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Soft water for humidifier?
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:32 pm
by hobbs
Anyone every try soft water in their humidifier?
Re: Soft water for humidifier?
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:49 pm
by Deborah K.
If you mean soft tap water, I'm sure it would work just fine. Our tap water is extremely hard and chemically, but I use it anyway. Then, every week or so I fill the tank with very warm tap water with citric acid powder mixed in, let it soak a little while, then dump it out and rinse. I can then easily wipe out the inside, and it's clean and sparkling.
For months I used distilled water, but got tired of constantly carrying it upstairs. Then I learned that a fair number of folks just used tap water so I decided to try it, and have been happy with the results. If your water is soft, your tank should be even easier to clean than mine.
Re: Soft water for humidifier?
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:53 pm
by Julie
Isn't soft(ened) water salty?
Re: Soft water for humidifier?
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:42 pm
by Pugsy
Julie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:53 pm
Isn't soft(ened) water salty?
No. Even if
salt is used to "soften" the water or remove the minerals it doesn't leave you with salty water at all.
And not all mineral removing water softeners use
salt anyway. There are other ways to get those minerals out.
Re: Soft water for humidifier?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:50 am
by chunkyfrog
Distilled water is by definition "soft".
It has also has other gunk removed from it.
For cpap, we are concerned with minerals, which form nasty crust inside the tank.