What's the best way to clean the "white residue" that builds up on this? Had this for months now and I love it. Just want to clean the "hard water"
1536528
I have not had mine long enough for residue, but would suggest a vinegar solution to clean any residue. It's generally a great cleaner for stuff like that.
865139
Clean the mineral deposits with vinegar - it dissolves them. Do the same for your faucets & showerhead too.
961111
I cleaned it weekly with a solution of mostly vinegar and water. It's not difficult to clean. You just have to do it weekly if you have hard water like we do. If you keep up with it weekly then there isn't any calcium buildup. This is always the difficult part in my opinion. Messy as it flakes everywhere and can be difficult to remove. Hope that helps!
110988
We pre-filter our water even before putting it into the distiller, so we don't get much build up after a single distillation, but I have friends who have said they experience what you do when using tap water. I'd clean it after ever distillation, and I'd use the product they recommend. It works great. We still do other cleaning with white vinegar, but we think that the stuff in the jar works better.
2032653
I used to make several gallons of distilled water and then use the cleaning solution. Now I use a plastic brush over the inside and rinse it out with hot water. I see slight build up after a distilling session which seems to disappear with the treatment just described.
777877
i put a little clr and water turned it on and it cleaned it great ive got hard water mine had hard water build up on it and now its clean
1805662
I have hard water and I wash these by hand. I chose to do that because of what the dishwasher has done to other utensils. No problems with any white build up on mine and I use them daily.
623326
I am confused when you ask about a "white insert". If you are talking about the round piece of plastic in the "feeder" section where the bottle screws in, I have never removed that part for cleaning. I just rinse the bottle and the bottom part in hot soapy water.
387522
I never had a problem with white powder. It is from hard water. I believe it is the minerals in the water.
1510855
Yes, I can help you but please don't let it get this bad again. I clean my waterwise in-between gallons. Usually after I make a gallon I allow the machine to cool for one hour. Then I pour the water into another glass container to continue cooling. Dump out any residue in the bottom of the distiller and add 2 TB of white vinegar and one cup of water. Now I take a plastic scruffy sponge. It's one that is in the same style that came with your distiller. Agitate the water and vinegar and lightly scrub the sides and base and allow to sit for an hour. It will break up all of the scale that has built up. Now, with your situation it's going to require more. I would say one cup of white vinegar and fill the rest of the way with water. Agitate the walls and base slightly and let sit until it breaks up the scale. In the future, clean between gallons. It will keep your machine working well and your water will taste fine.
2053530
I always let it soak in warm soapy water. You can use powdered stainless steel cleaner. Works great. Mine looks like new and I use it often. Hope this helps.
245460
We live in Florida and have very hard water. We have followed the instructions EXACTLY, and have yet to have "white dust". Be sure to change the cartridge (which screws onto the water tank cap), as per instructions. We really LOVE this humidifier!!
2257366
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for posting this solution! I have just spent an hour trying to unclog the filters with the cleaning tool and with vinegar, but to no avail. I didn't think it was clogged with coffee grounds since I've only used pods so far, and as far as I know, we don't have hard water. (Plus, we've only been using the machine for 2 weeks.) I was ready to bring it back to the store. It turns out the water tank just wasn't pushed in all the way. Seems to me this simple suggestion should be in the list of troubleshooting tips in the owner's manual, because I have a feeling a number of people are having this problem and attributing it to something more serious. Oh my goodness, thank you so much for posting this solution! I have just spent an hour trying to unclog the filters with the cleaning tool and with vinegar, but to no avail. I didn't think it was clogged with coffee grounds since I've only used pods so far, and as far as I know, we don't have hard water. (Plus, we've only been using the machine for 2 weeks.) I was ready to bring it back to the store. It turns out the water tank just wasn't pushed in all the way. Seems to me this simple suggestion should be in the list of troubleshooting tips in the owner's manual, because I have a feeling a... » Read More Oh my goodness, thank you so much for posting this solution! I have just spent an hour trying to unclog the filters with the cleaning tool and with vinegar, but to no avail. I didn't think it was clogged with coffee grounds since I've only used pods so far, and as far as I know, we don't have hard water. (Plus, we've only been using the machine for 2 weeks.) I was ready to bring it back to the store. It turns out the water tank just wasn't pushed in all the way. Seems to me this simple suggestion should be in the list of troubleshooting tips in the owner's manual, because I have a feeling a number of people are having this problem and attributing it to something more serious. « Show Less
1386748
Unfortunately, I live in CA and have hard water with quite a few minerals. I have a white residue around the lid where it steams and also running down from the spout tha drips a bit. That is the biggest drawback. I have to wipe it with vinegar pretty occasionally to keep it wiped away.
465000
It's quite extensive honestly. We moved in with family so we had ours in storage for over 5 months so the calcium and what not build up and dried in the water tubing so the soapy water would not come out. I had to end up unscrewing all the screws from the bottom and removing the plastic bottom piece. I can't remember if there were more pieces to unscrew and remove but just until you see the tubing. You could clearly see the build up. I do remember there were flaps holding the tubing. You must remove those and take the plastic piece out of the tube. You can then rinse out the build up. I put all that back together and also cleaned out the front plastic pieces and what not where you can see the dirty water being sucked back up. Mine started working after I did that. Good luck!
860824
I'm not sure what you mean by clean it. After almost a year of use, it has never had a reduced water flow, which would be the only reason that I would know of for cleaning. I also have very hard water, but no buildup that reduces water either. I would imagine you can replace the strainer, or clean it if needed, but haven't had to do anything at this time. I realize this doesn't answer you, but it all I can tell you at this time.
1833781
I haven't had to clean it yet. We have GREAT water. Vinegar will desolve mineral deposits.