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Hey all.. Over the past few months I've employed an Ultrasonic Humidifier that works very well to keep the RH up in my T area as well the general room they are in however I've come to notice a thin "white dust" that collects on the furniture and enclosures.
Googling I found that these types of humidifiers, using standard water, do put out what they call "mineral dust" which of course is the particulate that is airborne during the ultrasonic process.
My question is has anyone used these types and avoided this plauge?
I've read using pure water or distilled will help this as there are less minerals to release airborne but the constant use of distilled can and will get costly since I would most likely use a gallon every 6-8 hours running on full power.
I'm wondering about add-in cartridges such as the active charcoal you find in fish tank filters and the such. Do you feel a mesh bag with some active charcoal would help or maybe just resort to not using it or buying water with less mineral content /sigh
I'm using plain city tap water with a de-chlorinate additive but this seems to have not done much so I'm looking for alternatives. Maybe the bulk water you can buy at say Wal-mart?
Any suggestions would be great!
Cheers!
Googling I found that these types of humidifiers, using standard water, do put out what they call "mineral dust" which of course is the particulate that is airborne during the ultrasonic process.
My question is has anyone used these types and avoided this plauge?
I've read using pure water or distilled will help this as there are less minerals to release airborne but the constant use of distilled can and will get costly since I would most likely use a gallon every 6-8 hours running on full power.
I'm wondering about add-in cartridges such as the active charcoal you find in fish tank filters and the such. Do you feel a mesh bag with some active charcoal would help or maybe just resort to not using it or buying water with less mineral content /sigh
I'm using plain city tap water with a de-chlorinate additive but this seems to have not done much so I'm looking for alternatives. Maybe the bulk water you can buy at say Wal-mart?
Any suggestions would be great!
Cheers!