I bought this humidifier. I cleaned up the base where the water stands and the tank with water. But how to clean up the top side openings?
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I own one and it is NOT difficult to clean. Initially I scrubbed the parts with ajax to get rid of the layer mold. It was difficult and took a lot of time to do... but later I realized if I soak the main three component parts in a bleach water mixture, there is NO SCRUBBING TO DO! It does a great job and the mold gets killed off by the bleach everywhere in the unit! After a few hours, just rinse the parts, that's all! No rubbing or scrubbing!!!
194768
Make sure the tubing/vent openings are clear and clean. Use distilled water as directed, and change the water bottle, which may be helpful.
528415
Unplug the unit and take it to the sink, pour the old water out then take the unit apart, I use about a Tablespoon of vinegar mixed with about a cup of water take an old wash cloth and wipe around the inside, it will have a built up of water deposit around the heating element and where it get's really warm at, I take an old toothbrush or cotton swabs and try and get as much off as I can but you won't get all of it off and that's ok. and pour a little of the cleaning solution in it then rinse all out of everything. I do this once a week. To keep the water deposit from building up use distilled water. Then fill the tank up and it's ready to use. Hope this help's.
1415269
It fills from the bottom....so you have to remove the tank and fill it(I do it under the sink....about a gallon of water is water). This is somewhat of a small humidifier.
820210
This message shows up when the tank is not properly seated or you are out of cleaning solution. To remove the tank, press down on the silver handle just below the "power" and "clean" buttons and the tank will lift off the base. Empty the compartment labled "dirty" and refill the tank labled "clean" with fresh cleaning solution. Reinsert tank and press down until it clicks shut. I hope this helps. John
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HiTo clean the filters, first push bottom to release filter. Clean both parts with running water. Let dry and reinstall.
1488828
I am not sure whether this is even a relevant question; But I am going to answer if it helps; I take the tank to my faucet in the bathroom open the faucet and fill the tank!! close the lid; turn it upside down place it in the humidifier assembly. really did not understand the relevance of the question; Hope I have answered
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I have had this humidifier for over 5 years and on my second one and have never had this problem. I do use the pc 1 cartridge each year and faithfullyflush the filter by removing it and flushing it out every couple days by putting the filter in the sink installing the stopper and running the water into thecenter of the filter until the water back flushes the filter also while the filter is out and I'm refilling the water tanks I rinse out the base then put the filterback in the base and carry the base back to where the humidifier sits and reinstall the motor and water tanks.
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Check the water level in the tank to make sure there is enough water for it to run. Check the dial that controls the volume/output to ensure that it's turned up high enough. When the water tank is placed on the base, you'll hear a gurlging sound as the water fills the resevoir. If you don't hear that, it may not be placed on the base properly or a valve may be stuck. The mist will not come out at a strong force, but you should be able to see it when the humidifier is turned up at least 1/2 way.
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Simply splash some white vinegar when you fill it up (about 1:10 ratio of vinegar:water), then turn it on full for a while, I usually just forget about it and take care of it at a later time. If there are iron stains from your water just wipe that up regularly. If you want precise directions the machine may have came with some. This is standard cleaning for all humidifiers.
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Very simple. Remove the used filter by sliding it off and slip the new one on. If I am going to use the humidifier immediately, I usually soak the new filter in water before putting it on. That way, the humidifier is ready to go. Be sure to fill the water reservoir with fresh clean water. If your water is particularly hard, you might want to add a softening solution, such as "Golden Solution Water treatment". This is available at Amazon.com.
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I fill it 80% full of water, then (carefully and before it goes through the filter) turn it upside down in the sink and work the top off. The weight of the water inside the unit helps a lot.
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The intake has a valve thats attached to the lid. I shut the valve off,then unhook the outtake hose from the spray bar,plug off w/my thumb and place it in a bucket. Bring the canister over the bucket,and remove the lid(becareful not to get the attached pump wet). Then you can clean it out. It's recommended that you clean it with the aquariums water,as not to wash away any of the good bacteria .
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I would say that your unit is defective, yes. I used my humidifier all last winter in my office, and never had this problem.
662215
Have you cleaned it. I use distilled water so I don't have to worry about mineral build up. I also have a water distiller which paid for itself in one year. you will also get a white powder over everything with a sonic humidifier with water from the faucet, especially if you have a water conditioner.. I clean out my sharper image humidifier half way through the winter. if you bought it from Sharper Image, they are very good about replacing items that stop working. sorry if this doesn't help.
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Mine arrived with the air filters wrapped up and installed - so they need to be removed, unwrapped and re-installed to make it work. The humidifier filter was pre-installed and not wrapped up (ready to go, which I assume is OK since the manual does not mention needing to install it).
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just remove the top fan section and refill the holding tank daily. Empty and clean the holding tank weekly.