Is the humidifier difficult to clean?
1612949
I don't think that it is. I pour all of the water out every couple of days just to keep it fresh. I've never done anything more than wiping it down with a cloth or paper towel and rinsing with vinegar water. Hope that helps!
1612950
It is very easy to clean. Daily, you are supposed to empty it out (so water doesn't sit and allow bacterial growth). Weekly, you rinse it with water and a bit of vinegar. Specifically, fill it with water and 2 tsp of vinegar, give it a little swish, let it sit for 20 minutes, swish it again, then rinse it. You can watch the video on Amazon (next to the picture of the product) in which the lady demonstrates the cleaning process; in just a couple of minutes, the video shows you all that needs to be done.
281425
I would say that your unit is defective, yes. I used my humidifier all last winter in my office, and never had this problem.
741805
Anything that has a hose can be cleaned, I did not like the s9 humidifier adapter supplied made it too hard to get it off the machine. I made a special bushing out of the end of an old hose from a regular cpap hose and it still works great. The adapter had in my view a design flaw, and all it does is hook your hose to the humidifier and a special hose inside the adapter to disperse the ozone into the humidifier so you can keep the heated hose connected to the humidifier 24/7 in between the adapter, but that was too much of a pain in the butt for me so I busted that piece off and made the bushing. Anything that has a hose can be cleaned, I did not like the s9 humidifier adapter supplied made it too hard to get it off the machine. I made a special bushing out of the end of an old hose from a regular cpap hose and it still works great. The adapter had in my view a design flaw, and all it does is hook your hose to the humidifier and a special hose inside the adapter to disperse the ozone into the humidifier so you can keep the heated hose connected to the humidifier 24/7 in between the adapter, but that was too much of a pain in the butt for me so I busted that piece off and made the... » Read More Anything that has a hose can be cleaned, I did not like the s9 humidifier adapter supplied made it too hard to get it off the machine. I made a special bushing out of the end of an old hose from a regular cpap hose and it still works great. The adapter had in my view a design flaw, and all it does is hook your hose to the humidifier and a special hose inside the adapter to disperse the ozone into the humidifier so you can keep the heated hose connected to the humidifier 24/7 in between the adapter, but that was too much of a pain in the butt for me so I busted that piece off and made the bushing. « Show Less
1796709
No but I have not found it to be difficult to clean. You may need to soak overnight at times
654651
No, you don't technically have to wash the filter, but when I unscrew it every day to rinse and fill up the humidifier tank, I rinse off the filter. You should carefully read the instructions on the box as to the lifespan of the filter, though. I change my filters out every month. (I can't recall how often they say to change them, but I think it's about 1 month.)
1488831
The part where you see in the picture where the water is lifts out of the base. There is a knob to unscrew and take off. It is easy for me to do. I used to have another humidifier that it was so hard to screw off the base because I have arthritis really bad in my hands. I can unscrew this top just fine. I hope this helps. This is the best humidifier I have had.
1420666
Thanks. How do u like it so far. It seems rather expensive if u have to replace a wick every couple of weeks. Would you recommend this humidifie? And thank you for the information.
245833
My humidifier has none of those problems, so you must have a defective unit. The only drawback I've experienced is when I fill the tank and put it back in the unit, and the bottom of the tank snags on the filter. I have to help the tank get into place past the filter, but everything works fine after that.
961113
I figured out a SUPER easy way to clean the bottom of the tank if you have hard water like I do. It got scummy at the bottom of the tank. I ran the humidifier on a 50/50 white vinegar/water solution. Then put a paper towel in the tank and about an 2 inches of water. I shook it side to side like a washing machine basically, slowly draining water out while I did it. The shaking process took about a minute, and the scum was entirely gone when I was done :) Then I just shook the paper towel around so I could grab it out. Amazing!
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.
448208
No this humidifier does not require a filter. It should be cleaned once a week .
1604903
Personally I don't find it difficult to clean. With one cat I can clean it about once a week, maybe slightly more often, which works out to about every time I need to fill it, too.
770340
It's a calcium build up. It'll disable your humidifier altogether if not it's not regularly cleaned. When I first bought the humidifier, I also bought a solution that was supposed to help keep calcium buildup at bay. It didn't. So now I clean the humidifier once a month by letting the heating mechanism soak overnight (or while I'm at work) in vinegar.It works like a dream. This was my boyfriend's suggestion, so I can't take credit for it. But I'll swear on a stack of humidifiers that it works each and every time.
1107373
I don't find it easy to fill as there is no handle to transport it to and from the sink. It is a bit cumbersome to hold while carrying a full tank back to its base. My other humidifier is : Sharper Image EV-HD10 Humidifer, Ultra Sonic. I love the design and ease of this humidifier. Only problem is....it started making an odd noise 1 year after I purchased it and now that it is 2 years old it is making an even louder noise, but it still works.
1663877
The white dust is a problem with ultrasonic humidifiers. Since this is evaportative, it is not a problem. Mine works very well
1692618
No it is not hard to clean but it puts out so much white dust that you have to clean the furniture daily and the windows weekly. I discarded mine.
1107377
I would recommend getting a humidifier with a better handle, the handle on this is very poor and they don't recommend using it to hold the water tank. The tank can be slippery when wet. I dropped mine trying to fill it and the water tank shattered, and I'm no where near 80 years old.