Loose rubber on water tub seal

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Bev07
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Loose rubber on water tub seal

Post by Bev07 » Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:23 pm

Hey,

I just noticed after cleaning my water tub (for AirSense 10) today, that on the detachable seal, there is a small line of loose rubber lining that started to break off (probably from me cleaning it over time). I tried removing some of the dangly bits myself, but couldn't really get rid of it all.
Is this something I should be worried about getting sent up my tube and into my lungs, once I put it on for the night?
I'm going to look into getting a replacement, but it'll probably take a while, so I'm worried if this can be a problem temporarily.

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Re: Loose rubber on water tub seal

Post by SleepGeek » Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:52 pm

Hey,

I seriously doubt that piece can be blown up your hose to your lungs. Normally your insurance allows replacement water tubs every 6 months. Contact your insurance, if you have any, to see who they allow you to buy from and how often. Stock up on spares so you have some things for those long holiday weekends when things go bad.
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Re: Loose rubber on water tub seal

Post by Okie bipap » Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:54 am

The water chanbers are currently on sale at cpap.com
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... rd-chamber

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Re: Loose rubber on water tub seal

Post by zonker » Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:09 pm

Okie bipap wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:54 am
The water chanbers are currently on sale at cpap.com
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... rd-chamber
thanks for the heads up!

a water chamber is the one thing i don't have on hand as a spare.
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