Getting My Sleep Machine Evaluated Tomorrow- Recommendations?

Just missed that!

wm_hess wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:26 am

I have not seen my sleep doctor since I received my machine so I may be blowing smoke, I don't know....

One benefit for bringing the machine(s) in, is that they can slap a manometer on it, and calibrate your machine. I don't really know though, if the machines go out of calibration that often, or if the RT bothers doing that. Maybe some of the people who do see their doctor more often can chime in?

-Bill

It's *highly* unlikely that your average corner DME is going to have the specialized equipment necessary to change the calibration of a modern cpap... the repair depots are the only places that will have that.

palerider wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:08 pm

wm_hess wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:26 am

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One benefit for bringing the machine(s) in, is that they can slap a manometer on it, and calibrate your machine. ....
-Bill

It's *highly* unlikely that your average corner DME is going to have the specialized equipment necessary to change the calibration of a modern cpap... the repair depots are the only places that will have that.

Thank you PR for clarifying that.

-Bill

wm_hess wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:10 am

palerider wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:08 pm

wm_hess wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:26 am

...

One benefit for bringing the machine(s) in, is that they can slap a manometer on it, and calibrate your machine. ....
-Bill

It's *highly* unlikely that your average corner DME is going to have the specialized equipment necessary to change the calibration of a modern cpap... the repair depots are the only places that will have that.

Thank you PR for clarifying that.

-Bill

Manometers are easy... I got one from ebay for around 30$... it's the equipment to talk to the machines and change their calibrations that the manufacturers don't let people get their hands on.

As others have said... They may "Want to see your machine" but other then physically testing your machine simply to verify if it's doing what it's supposed to... there isn't anything on the machine that they won't be able to get if they have the card.

This time since you have no way of contacting them until it's too late. I'd err on the side of traveling light and just take the card. If you get there and they want to see your machine ask them why and let them know you have the card... if the reason they want to look at the machine is to test it - maybe you can bring it in next time your there.

If, they insist that they have to have your machine to read your data - then I'd be worried at their understanding of how the machine works.

As to them re-calibrating it... as Palerider said. I'm sure they don't have the ability to change fundamental calibration settings on site.

If it's easy to do - taking the machine in and getting a measurement done on it to make sure it's blowing at the right pressures helps just to know. If it turns out to not be in proper calibration, I'm thinking most of the time they'd swap out your machine with another one and send yours off to be fixed or just swap it out altogether under warranty, etc...

Safe travels and hope everything goes well with your appointment.

Take care, Gryphon

Since tomorrow was yesterday, what did you do and how did that turn out?
As was mentioned using one card in 2 machines can cause problems. You should get a second SD Card for the second machine.

Ended up bringing the two machines, which really weren't as heavy as I thought they'd be.

Though, nothing got accomplished from the meeting. I was using my BNC DreamStar model, a model the clinic doesn't work with. They do work with my older model, the Remstar Philips....except my sleep data was too old (pre-2017) for them to access, because I hadn't been using it. So now I have to use the RemStar Philips for another month before I go back -_-.

Kabuto wrote: ..... So now I have to use the RemStar Philips for another month before I go back -_-.

Since I'll probably miss your post after your follow-up appointment in a month, "inquiring minds" want to know what you will lug on the bus? SD card, or backbreaking machine? Thanks, Earl

If you know how to do the settings, there is no reason to bring your machine. The clinics/docs that tell you to bring your machine assume you don't know how to do the settings should they require changing. You know already.