does this humidifier leave white dust ? Thanks Jeff
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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.
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.
1671434
Yes there is a very large filter in the center of the unit. It needs to be changed periodically. The filter will turn brown and get stiff. There's an indicator light when the filter needs to be changed. I had unit a humidifier without a unit and it left a white film over my furniture and floor. I got rid of that one!
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I have very little dust in mine. Any dust that can get in will fall out naturally over the course of time.
1289812
It is a cool mist. If you buy it (and I do recommend it) make sure you use distilled water. It will almost eliminate the white dust created from using regular water. No one wants to dust every day!
885572
I have had this particular unit since this summer. It has been consistent and reliable in keeping a constant humidity. However, periodically the "dirty filter" light will come on, so I will then clean it. I am not sure if the filter is not cleaned for an extended time, if it will shut=off?
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Not in our experience. It's a great humidifier, we've been very happy with it.
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I put the drops of essential oil in with the water. I've only had mine for about a month and I've not had to clean it yet. I've noticed it stays cleaner than the last humidifier we had. I don't think there was a warranty but I am not positive.
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I do not have that problem with mine. It does not leave a powder in my rooms, but that may be because I follow the directions about leaving doors open so the humidity can go where it needs to. Also, I alternate between the lower and high settings. This is a good, basic cool humidifier - I am happy with it.
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I have had my humidifier for three years now and have never had a problem. I think if it were mine I would clean it very,very well with bleach then use water conditioner they sell for them I use the little blue ball and water conditioner both.
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you will notice a fine white dust near the humidifier then it is time to change the cartridge
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No , not at all. This humidifier is awesome ! Seen it on DIY Channel and when they said it was quiet I knew it was for us.
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Not that I have noticed. It does get a film on the inside if the humidifier but a cleaning once every couple weeks takes care of that.
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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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I have only had this humidifier for a month. We have very hard water, so I am only using distilled water and, so far, it is very clean. If you run the unit for 12 hours a day it goes through a gallon of water pretty quickly, so there really isn't standing water building up algae..........
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Yes we do get humidity and dust, but we have a piece of muslin draped over the front of it to help contain it in one location. Debbi
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I noticed an interesting odor when I first started operating the humidifier however that subsided within a day or so. Almost smelled like new plastic if that makes sense. Hope this helps!