I am having mold problems with this wick. Every four days, green and black mold grows on it and my house smells like an ocean marina when I turn it on. I have been buying new filters every week! Alternative wick brands or solutions to the mold issues?
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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.
213803
I bought mine in July and received moldy poles. I told the vendor about the issue and they kindly sent a new one and told me to also keep the original. Unfortunately, the second showed up moldy and damp as well. I washed the fabric and purchased new poles at a hardware store. My son loves it!
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I just spoke with the Westinghouse customer service (E-mail: customerservice@saihomeproducts.comTelephone: 1-866-365-5339). I described this smell as rather a motor oil-like (this is what it reminds me). They say it's normal for the first cycles :-) It's a glue that holds the parts together and it gets burned initially. The explanation makes sense to me, so I will give it a try. No plans to drink this water, though, until the smell (and the taste) goes away. The idea was to drink pure water, not diluted glue :-)
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Well the problem with any mold is that it's alive, more or less. So, once it starts, one either kills it or does not. What I did (no longer have that machine,) was always wipe the inside of the seal with a solution of pure liquid bleach, applied on a rag, using my finger tip (rubber gloves, OK) as the applicator. That more or less did the job... depending on how bad it was. But there's no doubt it's a troublesome problem. The other thing I frequently did was run a load of HOT water in the empty machine, with about a quart of pure bleach. I think you get the drift: mold is not your buddy; kill it!
1093357
I'm not pleased with mine. I had more than a few refuse to seal no matter what I did. I'm in a desert so I don't know about mold/mildew.
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I get mold every once and a while in the mist nozzle. I use Tilex spray in it. and risne it out.
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I just spoke with the Westinghouse customer service (E-mail: customerservice@saihomeproducts.com Telephone: 1-866-365-5339). I described this smell as rather a motor oil-like (this is what it reminds me). They say it's normal for the first cycles :-) It's a glue that holds the parts together and it gets burned initially. The explanation makes sense to me, so I will give it a try. No plans to drink this water, though, until the smell (and the taste) goes away. The idea was to drink pure water, not diluted glue :-)
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It's probably the filter. You might need to buy a new one. I know they say it will last a lifetime but after you wash them if they don't dry fast enough they smell horrible. This happened to me recently. It was really humid and the filter didnt dry very well.... I was desperate and put it back in the vacuum to use it. Bad mistake. Every time I turned on the vacuum it made the whole house stink!
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1. Make sure you are getting spark. If not correct problem. (I found a large mud-dabbers nest under my re-coil cover.) 2. If you are getting spark, you might have bad fuel. If your using older fuel with ethanol, it might have water in it. I started to use marine fuel in all my yard equipment, generators, etc. to avoid this problem. It is more expensive, but the results are worth it. I hope this is helpful.
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I the sticky moldy liquid that you mention is from the air conditioning vent. That's what I think mine is coming from.
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I am currently trying bleach and water. I have had this for a very long time and the bottle has become dingy. Looks like maybe mold. So I bought the newer version but the bottle leaks so we use it outside. Hope the bleach works to remove the brown dingy stuff from the inside.
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If you are having to regularly fill your removable tank (2 to 3 times a day) your home is likely so dry that it will take awhile to get the humidity up, but if the tank isn't emptying regularly, the wick/filter may not be installed correctly, if it is not, it won't transfer the water to the air correctly,we run ours on medium fan speed and go through 2 to 3 tanks of water daily, hope this helps:)
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I haven't heard of black mold in the filter. We change our filters as recommended by Brita, and have not had any problems in more than two years of using the large counter pitcher. We purchased small pitchers and water bottles as gifts last Christmas. Have not heard of any problems so far.
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No mold problems yet, but I've only had this for a few months. We leave it on all the time. If it were to get mold I'd put it in the dishwasher.
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I was so disappointed in this Froggs towel. I was storing it damp in the container in the coldest part of the refrigerator and when I pulled it out the other day it was covered with mold. I soaked it in bleach for a few hours, but not all the spots came out. I also have a Chilly Pad and it was stored exactly the same and has NO mold issues. ???????
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These substances are not meant to smell good in anyway, be sure to check out ambient temp vs water temperature, this can cause a humid and damp environment, try using a carbon water filter aka aquarium filter, mildew and other fungus could be growing, please be advise do not over feed water
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My molds also have the flakes/residue some others have reported. I've washed the molds before and after each use, but also tried not washing them in case it was my soap. I've tried rising them in hot water alone as well. I've tried using tap water, filtered water, and bottled water but the residue still appears.