Life of motor exceeded, Resmed S9 (2024)

Reptile

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Machine: Airsense 10 Autoset
Mask Type: Full face mask
Mask Make & Model: Resmed
Humidifier: Resmed
CPAP Pressure: 8-14
CPAP Software: Not using software

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Sex: Male
Location: France

06-07-2021, 03:04 PM

I woke up to this message today. I've ordered an S10 to replace it but would like to repaire the S9 and keep as a backup. Can anyone please recommend somewhere, preferably in Europe. I'm in France.

How long have I got before it dies?

Can anyone advise if the battery I bought for my S9 will work with the S10, perhaps with a new lead?

Many thanks in advance, kind regards,

Mark

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DaveL

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Threads: 38
Joined: Apr 2013

Machine: S10 Autoset For Her (Aug 27, 2020)
Mask Type: Nasal mask
Mask Make & Model: ResMed N20 preferred, P30i, F&P Evora Full leaks
Humidifier: ResMed S10 Autoset "for her"
CPAP Pressure: 13.4.....19
CPAP Software: OSCARmyAir

Other Comments: If I have to use all this stuff, treatment better work!

Sex: Male
Location: Canada/Toronto

06-10-2021, 09:27 PM

I never had that message. I replaced my S9E with about 22,000 hours on it. It was still running.It had about 100 hours on it when I bought it used...

Question for others...can this warning be turned off in the clinician menu for the S9?

DaveL
compliant for 35 years /// Still trying!

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GrumpyHere

Posts: 26
Threads: 2
Joined: Feb 2021

Machine: S9 VPAP Adapt
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: P10
Humidifier: H5i
CPAP Pressure: None
CPAP Software: OSCAR

Other Comments:

Sex: Male
Location: Taiwan

06-11-2021, 07:24 AM

(06-07-2021, 03:04 PM)Reptile Wrote: would like to repaire the S9 and keep as a backup.

There is nothing to repair. It is just a warning message.
Go ahead and use it as a backup as is.

(06-10-2021, 09:27 PM)DaveL Wrote: I never had that message. I replaced my S9E with about 22,000 hours on it. It was still running.It had about 100 hours on it when I bought it used...

Question for others...can this warning be turned off in the clinician menu for the S9?

As DaveL's machine showsthere is not real way to determine how long the machine will last.

The design use lifetime is supposedly 15k hours.

There is no way to stop the warning from showing.

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DaveL

Posts: 2,477
Threads: 38
Joined: Apr 2013

Machine: S10 Autoset For Her (Aug 27, 2020)
Mask Type: Nasal mask
Mask Make & Model: ResMed N20 preferred, P30i, F&P Evora Full leaks
Humidifier: ResMed S10 Autoset "for her"
CPAP Pressure: 13.4.....19
CPAP Software: OSCARmyAir

Other Comments: If I have to use all this stuff, treatment better work!

Sex: Male
Location: Canada/Toronto

06-11-2021, 08:01 AM

There was no warning set on my S9E.

If I remember right, the DME provider can use the Clinician's Menu to set reminders like "Change Filter", or "Change Mask" It would be easy for them to say that the machine's life expectancy had been reached.

When I got a new S10 my realization was:
* my treatment was much improved (using recommendations here)
* my new machine was quieter than my S9E was, so my sleep was better.

My regret was that I hadn't followed the recommendations made here. Participants had even shown the way. Following their advice I got a new apap "for her" machine. It's classified as a cpap in Ontario Canada. My S9E is set aside as a spare unit.

My old sleep-doc-from-h*ll had retired some years before. I found a new sleep doc who required a sleep study (10 years after my last one). He wrote the prescription for me.

DaveL
compliant for 35 years /// Still trying!

I'm just a cpap user like you. I don't give medical advice.Seek the advice of a physician before seeking treatment for medical conditions includingsleep apnea.

http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php..._The_Guide

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Reptile

Posts: 9
Threads: 4
Joined: Aug 2017

Machine: Airsense 10 Autoset
Mask Type: Full face mask
Mask Make & Model: Resmed
Humidifier: Resmed
CPAP Pressure: 8-14
CPAP Software: Not using software

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Sex: Male
Location: France

06-13-2021, 10:15 AM

Many thanks for the informed advice and quality information. I wrote to my supplier (in the UK) and they told me the message means I have exceeded about 21,900 hours or about 7.5 years of use. I have had a couple of quotes for replacing the motor but it isn’t worth it as there are plenty of other components that can fail and each new model seems to offer a bit more so I decided to buy a new one.

