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palerider
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by palerider » Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:43 pm
billbolton wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:47 pm
Cpapian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:32 pm
Just like a kettle, the deposits will build up.
If the remaining water in a humidifier is emptied out every day,
deposits will
not build up.
The comparisions to a kettle or steam iron etc are quite erroneous.
No, they're completely accurate.
Whenever you evaporate water, it leaves behind anything dissolved in the water, as the water level goes down, it leaves deposits on the sides,
The buildup may be minor, but it still happens.
Regardless, a vinegar rinse will remove the deposits.
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by chunkyfrog » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:13 am
People used to put a few glass marbles in the bottom of a tea kettle,
in the belief that it would help prevent lime buildup.
It must not work--I have not heard about it for ages.
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by Julie » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:15 am
The rattling probably scared the cats!
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by Goofproof » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:16 am
chunkyfrog wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:13 am
People used to put a few glass marbles in the bottom of a tea kettle,
in the belief that it would help prevent lime buildup.
It must not work--I have not heard about it for ages.
Maybe they all lost their Marbles.
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by chunkyfrog » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:18 am
I saw that coming!
You, Jim, never disappoint!
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by billbolton » Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:28 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:02 pm
and if the remaining water in the humidifier isn't emptied out, it will.
For the slow learners..... the daily emptying out of water was previously specified in the thread for the use case of tap water!
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by Goofproof » Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:57 pm
billbolton wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:28 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:02 pm
and if the remaining water in the humidifier isn't emptied out, it will.
For the slow learners..... the daily emptying out of water was previously specified in the thread for the use case of tap water!
It also is a good idea for any water , even if using distilled water, starting fresh is good. Would you drink a glass of water you or others had left setting out overnight, if you had fresh at hand.
Tap water has chlorine and other chemicals in it, distilled doesn't so it's more prone to getting contaminated. Jim
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by zonker » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:26 pm
billbolton wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:28 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:02 pm
and if the remaining water in the humidifier isn't emptied out, it will.
For the slow learners..... the daily emptying out of water was previously specified in the thread for the use case of tap water!
don't know who or why you're calling out "slow learners", but whatever floats your boat.
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by palerider » Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:57 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:26 pm
billbolton wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:28 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:02 pm
and if the remaining water in the humidifier isn't emptied out, it will.
For the slow learners..... the daily emptying out of water was previously specified in the thread for the use case of tap water!
don't know who or why you're calling out "slow learners", but whatever floats your boat.
I think he's attempting to insult you, though I have no idea why.
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by D.H. » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:50 pm
Your "clean" water may be clean, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing in it but H2O!
It naturally contains minerals. Also, assuming that you have indoor plumbing (which I'm sure you do), there is residue from your pipes!
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by palerider » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:16 am
D.H. wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:50 pm
Your "clean" water may be clean, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing in it but H
2O!
It naturally contains minerals. Also, assuming that you have indoor plumbing (which I'm sure you do), there is residue from your pipes!
Have you been snacking on the lead paint chips again?
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by Enigmas » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:01 pm
I'm just gonna stick to using the distilled, but that's me.
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by palerider » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:30 pm
Enigmas wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:01 pm
I'm just gonna stick to using the distilled, but that's me.
There's absolutely nothing
wrong with using distilled... as long as you realize that the only reason to use it is to avoid mineral buildup... not for some kind of safety or health reason, that the lies that DMEs tell people about how tap water will ruin the machine or it'll make them sick are just so much hooey.
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by Enigmas » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:42 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:30 pm
Enigmas wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:01 pm
I'm just gonna stick to using the distilled, but that's me.
There's absolutely nothing
wrong with using distilled... as long as you realize that the only reason to use it is to avoid mineral buildup... not for some kind of safety or health reason, that the lies that DMEs tell people about how tap water will ruin the machine or it'll make them sick are just so much hooey.
Appreciate the input, & if that's all it does, I'm ok with that. Seems I have much to learn here..
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by palerider » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:03 pm
Enigmas wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:42 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:30 pm
Enigmas wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:01 pm
I'm just gonna stick to using the distilled, but that's me.
There's absolutely nothing
wrong with using distilled... as long as you realize that the only reason to use it is to avoid mineral buildup... not for some kind of safety or health reason, that the lies that DMEs tell people about how tap water will ruin the machine or it'll make them sick are just so much hooey.
Appreciate the input, & if that's all it does, I'm ok with that. Seems I have much to learn here..
People say that it's *dangerous* to use anything besides distilled, but that's BS:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16236866
Manuals in Europe say "fill the humidifier chamber with water", .... whereas in north america, they say "fill the humidifier chamber with distilled water".... so... why is it important to use distilled here and not there? maybe it's because there aren't gallons of distilled on every grocery stores shelves over there?
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