Humidifier water question

[FatiguedMe]

Hi,
We are snowed in here in NC. I have a bottle of Aquafina in the fridge, would this be OK to use in humidifier tonight? I ran out of distiller water!
Thank you for any input.

[Mary Z]

Yes, this would be acceptable for a short while. Even plain tap water if you have good water. After you get distilled water again I would clean out my chamber with a little white vinegar and water, then soapy water. We are pretty snowy here in VIrginia, too. Unusual.
Good luck.
Mary Z.

[DreamDiver]

I've used aquafina with no problems.

[avi123]

Ditto, if I ran out of distilled water I would use drinking water from a bottle or from the faucet. Later, when I could go to the store I would get the distilled and then rinse the humidifier's container and the air tube. It's all about the minerals in the drinking water which could leave residue.

[FatiguedMe]

OOPS! I was posting a reply and lost it!
Thank you all for your input. Our tap has a strong chlorine smell, don't like to use it.
Aquafina it all be for tonight. Now pray that we don't lose power here tonight.
If power goes I will camp out in my recliner.
Thank you all so much.

[LinkC]

If you can drink it, it's safe to use in your humidifier. If it smells of chlorine, let it sit out for a few hours. Even the hardest water (high mineral content) will not harm your tank in just a night or two.

The fixation (and the notions some people have) about humidifier water would be funny if they weren't so sad. It ain't rocket surgery...

[FatiguedMe]

Thanks Link! I'm not obsessed, just don't know what is safe.
Hope you had a lovely Christmas! ;o)

[Bert_Mathews]

If you can drink it, it's safe to use in your humidifier. If it smells of chlorine, let it sit out for a few hours. Even the hardest water (high mineral content) will not harm your tank in just a night or two.

The fixation (and the notions some people have) about humidifier water would be funny if they weren't so sad. It ain't rocket surgery...

- YOU have some GREAT points -- I live in the country and well water is used every night <Clean tank with vinegar every couple weeks> & used the same tank for 3 years. I have a backup tank but haven't seen any need to use it YET!

The FIXATION is more than SAD... If they were able to see the water used to clean & Humidify some of the buildings where they work/shop/visit??
"It would cause them to run Screaming!"
Do they DISTILL / FILTER all the AIR that they breath during the day?????

Bert
P.S. Happy New Year to all the Oldfarts using this forum