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humidifier tank

Post by onward60 » Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:22 am

I know I am supposed to dump out my humidifier every day, but I am having trouble getting it out of the machine. There is no one here in the morning to take it out for me. Someone could do it after work (most days), but then the water has sat in the tank all day. I'm not really sure what to do about this. Any suggestions?

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Re: humidifier tank

Post by jdm5 » Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:59 am

I use distilled water, only dump it when I clean everything which is pretty rare.

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Re: humidifier tank

Post by LSAT » Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:05 pm

I hardly ever dump...I top it off every 2 nights and rinse it every 7-10 days.

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Re: humidifier tank

Post by GumbyCT » Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:15 pm

onward60 wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:22 am
 the water has sat in the tank all day. I'm not really sure what to do about this. Any suggestions?
Why are you concerned about the water being in the tank all day?

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Re: humidifier tank

Post by onward60 » Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:36 pm

GumbyCT wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:15 pm
onward60 wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:22 am
 the water has sat in the tank all day. I'm not really sure what to do about this. Any suggestions?
Why are you concerned about the water being in the tank all day?
The instructions tell me to dump it and let it air dry every day. I figure it's a germ thing.

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Re: humidifier tank

Post by GumbyCT » Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:07 pm

onward60 wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:36 pm
 The instructions tell me to dump it and let it air dry every day. I figure it's a germ thing.
IMHO leaving it open exposes it to germs every day.
You never mention where you are getting water from.

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Re: humidifier tank

Post by LSAT » Sun Dec 03, 2023 3:03 pm

I hardly ever dump...I top it off every 2 nights and rinse it every 7-10 days.

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