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Respironics Insulated 6ft Hose Cover Overview
The Insulated Hose Cover for 6 Ft. Hoses from Respironics helps prevent rainout and makes using your sleep therapy more comfortable. Designed for six-foot hoses, the cover fits directly over your CPAP hose and fastens with Velcro and a nylon cord for a secure fit.
Learn More About the Insulated Hose Cover for 6 Ft. Hoses:
- Nylon Interior and Fleece Exterior Provide Premium Comfort and Eliminate Noise
- Helps Prevent Rainout and Minimizes Sleep Disruptions
- Compatible With Six Foot Hoses
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Nylon Interior and Fleece Exterior Provide Premium Comfort and Eliminate Noise
The interior of the cover features a nylon material, which insulates the hose to help reduce condensation build-up caused by using a heated humidifier in a cool room. The exterior of the cover is made of soft fleece, which improves compliance by increasing comfort and decreasing sound.
What’s Included:
- One Insulated Hose Cover (For 6 Foot Hose)
This product does not include the hose. It is the hose cover only.
Historically, a standard CPAP hose is six feet long, has an internal diameter of 19mm and a connector cuff with an internal diameter of 22mm. Today some hoses are 6 feet long, others are 4 foot long, 8 foot long and 10 foot long. Some hoses have an internal diameter of 19mm (standard) and others have an internal diameter of 15mm (thin or slim style). To use a slim 15mm hose, the machine must have a menu option setting to accept the narrower diameter of a 15mm hose and still deliver the prescribed pressure to the mask to ensure effective therapy.
All hoses have a 22mm connection cuff and fit on all CPAP masks. The connection ports on all CPAP, APAP and BiLevel machines, humidifiers, and masks are a standard size, so a standard CPAP hose will fit on all. Some of the very small machines use a hose adapter between the machine and the 22mm cuff of the hose.
Some manufacturers offer a heated hose option designed to work only with their machines. To read more about heated hoses see the "What is a heated CPAP hose?" article included in this FAQ section.
A few auto-titrating CPAPs and BiLevels require a pressure line sensor to detect breathing patterns and pressure needs. The sensor may be in the form of an adapter with narrow tubing attached or the narrow tubing is threaded inside the six foot hose. In both cases, one end of the narrow tubing is plugged into the machine. Those machines will not operate without the pressure line sensor.
A heated CPAP hose contains copper coils embedded in, or wrapped around, the hose. These coils are gently heated to conduct a constant temperature throughout the length of the hose. This enhances the comfort of the therapy and reduces or eliminates rainout caused by the water condensing as it travels through the hose to the mask.
Heated hoses are more expensive alternatives to cloth tubing insulation, but they prevent rainout in nearly all cases. The Hybernite Rainout Control System is a stand alone option that can be used with any machine to prevent rainout and increase delivered humidification.
Some manufacturers have developed heated hoses to work specifically with select machines in their product lines. The ClimateLineAir™ Heated Tube for AirSense™ 10 and AirCurve™ 10 Machines is an example of a heated hose used by the AirSense™ 10 and AirCurve™ 10 Machines.
Here are some heated hoses we carry:
ClimateLine™ Tubing for S9™ and H5i™ Climate Control System
Companies such as Snugglehose provide a cost effective tubing insulation available in several colors and styles. Not only will the covers reduce or eliminate rainout, they also provide a more personal and less institutionalized appearance. An example of a Snugglehose is shown below.
Here are some hose covers we carry:
Tubing Wrap for AirSense™ 10, AirCurve™ 10, and S9 Series SlimLine™ Tubing
Respironics Insulated Hose Cover
ResMed Zippered Tubing Wrap
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Solutions to rainout include raising the temperature of your bedroom, insulating your tubing with a Snugglehose, or purchasing a CPAP machine with an integrated heated hose.
Your CPAP hose will last longer if it is detached every morning and hung to air dry.
Drying the hose each morning will also prevent bacteria from growing in the damp interior and help reduce the possibility of colds and other health issues. Remember, what is in the hose goes into the airway.
If you are not drying the hose daily, then be sure to replace the hose very frequently as negative health issues will result!
Hose care tips:
- Remove the hose by gripping the end or cuff, not the hose itself
- Hang the hose to dry after each use
- Wash hose weekly to avoid residue and maintain health
- Protect the hose from curious pets
Hose care tools:
- A Hose Quick Connect helps the tube to easily disconnect from the humidifier
- Purdoux Mask and Hose Soap is specially formulated mild soap designed to clean a CPAP hose and mask.
- The Tube Cleaning System is a tube care kit to rinse, soak and dry the hose.
- The CPAP Tube Brush Second Gen is used to scrub the inside of a tube. It is available for both slim line and standard diameter hoses.
- The Republic of Sleep Hose Cover wraps the length of the tube in soft fleece material. Although its intention is to help reduce rainout (water collecting in the tube) many CPAP users report it deters pets from using the hose as a chew toy.
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Signs of wear include dry, cracked places on the inside lining or on the rubber ends; "stretch marks" near the rubber ends; mineral deposits or mold from water left inside the hose; or a visible puncture or tear in the material.
There are a few ways to keep from getting tangled up in your CPAP tubing. Try running your CPAP hose behind the headboard of your bed. Also, there are several types of suspension systems we carry here at CPAP.com. You can see the different types of Hose Management Systems under our Comfort & Cleaning section. One example is the HoseBuddy Tangle Free CPAP Hose Suspension System:
Here are some items we recommend that may help with hose comfort:
CPAP Hose Lift
HoseBuddy
Tube Management Clip
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Great product. Does what I wanted and what was described.
It's a genuine Philips Respironics part.Couldn't be better. The Philips Respironics covers have a larger diameter than the generic covers sold by my regular cpap supplier. The larger diameter makes it easier to thread the tubing through without getting caught up. I also have an extension tube for a total length that exceeds 6 ft so I use 2 covers and have another 2 covers as backup since they need to air dry after washing. The covers prevent "rain out"(accumulation of water in the tubing) when using the humidity setting. Great price when on sale and combined with free shipping
Well it's soft but it's about 6 inches shorter than my hose, it has not helped with rain out as I had hoped but I am still adjusting my settings to find the correct one for me
Keeps it warm
This is one of the best inventions for comfort. It fits just right. The hose cover has a warm feeling when it rubs across your chest. I think that it keeps the air warmer coming through the hose. I purchased several different brands of these hose covers however, I think this is the nicest and best one.
It didn't come with written instructions. Just 3 pictures. It was difficult to figure out. Also, I paid the extra shipping for faster delivery. It did not arrive in the time window for which I paid for.
I had been searching for something to prevent condensation in my hose as I like to sleep in a cool room. This is perfect. Highly recommended.
Before discovering CPAP.com I had no idea accessories such as my new Respironics Insulated Hose Cover were available. The cover has improved my CPAP therapy.
This hose cover has done job required. It stopped noise from the hose hitting my bed posts and the crinkling against my pillow.
this helped improve the function of the heated hose. And I like the fuzzy soft cover better than the feel of the plastic hose at night.
Looks to be very easy to set up and use. I would like to see softer material and maybe color choices in the future. But over all I'm content with this purchase.
This is so helpful. I like to sleep in a cold room, and at times have awoken with water coming out of my mask. This is just the thing I needed.
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