Upgrading to a heated hose can help provide a more consistent therapy experience regardless of seasonal changes or location. If you find yourself traveling to a different climate, a heated hose can help you maintain the same therapy you had at home.

If you experience the collection of condensation in your CPAP hose that drips down onto your face and wakes you up, also known as CPAP rainout, a heated hose can help prevent condensation buildup, allowing you to sleep through the night.

With a ClimateLineAir 11 Heated Tube, you’ll also be able to utilize the AirSense 11’s auto climate control settings, which automatically detect the ambient room temperature and supply the optimal humidification for your sleep setting.

You may want one if you:

- Experience dry mouth or throat
- Notice water droplets in your tube
- Use humidification regularly
- Live in a cold or dry climate

You might not need one if you:

- Live in a humid climate
- Don't use the humidifier
- Keep your bedroom warm
- Are comfortable with your current setup

Many of our customers find the heated hose adds noticeable comfort to their therapy, particularly in winter. If cost is a concern, a CPAP hose cover provides similar benefits at a lower price point.

The ClimateLineAir 11 Heated Tube has a 22 mm rubber cuff designed to connect to any CPAP mask. With the exception of some unique masks designed only to work with the ResMed AirMini Travel CPAP, your ResMed heated tube should not have any compatibility issues with any CPAP mask. If you’re connecting your existing tube to a new mask and it doesn’t fit, ensure that the hose connection from your previous mask isn’t stuck to the end of your tubing and preventing the hose from connecting properly.

As a genuine ResMed product, the ClimateLineAir 11 Heated Tube is durable and reliable, and is manufactured with the high level of quality you can expect from ResMed products. Your ClimateLineAir 11 Heated Tube should easily last six months, and several owners have reported their hose holding up for months beyond that, too.

Despite its electronic components, it’s perfectly fine to submerge your ClimateLineAir 11 Heated Tube for short periods of time while cleaning. You should not have any issues so long as you ensure that the hose and its connections are completely dry before reconnecting. Connecting a wet heated hose back to your machine can cause electrical damage that may result in your tubing or machine not functioning properly.

The ClimateLineAir 11 Heated Hose is a bit more rigid due to the heating element coiled throughout the hose which makes it slightly stiffer than standard CPAP tubing, but it is not noticeably more difficult to work with. While you can manually set your tube settings in your AirSense 11’s menus, you’ll also be able to utilize the automatic climate control settings, making it significantly easier to find the perfect tube temperature and humidity level for your sleep environment.

When it comes to cleaning your tubing, the most essential accessory is a good tube brush. We like the CPAP Tube Brush Second Gen for its rigid wire core that makes it easy to push through and clean your tubing. When it comes to drying your hose, hanging it to drip dry is the preferred method, but the Hurricane Equipment Dryer has a special hose nozzle for blasting warm air through your tubing, ensuring that it is completely dry before you need to use it again. It also has plenty of room for your mask and cushion and offers 15, 30, and 60-minute drying cycles. If you don’t like the feel of the hose on your skin, we also offer a variety of soft cloth tubing wraps to further insulate your hose and protect your furniture, too.

Between the two disposable air filters, you'll have a year of clean therapy. General guidance around water chamber and hose replacement recommends replacing both between 6 and 12 months depending on the level of wear, so this bundle can serve as an easy annual resupply for vital AirSense 11 components.