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Introduction
This guide includes a complete teardown to reach the pump motor for cleaning or replacement. If the unit was bought seconded hand, this guide will allow the user to check and clean all the parts in the ResMed AirSense 10.
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Step 1 Pump Motor
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Position the ResMed Airsense 10 with the water reservoir facing towards you.
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Grip both the top and bottom of the water reservoir and pull it straight out and away from the device.
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Step 2
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Position the ResMed Airsense 10 with the screen facing you to remove the front cover plate.
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Place your finger under the indent beneath the home button and pry the front cover plate off.
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This should only require medium pressure.
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Step 3
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Remove the two 14mm Torx T10 screws that were exposed by removing the front cover plate.
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Step 4
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Rotate the device to face the bottom of the ResMed Airsense 10.
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Remove the four 10mm Torx T10 screws, then place the screws and the plastic heater plate cover to the side.
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Remove the remaining two 14mm Torx T10 screws.
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Step 5
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Once you have removed the cover of the heating plate, disconnect the orange wire from the fuse.
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Carefully pull the orange wire through the silicone gasket.
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Fully remove the heater plate from the ResMed Airsense 10.
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Step 6
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Remove the remaining two 14mm Torx T10 screws holding the frame together.
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Step 7
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Orient the ResMed AirSense 10 to face the rear of the machine. The air outlet should be facing towards you.
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Use the plastic spudger to pry the casing of the ResMed AirSense 10 off of the unit.
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Fully remove the casing from the ResMed frame.
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Step 8 Lift the modem cable off the connection
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Position the ResMed AirSense 10 with the screen facing towards you.
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Carefully remove the 4 pin wire connector located to the left of the screen.
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Fully remove left panel of the ResMed.
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Step 9
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Position the ResMed AirSense 10 with the air outlet facing you.
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Remove the 14mm Torx T10 screw that is located between the air outlet and the front screen.
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Remove the wires from the pump casing's hook.
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Carefully start to remove the pump casing from the Resmed AirSense 10 until the wire connector is exposed.
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Step 10
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Unclamp the connector for the wires that connect the pump casing to the motherboard to fully disconnect the pump.
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Step 11
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Orient the pump casing with the wires facing towards you.
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Unhook the wires from the outer most clip.
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Then remove the plastic retainer from the pump casing.
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Step 12
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Remove the blue silicone buffer to right corner.
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Remove the wires from the remaining hooks.
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Step 13
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Orient the pump casing to face the outlet port.
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Push the outlet nipple into the pump housing.
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Step 14
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Orient the pump casing to face the three T10 torx screws.
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Remove the three 14mm Torx T10 screws.
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Lift off the top of the pump casing.
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Step 15
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Remove the pump assembly from the pump casing and face the pump assembly with the mounting plate facing you.
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With the pump assembly out of the pump, there is a mounting plate that needs to be removed to access the pump.
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There are 5 rubber ridges connecting the mounting plate to the rubber sock encasing the pump.
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Push the ridges through the holes in the mounting plate.
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Step 16
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Separate the mounting plate from the rubber sock.
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Step 17
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Pull off the rubber sock to expose the pump.
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Do not damage the wires while removing the rubber sock.
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The exposed pump can now be cleaned and inspected for damage.
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Almost done!
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Conclusion
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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42 Comments
Thank you @jaceyt ! This was spot on.
glove2006 - Feb 12, 2021 Reply
Where can i buy a replacement pump?
Shayne Braid - Feb 23, 2021 Reply
Alibaba sells the pump. Everyone else is OOS.
Travis Verner - Aug 27, 2022
got mine from aliexpress, but they are also on amazon
Tracy White - Apr 19, 2024
Where can i buy replacements?
christecnico - Apr 7, 2021 Reply