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12-23-2014, 10:36 AM
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Where to mount a CPAP?
We are going to have some folks stay with us over the holidays, and they will be sleeping in the back bed. One of them uses a CPAP, and I'm told it must be mounted at or below their head level. Initially, I thought I would just fold down the bathroom walls and rest the CPAP there, but their preference is that this person sleeps "on the left", when looking down at the bed. Thus, the hose would end up draping over the other person.
Sleeping in the other direction, I guess I could either remove the wardrobe (PITA) and put it on the shelf, or maybe just remove the wardrobe door and rest it in there.
Anyone come up with a better solution?
Thanks,
Dave
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12-23-2014, 11:15 AM
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Since the bed is a queen and must sleep perpendicular to the TM, what is the head end? If the curb side, can you just add an 10ft extension cord to the plug next to stove top under the counter, and then place the CPAP next to the person using it? If its the other side, then run an extension from the bathroom plug under the sink counter.
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12-23-2014, 11:47 AM
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If the "head end" of the bed is the street side, how about putting it in one of the drawers below the wardrobe? I don't know how big a CPAP is, or how long its hose is, but if it is taller than a drawer, how about putting it in the middle drawer and removing the top drawer? This would keep it captive nicely.
If the head end of the bed is the end near the toilet (and I don't know why it would be), could you run the hose against the wall and into the shower, and hang the CPAP somewhere in the shower? Hang it from the towel bar, from the lower end of the shower hose, or make up a long hanger and hang it from the top of the wall.
Bill
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12-23-2014, 01:05 PM
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From my experience Bill, you don't hang the CPAP. The system uses water in a small tank to keep the air flow humid like so as to not dry out the lungs of the user. That would require it to be level placement. The drawer placement is probably the best idea for it. I've traveled with one in the past but with our King bed, there is plenty of room to place it against the TM wall next to the user provided we use an extension cord. The hose is only about 6ft long.
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12-23-2014, 01:13 PM
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I would suggest the cabinet under the bed, possibly with the door removed. That has pleanty of room and, at least on mine, there is a plug by the converter for both 110vac and 12vdc.
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12-23-2014, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Padgett
I would suggest the cabinet under the bed, possibly with the door removed. That has pleanty of room and, at least on mine, there is a plug by the converter for both 110vac and 12vdc.
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Its the CPAP hose that will limit how far you place the machine from the user. As I recall, its only 6ft in length, so if you used the cabinet under the bed, the hose would have to be nearly extended and that makes a difficult experience for the user to turn away and over at night and sleep near the edge of the bed. Also, if there is a sleep partner, they would have to be careful exiting. My opinion would be the machine has to be in the bed with the user. Or remove the wardrobe and place it on the counter there...
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