Adding color to humidifier water

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LilBuckaroo
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Adding color to humidifier water

Post by LilBuckaroo » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:39 am

Hi everyone,
May question is short and sweet. Can I add anything to my humidifier water to color it?
I am have a problem seeing the water level in my humidifier tank.

Thanks, any suggestions are greatly appreciated.


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sir_cumference
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Post by sir_cumference » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:08 am

Just a thought, but if you add colour to your water there may be a chance that you end up adding colour to your face ... the area of coverage being proportional to the size of your mask? sooo if you want a purple patch on your face, colour your water and use a full face mask?

I could of course be wrong ... I often am!
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Julie

Adding color to humidifier

Post by Julie » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:24 am

Hi, I know that regular food coloring (which you would add just a drop of) is pretty 'inert' in terms of ingesting it, but breathing it all night might be different and I'd check with a dietician to see if they know what's really in it, etc. Instead, I might use a little decaf. tea - it would color the water, but I doubt if it would otherwise be a problem - but check everything out before just assuming it's ok.

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Post by Yoga » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:50 am

I put a piece of tape on the corner of the humidifier at the correct water level.


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Post by Guest » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:37 am

Probably not a good idea. That is the reason I have a small flashlight on my nightstand. Makes it a lot easier to see the water level.

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Re: Adding color to humidifier water

Post by Beano Fan » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:28 am

LilBuckaroo wrote: Can I add anything to my humidifier water to color it?
I am have a problem seeing the water level in my humidifier tank.
Here's what I put in my humidifier to easily see the water level:
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That's right around the time I started catching great fish in that little tank too! What a nice little unexpected benefit!
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