Humidifier turned off and odor
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Humidifier turned off and odor
After 1 year, I am still struggling. I have recently turned all the humidity off on my humidifier and on the Climate hose, and just have distilled clean water in the resevoir every night. I did change hoses last night to a spare climate control hose that I had not used in awhile that is older. I had an odor from the mask immediately upon putting it on that smelled like an old musty basement. My room has an air purifier so the room smells ok. Would having the humdifier turned totally off and water in the humdifier cause that musty smell coming out of the mask? Is the musty odor coming from the hose? And does anyone know what to do about this? Thank you.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Blame the hose. It doesn't take much mold to smell. You could try cleaning it,
but I suspect the smell is embedded in the plastic.
but I suspect the smell is embedded in the plastic.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Thank you Chunky Frog: So odors have have nothing to do with turning off the humdifier settings to OFF? I didn't realize mold smells? The long hose might be the culprit? It really smelled like somebody's musty basement. The thought of breathing this into my lungs for 2 hours! Yuck! I finally just threw the mask off.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Most likely the hose, try running very hot water through it with a squirt of washing up liquid - rinse, then allow to air dry for 12 hours or so. I do that every month for the fresh smell bit it also helps keep my hoses clean. Your insurance may cover a new hose every 90 days, mine does.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Wash the tank in the same way too.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
I would suspect the hose and it could have just been a musty odor from the hose being closed up in something.
Don't know how you stored it. It may or may not have mold in it.
These plastic hoses seem to absorb odors fairly easily. I would just switch out hoses and see what happens.
If it is just that hose...perhaps set it out so it can really air out a lot with lots of ventilation available after a really good hot water washing.
Don't know how you stored it. It may or may not have mold in it.
These plastic hoses seem to absorb odors fairly easily. I would just switch out hoses and see what happens.
If it is just that hose...perhaps set it out so it can really air out a lot with lots of ventilation available after a really good hot water washing.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Take the hose to your sink and fill with vinegar, slosh it back & forth and drain. Run warm water through it for about a minute then smell it, if still smells like vinegar rinse again. This is the way I clean my hose about every 6 months. good luck. This should eliminate the musty smell if coming from the hose...
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Thank you all. Appreciated!
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
If you are not using distilled water and have tap water sitting in the humidifier....that could be the smell
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
It is distilled water, and I did wash the hose with soap and water. But maybe it is time to retire that one! At least I know where the culprit odor is coming from.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Try soaking it in a small bathroom sink filled with hot water and a full box of baking soda, the longer the soak, the better.
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Re: Humidifier turned off and odor
Thanks Gasper,62: I will try that this weekend.
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