Do you have to use distilled water for the machine to not clog up and to work properly?
1021519
If it's a hassle then you do not absolutely need to use it, however, at some point you will have to clean the calcification out of the steamer when it clogs. I work in the clothing industry and recently while on a product shoot our steamer became plugged. We disassembled it, rinsed it with apple cider vinegar and watched the little white chunks circle down the drain. Half an hour later, we had a steamer that worked like new. It's a matter of what you'd rather do: clean it out occasionally or always have distilled water on hand?
1021520
Hi there there I have been using just tap water ...And it's working just fine.
1021521
I always use bottled water in this type of device, I also do in a steam iron. If you have very soft iron free water I guess you could use tap water. With the high evaporation rate to create steam, I do not trust tap water. I used a steam iron with tap water once and it put brown stains on a white shirt (iron in the water). The iron also clogged up rather quickly.
1021522
No bottled water works fine. Try to stay away from well water as it has impuries. Distiller is the best and the gallon is pretty cheap which I do use when I am home but for travel bottled is the ticket.
1652921
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.
1134974
Yes I had the same problem I returned mine and upgraded to the DeLonghi VVX1440. Absolutely no problems what so ever. I do use distilled water over our hard tap water.
452858
here is my experience with all Keurig type machine. If your water has lot mineral after about a year they will stop working when the mineral deposit clog up the the pump and it can no longer push the water out to make coffee. the only way around this that i have found is to used distilled water becausue all of the mineral have been removed with this process. this is just my opinion
475566
I have been using mine for at least a year and have had no problems. I use distilled water. Not sure if that helps.
605823
In my opinion and what I have done thus far is use the filter. Notice I said filter and not filters. I have used one filter since I have owned the machine. I never change the filter and I doubt I would ever have to since it filters the freshly distilled water. Taste has not been affected and the only reason I can see for the filters is to ensure no particulates from the machinery would ever enter the water. That said, it should be impossible during the life of the machine for any particulates to break loose. These are copper pipes used for the distillation so the filters are either a money maker or just a fail safe is all.
862932
You should be using distilled water in the diffuser--that is what it says to use--then I would think that using purified or distilled to clean it.
336425
Yes. I use filtered tap water. Some people use distilled water, but I find that tap water works just fine.
278989
We use tap water and periodically follow the instructions to use vinegar to keep it working properly. Given the amount of water needed to fill it, I wouldn't spend the extra money to buy distilled water. We have quite a bit of calcium in our tap water and have not found it to be a problem with this humidifier. Hope this helps.
843430
I do not use distilled water. I use tap water. It uses about 2oz, it doesn't seem to damage my machine.
973873
I believe the instructions say to use tap water and empty the tank when you finish. I always used distilled water anyway.
1888020
We only use distilled water. That keeps it from having any mineral deposit build up, and extends the life of the machine.
1291885
No.there are cartridges that need to be replaced but if you use filtered or distilled water you do not absolutely have to use those cartridges
1652920
The instructions do not specify to use distilled water. I use cool tap water. Definitely need to clean according to instructions. I am very happy with this humidifier.
1344957
if you didn't use distiller water, it would be dirty(stains) quickly. You have to clean it often.
4978
I use tap water which is hard water and not distilled water. Had no problems so far. But I don't use the humidifier frequently. Might probably want to clean with vinegar if prolonged use results in sediments or residue.
378848
I use tap water and have had no problem. I don't think there'd be any problem with distilled water either, but there's not a restriction on the water used.