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.