I’m cleaning up my S9 and will use it as a back up that will hopefully have enough life to give me time to resolve any issues that apply to my new machine.

My first cpap was a fixed pressure device that sounded like a jet engine but it changed my life. I still have it somewhere. My next was an S8 that was such an improvement. I would often wake up with some very high pressure blowing past the mask and making a racket. I would turn it off and back on and everything settled down. I thought my S9 was as good as you can get. Faultless for many years but new Airsense 10 Autoset is actually even better. Unbelievably quiet, blissful sleep and very quick and easy to check the report. Hopefully I’m set now for many years but I have an S9 backup, with an S8 backing that up and S (some low number I can’t remember) backing that up.

I am sleeping blissfully well at the moment and love my Resmed gear.

Thanks again to those who shared their knowledge and advice.

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ICEMAN

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Joined: Nov 2015

Machine: Airsense 10 & Dreamstation
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: ResMed AirFit P30i
Humidifier: Airsence 10 or Dreamstation
CPAP Pressure: Min 4cm Max 5cmH20
CPAP Software: OSCAREncoreBasicDreamMappermyAir

Other Comments: Presently trialing between Airsense 10 & Dreamstation 1

Sex: Male
Location: Australia Mate

06-13-2021, 11:56 PM

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Some people are not very diligent about replacing the air filters on these units or lose the air filter cover completely. This will lead to dust contamination rather quickly. Whistling or motor loudness will increase over time. You will then need a replacement once the louder sound cannot be tolerated any longer. We can repair yourResMed S9 CPAPwith a new motor. If you do change your filters on a regular basis the motor is designed to last about 24000 hours of usage. That computes to over 8 years of running every night for 8 hours a night! Once you hit that 24000 hour mark your machine will display "motor exceeded life - call service". We can replace the S9 blower and this will correct the issue.

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DaveL

Posts: 2,477
Threads: 38
Joined: Apr 2013

Machine: S10 Autoset For Her (Aug 27, 2020)
Mask Type: Nasal mask
Mask Make & Model: ResMed N20 preferred, P30i, F&P Evora Full leaks
Humidifier: ResMed S10 Autoset "for her"
CPAP Pressure: 13.4.....19
CPAP Software: OSCARmyAir

Other Comments: If I have to use all this stuff, treatment better work!

Sex: Male
Location: Canada/Toronto

06-23-2021, 05:09 PM

DaveL
compliant for 35 years /// Still trying!

I'm just a cpap user like you. I don't give medical advice.Seek the advice of a physician before seeking treatment for medical conditions includingsleep apnea.

http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php..._The_Guide

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VGKfan

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Joined: Jan 2020

Machine: ResMed S9 Elite
Mask Type: Full face mask
Mask Make & Model: ResMed Quatrro FX
Humidifier: H5i
CPAP Pressure: 11
CPAP Software: Not using software

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Sex: Male
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

07-18-2021, 02:12 PM

I have 27400 hours on my S9 and it is still running fine.

The message about exceeding motor life started to appear exactly 5 years after I started to use it.

I quickly realized that they were trying to scare me into getting a new machine. I'm not yet willing to spend the money for a new one, so I've decided to run it until it dies.

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OpalRose

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Machine: ResMed AirCurve 10 VAuto
Mask Type: Nasal pillows
Mask Make & Model: ResMed AirFit P10
Humidifier: With ClimateLine hose
CPAP Pressure: EPAP 8.4 PS 3.4 Trigger-High
CPAP Software: ResScanOSCAR

Other Comments: Wellue O2Ring™ Oxygen Monitor

Sex: Female
Location: Ohio, USA

07-18-2021, 02:30 PM

I think you are on borrowed time...

At least have a plan on a replacement before it dies..

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HDCowboy

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Machine: Resmed Aircurve 10 Vauto
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Humidifier: Aircurve Built In
CPAP Pressure: PS 4.0 over 4.0-14.0 (cmH20)
CPAP Software: ResScanOSCARSleepyHead

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Sex: Male
Location: Texas Gulf Coast

07-18-2021, 07:58 PM

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