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I want to buy a CPAP cleaning machine for my mom to help me with keeping her CPAP clean. It's a chore cleaning the equipment each week. I'm looking at So Clean which is pricey at $300. So I wanted to ask everyone with their collective wisdom if they have any good experiences with CPAP cleaning machines.

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My dad has the so clean machine. he is 95 and loads of problems would not remember to to the cleaning without someone/something to do the cleaning for him. The CPAP machine can be pricey to replace and certainly a place where all kinds of gunk can and will collect inside the tubing etc. My son also has a cpap-but he does his own maintenance with vinegar water soak tubes etc in a pan for a bit rinse and dry. Seems to be doing well with this method. He has other serious illness and needs to keep it clean to not make more problems for himself.
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dafodil Oct 2020
Thanks so much for sharing your family's experiences with the machine and cleaning it. I'm curious if the So Clean machine is working well for your dad?

I have so many care tasks, I'm hoping this will lighten my load.
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My husband has been using a CPAP for 13 years now and just uses warm water, mild dish soap or vinegar. Never had a problem. It takes around 5 minutes to clean it. Maybe less. I don’t see a need to sterilize it but he’s healthy and not at risk of anything.
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I've had a CPAP for several years and have a special fabric "sock" that covers the entire tube so there's no condensation in it. I never wash or disinfect it. Daily I wash the mask with Dove soap every morning and dry it with a towel. I then disconnect the tube from the unit and the headgear so that air flows through it all day and dries any moisture. I also pull out the reservoir and open the lid (I don't remove the remaining distilled water) also to dry out any condensation. I replace all parts (mask, headgear, tube, filter and reservoir) every 6 months. I have never had a problem. I use a ResMed unit and I love it.
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dafodil Oct 2020
Thank you for sharing your experience. We've been replacing the mask, etc at the shortest interval that medicare approves.
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