DC Conversion and Amp Hours for CPAP
I had a 12v plug installed in our bedroom and now I need to try and figure out how much my CPAP machine uses. I bought a Kill A Watt device and measured 8 hours of sleep last night. The device onl...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
in addition to shutting off/down the humidifier, don't use a heated hose. since this is a bipap not a cpap I "assume" it uses more electricity ?????????
bumpy
also, most/all of the newer CPAP/BiPAP machines have internet connection as well. I turn mine off when using it in the trailer. Every little bit of power reduction helps.
And for the heated hose, Resmed makes a insulated sleeve for the hose. I have one on mine. if you want/need to use the heated hose it will reduce the power draw.
another option for the water tray is to fill it with warm water before sleeping. Even w/o the heater on it will offer some humidification and warm water helps for at least part of the night.
I can get 3 nights out of my portable battery pack if heater is off, hose heat is off, wif is off. If the water heater is on I can usually get one night, on cold days, not even one night.
Big clue on what draws power!
