cleaning your equipment

It's important to clean your equipment as specified in your product instructions. Poor maintenance can make your sleep therapy ineffective and damage your equipment. If your equipment is not properly cleaned and dried, bacteria builds up and can lead to infections in your body, especially in your airway passages.

Wash your face before applying the mask or pillows (interface); oils in your skin can cause premature breakdown in the materials used to manufacture your interface.

IMPORTANT! Never use any type of alcohol or other caustic household cleaning solutions such as bleach on your mask, nasal pillows or tubes. It can damage them. Use only warm, soapy water. Use a mild detergent void of lotion, perfumes or dyes.

• Mask: Remove the mask/nasal pillows from the headgear. Clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse. Air dry.

• Humidifier: Empty the humidifier. Clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse and air dry. Always use distilled water in the humidifier to avoid mineral deposit build up.

• Non-Disposable Filter: Clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse and allow to dry. Reinstall.

• Headgear: Wash headgear by hand with warm, soapy water. Rinse and let air dry.

• Tubing (with humidifier use), humidifier chamber, mask/pillows: After washing with warm, soapy water, soak the PAP supplies for 20 to 30 minutes in a 1:3 solution of white vinegar and water to prevent mold growth. Be sure to rinse thoroughly and air dry.

• Machine: Wipe the machine with a soft, damp cloth.

• Disposable Filters: Replace monthly or as needed.

• Tubing (without humidifier use): Clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse and air dry.