Does this product create white dust over everything if you have hard water?
194741
Nope. Didn't notice anything. But I didn't keep it long enough because it didn't help me breath any easier because of the dry winter air.
194742
They all do unless you use distilled water. The harder the water, the more dust. This one was better than the little humidifier I used to have though. Same way when you put tap water in an iron causes white spots. Changing the filter at least 1x a season could help.
194743
No, not a bit. It doesn't have that ionic feature. I do use water from our reverse osmosis water filter system, but the humidifier is not the type to put out that dust. I believe that's more in an air purifier or air filter, not a humidifier.
851172
I have not had that experience. I've used cleansers and scrubbed off hard water deposit without losing any of the finish or color.
1918793
There is no white dust.White dust happens with no fan no heat humidifiers.This is a room cooler.
1065233
No. It will do nothing for white dust. White dust is comes from calcium in the water. White dust is only a problem with ultrasonic humidifiers. I have Protec with evaporative type humidifiers and they do a fine job of controlling bacteria growth in the water. The purpose of this item is to control the growth of bacteria (slime) that occurs when water is in a humidifier for a long time.
729705
No white dust with this unit. This is an evaporative humidifier where the filter soaks up the water and the fan draws air through the wet filter. The air retains some of the moisture as it passes through the filter. The minerals are left behind in the filter. The white dust is produced by ultrasonic humidifiers that use a device similar to a speaker to vaporized the water. the minerals in the water vaporize also and later settle out on everything as a coating of white dust.
1540348
No - this unit adds humidity through evaporation, so there is no white dust. I have used humidifiers for at least 6 years and have found this Essick unit to be the best one for providing multiple room humidity without modifying the whole house HVAC system.
1288285
We used it last winter in the bedroom and did not notice any white residue. We used tap water. Our furniture is dark cherry finish.
1412313
White dust is actually hard water and yes will always happen so no problem.
1540353
Not at all. That's precisely what this kind of filter does. There will be no dust. Just make sure that you change the filter at least once a month.
228958
I live in an area that has high deposits of Calcium gypsum and who knows what all, and as of yet the only mineral deposits I have seen were in the filter when I change them. However, water jar that the Little rattles go into have shown no signs of build up. I Have been using our humidifier since the end of March of this year. So it appears it might be blocking some of the minerals in the water. I hope this helps. I marked I don't know. Good luck.
228182
I have used one in each of my homes. I noticed some buildup inside but I do not think it is hard water buildup since one is used in the home with a water softener. I have thought about, but not yet tried, using Dip-It which is used to clean coffee pots. Hope this is is of some help.
1805660
I don't have a water softener and I haven't had any problems with mine turning white. They've actually held up really well.
1559730
I have no such issues. However, the shower heads do get dirty when you have hard water. The flow rate slowly diminishes. We love these shower heads: a very innovative invention.
387522
I never had a problem with white powder. It is from hard water. I believe it is the minerals in the water.
704036
Dirty water? I had a large issue with hard water, it was coming out white and cloudy, but now it's completely clear.
882339
Yes you can. If you have really hard water you will get a white film on your furniture. Even with the demineralization cartridge I have a white film on my furniture, but we do have very hard water. I still have to clean the dang thing.
1867074
Can't directly answer your question but will say that we have had our unit for several months and always use distilled water. It's a little expensive but we haven't any dust! 3rd