Can it occasionally be used with just water to be a humidifier?
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The Product Information states, " Can be used as a ultrasonic humidifier", if a fine mist over a few hours would be sufficient for your needs.
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My daughter owns it... However she stated that she has never attempted to us it alone. Sorry could not be more helpful.
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I imagine you could, but the output, and length of time, would be considerably less than a stand-alone humidifier.
1650368
No. Definitely not. If you're wanting something that adds a measurable amount of moisture to the air, get an actual humidifier. This diffuser is only about 6 inches tall, and outputs less than 1 cup of water over about 6-8 hours. I use it for aromatherapy and it sits on my desk at work. It's that small.
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Technically yes - but the amount of water released in the air is something like a quarter cup of water (if that) over 3 hour period, so I'm not sure if it is an " effective" humidifier.
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I don't see why not, however I would be careful. Your humidifier might permanently smell like lavender or whatever scent you put in it. So make sure you like it or don't mind if you mix them. As far as how much, we use about 4 drops per 100mL in a diffuser. You probably would not want that large of a ratio since it would likely be 1/4 of the bottle if you have a 4L capacity on your humidifier. I would start with about 15drops per liter and adjust from there.
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I don't think so. The humidity is set at a fixed amount. I think this is more of a air purifier than a humidifier.
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Have you tried adding a pinch of salt to the water? The humidifier requires water with minerals in it to function properly. If you have "soft water" (little or no minerals) it wont work. The humidifier uses two electrical posts and passes a current between them to heat the water quickly and produce steam. Pure water is not conductive and the current cannot pass from one post to the other. Adding salt to the water provides the necessary minerals to make the water capable of carrying an electrical current. It should produce visible steam within 5 minutes.
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smaller water 'drop.lets'. less likely to 'puddle-up' around humidifier. better distribution of moisture.
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No. You only use salt with a warm air vaporizer if you have the kind of water that doesn't produce much steam on its own. You don't use salt with a cool mist humidifier, ever. I have two of these small personal cool air humidifiers and find them very useful for small rooms, or to use next to the bed while you sleep.
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I don't know. I am not sure if you could put the liquid in cool mist humidifier. Every humidifier that i have seen always instructs you to put only water and preferred distilled water only. In my opinion, the liquid should only be used in the device that was designed for it. I feel that this Mosquito Sentry works as designed. My only complaint was the cost of the liquid, but it does make our outdoor living very bearable. For my wife and i to be outside in a New England late afternoon into the evening with mosquitos bitting us, it is worth the price. To put it into perspective, we have two of these devices for our large 16' x 34' deck. We have used about 8 gallons so far with no complaints. I don't know. I am not sure if you could put the liquid in cool mist humidifier. Every humidifier that i have seen always instructs you to put only water and preferred distilled water only. In my opinion, the liquid should only be used in the device that was designed for it. I feel that this Mosquito Sentry works as designed. My only complaint was the cost of the liquid, but it does make our outdoor living very bearable. For my wife and i to be outside in a New England late afternoon into the evening with mosquitos bitting us, it is worth the price. To put it into perspective, we have two... » Read More I don't know. I am not sure if you could put the liquid in cool mist humidifier. Every humidifier that i have seen always instructs you to put only water and preferred distilled water only. In my opinion, the liquid should only be used in the device that was designed for it. I feel that this Mosquito Sentry works as designed. My only complaint was the cost of the liquid, but it does make our outdoor living very bearable. For my wife and i to be outside in a New England late afternoon into the evening with mosquitos bitting us, it is worth the price. To put it into perspective, we have two of these devices for our large 16' x 34' deck. We have used about 8 gallons so far with no complaints. « Show Less
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Not really. The more humid it is, the worse this does. You can get it to continue working with ice and such, but then you're not really getting actual effect from the device as much as a fan over a thing of ice/iced water.
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No, can't be used in any ultrasonic humidifier, only evaporative type or those with a filter.
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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.
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Yes. It is a cool mist humidifier using a water reservoir and a fan to force moisture laden air into the room. Note, however, that my unit failed at the start of the second season. Fortunately, it was less than a year since I purchased it, and by simply mailing in the electrical cord, they replaced the entire unit. Customer service was outstanding. I just hope the fan motor is its Achilles' heel.
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Probably fine if on a stable surface, but would recommend a mat underneath the humidifier as the surface is quite smooth and slick.
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U can. But it has moving parts that water can get into. Just need to dry it out completely.
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Videos for other humidifiers say you can, but to dilute it well. They show 2 drops of bleach to a gallon of water. That is a safe amount... 2 or 3 drops.
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Hello, yes it can when it is working properly. I love this thing, but it sometimes"spits up" h2o instead of just stream...it eventually starts acting rite throughout the cleaning process. Still a good buy for the amount of money
500421
This should not be considered a humidifier. It's main purpose is a diffuser for essential oils and it does that very well.
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I haven't tried it. My humidifier stopped working quickly because the sensors never detected it had water, I don't think distilled water would have helped that.