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TOP CLEANING TIP - Part 2
Hi everyone
Thought I'd pass this cleaning method on having successfully used it myself.
We all know how hard it can be to get into every little crevice of a mask and I wanted to find a "deep clean" method to get a mask sterile easily again. I looked back at what we did when our children were small
Anyway I used a baby bottle sterislising tablet (Milton) in a slightly weaker solution of hot water (tablet recommends one tablet in 5 litres of cool water) I used it in 6 litres of water. Stripped the inserts off the mask and took the humidifier reservoir apart; immersed all day in solution. You would be amazed at how much crud this lifted off the mask!
The only slight down side is the rubber inserts go a pale white but this also happened when we used the solution for babies bottles so no real problem except cosmetic. Do check that your skin does not react badly with the solution (this is the main reason I diluted in more water for myself).
Rinsed off with hot water and allowed to drip dry (used small cotton buds in some of the deeper slots) - reassembled mask and humidifer parts.
This has been the only really successful way of removing the stale plastic smell so many have experienced, as that is not too pleasant I call it a great success.
This cleaning method may reduce the life of the rubber inserts but it is too soon to tell - my mask is still that originally purchased from ResMed (I have only had to have a new angle front clip replaced). So the mask has lasted longer than Papworth usually expect anyway. I'm going to do it again in three months as a "deep clean" routine.
Hope that you find this useful - post any results you find if you adopt it
Take care - cheers
TWW
UK
Thought I'd pass this cleaning method on having successfully used it myself.
We all know how hard it can be to get into every little crevice of a mask and I wanted to find a "deep clean" method to get a mask sterile easily again. I looked back at what we did when our children were small
Anyway I used a baby bottle sterislising tablet (Milton) in a slightly weaker solution of hot water (tablet recommends one tablet in 5 litres of cool water) I used it in 6 litres of water. Stripped the inserts off the mask and took the humidifier reservoir apart; immersed all day in solution. You would be amazed at how much crud this lifted off the mask!
The only slight down side is the rubber inserts go a pale white but this also happened when we used the solution for babies bottles so no real problem except cosmetic. Do check that your skin does not react badly with the solution (this is the main reason I diluted in more water for myself).
Rinsed off with hot water and allowed to drip dry (used small cotton buds in some of the deeper slots) - reassembled mask and humidifer parts.
This has been the only really successful way of removing the stale plastic smell so many have experienced, as that is not too pleasant I call it a great success.
This cleaning method may reduce the life of the rubber inserts but it is too soon to tell - my mask is still that originally purchased from ResMed (I have only had to have a new angle front clip replaced). So the mask has lasted longer than Papworth usually expect anyway. I'm going to do it again in three months as a "deep clean" routine.
Hope that you find this useful - post any results you find if you adopt it
Take care - cheers
TWW
UK
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