I need distilled water for my future humidifier. Does this remove minerals?
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No, a water softener would remove hardness. But this more or less polishes soft water to removes odor and flavor problems. It does take some lead, chlorine, and other bad tastes and odors.
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It does not say minerals are removed, either on their website or in the user sheet which came with the filter. But it works just fine for drinking water. Minerals must usually be removed by steam distillation. I'd stick with distilled water for the humidifier until you are sure. You may contact Culligan for more information 1-800-721-9243 Mon-Fri. 8:00 AM-4:30 PM CST
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Our major concern was lead but it is also effective with copper the specs will give you more info
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Cool mist. Good idea to use distilled water or there can be white dust from minerals in the water.
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Yes, the total dissolved solids (TSD)" tester determines minerals in the water as well. For example distilled water should read 0 (zero), because it has no minerals and is highly acidic. Minerals make water alkaline and are beneficial to the body.
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No you have to use the solution -or at least something similar from another brand. You can only use water for the sponge type humidifier. This guy is composed of several small gel beads that rely on the solution they sell. It looks expensive, but it's way worth it. The beads require much less service than the sponge. It took me a long time to get through my first bottle.
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Remove would not be the correct description. It will reduce dissolved minerals in the 70 to 95% range. So if you start with very high dissolved solids for example and iron sulfide is one of the dissolved salts there will still be some left. That said, when you smell iron you are really smelling H2S being liberated by iron reducing bacteria in the water supply system. The carbon filter in this device will remove that to below detection level.
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Distilling water removes everything! Two drops of liquid sea minerals (I use Concentrace brand)) with every 8 oz. of water, replaces the mineral balance and taste.
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Hi.Yes good and bad minerals are filtered out.If you have fluoride in your water I'm pretty sure that gets filtered out too.
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The instructions do not say you have to use distilled water, relying on their filter to keep out mineral build up, but clearly using distilled water would work better and you do not have to replace the filter at some point.
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Yes, basically what you have left is H2O. No salts from softeners, no chlorine, no minerals. Some say minerals and even bacteria are important to humans. If so I'd rather have my water pure and get minerals other ways. Dave
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For the best results, I have only used distilled water. Don't get any mineral deposits, etc.
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Yes - if you have hard water. White dust will come from any ultrasonic humidifier that is used with mineral-laden ("hard") water. The dust is actually the mineral residue from the water, just like the salty coating you would see in the pan if you boiled salt water until it was dry. I have soft water and do not have a problem with white dust. The key issue with white dust is the water, not the humidifier.
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Only if you use the water that was collected from the evaporated water and brought back to a liquid state. The point of distilled water is to have water that is pre-evaporated so that it only contain particles that are small enough or vaporize early enough to go through the steamer without building up and blocking the ports.
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It should be distilled although I use reverse osmosis processed water which seems to work fine.
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This filter is PREVENTATIVE only. It can't do anything for mineral build-up that is already on your humidifier (use vinegar and soak it, then scrub at it with an old toothbrush). But it does a great job of preventing further build-up. I have VERY hard water and everything gets crusted over if water sits in it. These filters keep my humidifier from calcification. You do still have to do periodic cleaning, changing out water, etc., just as you would if you didn't have the filter. And if you have very soft water, you probably don't need one of these. Another option is to just use distilled water in your humidifier, and then you wouldn't need a filter, either. I have used a Crane humidifier without a filter, and I found that with my hard water, I had to scrub it with vinegar weekly.
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I don't know. I use distilled water and that eliminates the need for a filter.
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I'm sure it would be. Rather than the expensive water treatment supplements I use vinegar. Get it. The humidifier is wonderful.
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It's a calcium build up. It'll disable your humidifier altogether if not it's not regularly cleaned. When I first bought the humidifier, I also bought a solution that was supposed to help keep calcium buildup at bay. It didn't. So now I clean the humidifier once a month by letting the heating mechanism soak overnight (or while I'm at work) in vinegar.It works like a dream. This was my boyfriend's suggestion, so I can't take credit for it. But I'll swear on a stack of humidifiers that it works each and every time.