is it a absolute must to use distilled water for the humidifier ?
581906
Everything I've read says to use distilled water. That way you have less of a chance to contaminated your cigars. Distilled water is cheap compared to the cost of your cigars.
581907
I always have and let sit for 2 days then you're ready but invest in a digital hydrometer
581908
First did you calibrated the gauge? It will take a few days for it to settle. Do not put any cigars in it until You are done seasoning it. I would also recommend a digital gauge. It's very dry in my house right know due to the heater running so I add extra humicare packs to mine, but this summer I won't need them.
2021872
According to the directions in the instruction booklet, you must not use any drops or anything other than clean water in the humidifier. You also must not stick something in the opening where the mist comes out.
1820774
No, it does not require salt. In fact, salt would probably destroy it. I would recommend that you use distilled water in it. I believe you can usetap water, but tap water will result in a fine white dust (the minerals in the tap water) being sent out with the mist. This doesn't hurt anything, but you will eventually need to clean the unit with vinegar. If you use distilled water, there will be no white dust and you will rarely need to clean the unit.
885099
I use distilled water in my irons. I have hard water and have to use a water softener, so it is just less hassle to use the distilled water.
1152485
yes, using tap water with the cartridge should be just fine. The reason for the cartridge is basically to avoid white mist that's typically associated with ultrasonic humidifiers. hope this helps...
1753117
I've been using tap water. It comes with about 10 packets of "lime and scale remover," which makes me think it would be better to use distilled water...but if you don't, you can use these packets to clean the water tank. Hope that helps...
2176709
It should be distilled although I use reverse osmosis processed water which seems to work fine.
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.
624230
Hi Joe,No need to use the humidifier that came with your humidor if you are using DryMistat tube/s.Enjoy!
1864983
yes to both questions - can use distilled water & not use direct water hook up
2022703
I used tap water that runs through my undersink water filter. That keeps most of the hard water minerals out which can cause a problem of buildup inside the humidifier.
2022705
Distilled would be best, but way too inconvenient and expensive. I use filtered, tap water and an ionic silver cube to prevent bacterial build up.
381443
Yes, unless your humidifier specically says not to add any chemicals to the water. Also, when I used the Best Air treatment, it still produced white dust.
762789
If you want to keep your cigars mold free and your humidifier and humidor deposit-free, use distilled water. It shouldn't be too difficult to find, up here it's less than a buck for a sealed gallon.
882340
I have not tried to-when the cartridge gets old I see a rusty accumulation of deposits on my humidifier so I would guess the answer is you definitely do need it.
4977
I don't know. Our water has a high mineral content and I only use distilled water in my personal steamer and my steam iron as well. I have not had any problems with either of these so I think the distilled water is a good choice and it is very inexpensive because the steamer uses so little water anyway.
1015822
Let me preface what I'm about to say with this will not be an answer to your question. I used to use demineralization cartridges in my humidifiers of varying makes. None of them worked well, at least with our water which is hard but nothing like in other areas of the U.S. where the water is much harder. I started buying five gallon bottles of reverse osmosis water from a local water store. Here's why-- one issue is the white dust getting all over our bedroom and breathing that stuff in. The other issue is that if using tap water, even with the cartridge, you are breathing in many chemicals that we won't drink in our house (we have an undersink filtration system for drinking water). I wrote to the CDC and there has been no research as to the long-term effects of breathing in the vapor from humidifiers. Using the reverse osmosis water, we have zero dust and don't use a cartridge, so save a little money there. If you buy 100 gallons (the give cards that they punch as you get the 5 gallon jugs refilled) at a time on sale, it's $60. For us, 100 gallons lasts the season for our larger 2 gallon humidifier. Sorry to ramble. Hope this was helpful.