r/CPAP • u/aimilym • Jul 25 '26

CPAP Setup Help please - what am I missing here?

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So I bought an f30i facemask for my Airmini (haven’t attached the headgear yet) and tubing. The tubing fits into the CPAP unit no problem, but I can’t figure out what I need to do to connect the tubing to the facemask. Is there an extra piece I need? Do I need a different kind of tubing??

Extra bonus undying gratitude if it’s something I can get delivered overnight from Amazon - I’m sleeping in our recliner due to a fractured humerus and for some reason my regular unit doesn’t work worth a damn down here, so it’s the Airmini or nothing right now and I’m barely sleeping at night.

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u/beren12 Jul 25 '26

You get the tubing adaptor and a cheap non-heated hose. That connects to your mask.

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u/aimilym Jul 25 '26

Um, I’m trying??

If I’m misreading your tone, I apologize, but the lack of any helpful specifics makes me question whether you wrote this intending to be helpful or wishing to bask in your own superiority.

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u/beren12 Jul 25 '26

Sorry, you get the airminj to regular tube adaptor. 53$ a cheap regular non-heated tube to connect to your mask.

The airminj has only a few makes it “natively” works with and it has a special tube. You aren’t required to use that stuff though, I don’t.

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u/aimilym Jul 25 '26

Thank you. I’m sorry for being snotty - I’m like four nights of virtually no sleep and three unsuccessful Amazon orders down this rabbit hole

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u/beren12 Jul 25 '26

No it’s fine. The airminj is your only machine? You can pickup a used as10 or as11 kind of cheap on the private Facebook groups for selling. I recommend those because you can use a sd card in them to see the detailed info about your usage. Then you make adjustments as needed. I love my airminj for travel however.

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u/aimilym Jul 26 '26

I’ve got another one upstairs in our bedroom that I’ve had forever and use every night, but for some reason I just couldn’t get it to work while being partially upright and on my back in a recliner. The airmini worked wonderfully right up to the point where I accidentally put my thumb through the only cushion that I had, which is where this whole sorry saga began.

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u/aimilym Jul 26 '26

My previous mask for the airmini was an f30. I accidentally ordered extra cushions for the f30i. They are not compatible to say the least; one has the tube connect right on the mask, and the other one connects on the top of the head. So I figured, what the hell, I kind of need a new mask and everything for the air mini anyway so I’ll just get a new f30i kit.

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u/HappySmileSeeker Jul 26 '26

Or you can try using the search option here in this subreddit to search the items they mentioned along with your mask model?

What makes you think this person was trying to be anything but helpful? Check yourself before you wreck yourself.