How much water does your humidifier use?

need2snooze · Post by **need2snooze** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:59 pm

Although I live near the coast, I am using almost a full tank of water each night in my S9 machine. I have it set at 80 Deg. and use a heated hose. Also, when I wake up (sometimes even during the middle of the night) my throat is very dry. It hasn't always been like this, but I can't figure out what's different now. It's been this way for the past several months. The room temp is around 65 Deg., no forced air heating. Is there a setting I may have inadvertently changed?

cosmo · Post by **cosmo** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:10 am

Probably a good idea to get something to see what your room humidity level is.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Accurite-8-Th ... y/16888915

Mine uses 1/4.

ywp · Post by **ywp** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:20 am

High leak rate will use up a lot of water and lower the benefits of cpap. Worn out or poor fit mask?

fm1520 · Post by **fm1520** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:25 am

Maybe a quarter but it varies. Dry winter air may be a factor.

Denial Dave · Post by **Denial Dave** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:36 am

your water usage is going to change day to day based upon a number of variables

#1 room temperature
#2 room humidity
#3 respiration rate - how fast you breathe
#4 temp & humidity setting of your CPAP machine

your Resmed machine generates humidity based upon your selections and then what the room humidity & temperature is.

I use much less water at night when my room humidity is above 40%...

I'm running humidifiers in several rooms to keep static electricity away in this dry weather. Plus it helps keep the wood in my guitars from drying out and cracking.

If you don't already have one, find yourself a digital temp / humidity gage for your room. check CVS, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, Amazon....

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:45 am

cosmo wrote:Probably a good idea to get something to see what your room humidity level is.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Accurite-8-Th ... y/16888915

Mine uses 1/4.

I don't know what difference it would make...but...this product says it id for 'outdoor' use.

JamesW6175 · Post by **JamesW6175** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:18 am

I use about 150ml per night, and a gallon of distiller water has been lasting around 24 days for me. I have the temperature set at 60 degrees with my equipment. Might try to lower the temperature and see how much water you use then. I live in central Texas and with my equipment & the windows open at night . The humidity stays around thirty percent.

quietmorning · Post by **quietmorning** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:24 am

Mine uses about a quarter each night. I have a humidity reader in my room (from the days I had orchids) - and bump the humidifier in my cpap up when the humidity goes below 40%. I found that running a humidifier (in addition to the cpap machine's humidifier) in the bedroom helps a LOT toward my sinuses, throat and bronchial from getting too dry.

sleepnasta · Post by **sleepnasta** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:29 am

Almost the entire tank if not all of it.

cosmo · Post by **cosmo** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:52 am

LSAT wrote:
I don't know what difference it would make...but...this product says it id for 'outdoor' use.

Good catch. I was looking at the cheapest product possible.

Pachyderm's Nose · Post by **Pachyderm's Nose** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:25 am

need2snooze wrote:Although I live near the coast, I am using almost a full tank of water each night in my S9 machine. I have it set at 80 Deg. and use a heated hose. Also, when I wake up (sometimes even during the middle of the night) my throat is very dry. It hasn't always been like this, but I can't figure out what's different now. It's been this way for the past several months. The room temp is around 65 Deg., no forced air heating. Is there a setting I may have inadvertently changed?

It sounds like you are having some mouth leaks. That will cause the dry throat and mouth and make the humidifier use much more water than normal.

need2snooze · Post by **need2snooze** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:16 am

Mouth leaks- that's a possibility, although since I use a chin strap and tape my mouth I was hoping that would eliminate those pesky mouth leaks. I have been focusing on trying to cut down on the belly air (somewhat successful) but didn't correlate the dry throat/sinuses with continued mouth leaks. Will invest in a humidifier. Thanks for the suggestions.

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:48 am

need2snooze wrote:Although I live near the coast, I am using almost a full tank of water each night in my S9 machine. I have it set at 80 Deg. and use a heated hose. Also, when I wake up (sometimes even during the middle of the night) my throat is very dry. It hasn't always been like this, but I can't figure out what's different now. It's been this way for the past several months. The room temp is around 65 Deg., no forced air heating. Is there a setting I may have inadvertently changed?

Your real issue has nothing to do with lacking a device to measure temperature and humidity.

There is a 99% chance your issue has to do with mouth leaks. You are opening your mouth while asleep and losing your CPAP therapy.

Some people tape their lips shut, some use chinstraps (I highly recommend the PurSleep PapCap design), and some learn to maintain a mouth seal by training their tongue to stay planted on the roof of their mouths.

jencat824 · Post by **jencat824** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:09 pm

I use about 3/4 of the Icon container. I also am fighting mouth breathing/leaks.

Do you have the software downloaded to check your data? If so, post some of it here so the experts can give you a better idea of your leaks. There are several people on this forum who can help you read the data (I'm not one of them, yet). If you need to know how to post, I've got that down pat, so if you need to know how to get the image from your PC to this forum, let me know & I can help with those steps.

You may need some mask adjustments, a different mask, different chinstrap or taping. I've tried all & am still having trouble, but I keep trying & my data says I'm doing better.

Just post your data here & you will get help,
Jen

Christine L · Post by **Christine L** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:50 pm

Wow! The OP got nine replies before what should have been obvious was suggested - mouthleaks with a nasal interface.

Shame on you first nine.

This forum is great but you have to dig through a lot of useless and even counterproductive posts to get to the good stuff.

I have no suggestions on how to change it. This free-for-all type of answering seems to help many people.

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