a little bit more
of a thorough clean,
just a little bit,
doesn't take much longer.
So with that,
hot soapy water,
as hot as your
kitchen sink,
or bathroom sink can get, okay?
So get it nice and hot,
run it till it's hot.
And then we just put a little bit of soap,
squeeze a bit in there,
you don't need too much,
just enough to get it nice, and soapy.
This time around,
I just take the humidification chamber apart, okay?
And I just submerge it in the water,
give it a good rinse around.
And I just leave it in there for a little bit.
I tend to do that with the dishes as well.
Just leave it in there for a little bit.
Let it soak up a bit.
And then once it's done,
you just rinse it off with fresh water.
Give it a good rinse,
get all that soapy residue off.
Rinse it out well,
and let it dry.
Now, if you're someone who doesn't use distilled water,
or you're starting to get mineral deposits
building up on the heater plate inside the chamber,
then there's a little solution
you can use to get those mineral deposits off.
So this chamber here holds 380 mils,
so you're gonna put in roughly 40 mils of vinegar
which is about a shot glass.
Put that in,
fill it up to the max level with normal water.
Let it sit, let it soak.
Let it dissolve those mineral deposits,
then just give it a wipe out with a cloth,
and it should come up brand spanking new,
all right?
That's a little trick for you.
You can see in here,
that part actually comes out.
There's a little clip on the side here.
So press that clip,
like so,
and that pulls out.
And once again,
I just submerged that in the warm soapy water,
and you're done.
Now, we've just got the CPAP tube.
Now you can use what's called a tube brush with these.
I've got one here.
I'm not gonna use it.
A lot of people use this. It's a tube brush,
and you can run it inside the tube
with some hot soapy water,
and clean it out that way.
I just drop a little bit of soap in one end,
fill the tube up with water,
put my thumb in either end,
and I just go (swooshes).
And then once again,
I just rinse out with fresh water, and give it a nice rinse.
And normally just hang it up right here,
on the shower.
So what have we got left?
I normally wipe down my machine,
wipe all the dust off it.
This is just little microfiber cloth.
You can pick 'em up anywhere.
And then with the mask,
I will take apart all the components this time.
I don't just wipe it down.
I take apart the components,
like this,
(bluesy slide guitar music)
like this.
Submerge 'em in the hot soapy water,
give 'em a little bit of a move around.
Wipe it down with cloth if you need to,
and then just let it dry.
You're supposed to let it dry out of direct sunlight.
I don't know if that has a huge impact
on the health of your gear.
That's what ResMed says to do.
All right, the gear's looking fantastic,
super clean smelling great,
but there's one more super important thing we need to do.
Can you guess what it is?
Change the CPAP filter.
Everyone forgets about the filter.
ResMed says you only need to change it,
once every six months,
but I say change it once a month.
On the first of every month,
pinch and a punch for the kids,
and then a brand new filter in your CPAP device.
You'll keep that air nice and clean.
ResMed has two style filters.
They have a standard filter,
this fluffy thick one,
which I can see right through.
Not gonna stop a whole lot of dust,
and particles getting into your device,
stuffing around with your motor,
but also getting into your airway as well.
And they also make this one,
a much better version.
A hypoallergenic one.
Designed originally
for those who suffer from allergies,
hay fever, that sort of thing.
Hypoallergenic.
Now this one,
when I hold it up
I can't see through it.
It's much, much more dense.
That's gonna stop heaps more dust
from getting into your CPAP machine.
Now, if you can't find a hypoallergenic one
for your AirSense 11.
I haven't been able to find one.
What I've been doing,
is using the AirSense 11 filter as a template,
and then cutting out an AirSense 10 hypo one,
and whacking it in there.
Easy.
Anyway guys, I hope you enjoyed the video.
If you did,
give it the thumbs up,
share it with your mates,
and as always, sleep well,
and I'll see you soon,
all the best, bye.
(bluesy slide guitar music)