How to SUPER CLEAN a HUMIDIFIER & Reduce Mineral Deposits!!! | Andrea Jean
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My 2 biggest tips, first is to not let the element dry out before cleaning. If its still wet from use then the scale will just peel off. Second is if it is hardened like that, heat up the unit and well its still hot, pour icy water on it. Will break the scale right off
Really?! I'm going to try this because I'm tired of chiseling calcium buildup everytime I clean it. Thanks
You’re amazing! Currently I’ve been chipping away and sometimes it works but I agree, I think this last time I waited too long where the heat is gone and there’s water left but I think you’re rubht
what causes my humidifier to get stuck on 95 percent?
@@jocelynetienne4407 I’m not sure first but it seems like an issue with the humidifier itself. It shouldn’t be changing settings on its own
Dude it worked! 😮 so easy omg
Late to this video but I will add the following: I started using a Brita to filter my hard water. It takes less than ten minutes to wait for two rounds of filtered water to fill my very similar humidifier. AMAZING difference in buildup! Also, this will sound crazy but, after soaking with vinegar, I have blasted mine with water using my WaterPik! It helps loosen the crusty stuff! Thanks for the citric acid tip!
I have the exact same brand and the same thing happens. I use a strong vinegar (30%, not the regular distilled white) and water solution (50-50), and let it sit about 6-8 hours. Then using something like a spoon, the build up comes off of the heating element. Removing the build up from the other pieces is much easier as you demonstrated. Good luck!
I'm gonna have to try that. Because I've tried the distilled white vinegar and it didn't do a damn thing!! I'm so frustrated lol
Thank you so much.. I'm so happy this video exists I was just going to buy a whole new one 😭
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I have this exact same humidifier for years and once a week I leave white vinegar on it overnight and normally any buildup comes right off but lately it hasn’t so thank you so much for this video I’m definitely going to be trying citric acid
I simply used a stainless steel scouring pad such as brillo or scotch Brite from dollar tree to clean the heating element! Works well literally peels that gunk off better than any other method.
I use white vinegar and soak the crusty parts. It will flake off so I do a regular cleaning. I have to use the vinegar overnight soak once a year!
I used coffee machine descaler and had pretty goood success on mine. Some of it will just not come off though. I also use tap water. I also put a fish that cleans the water of bacteria, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't help with the minerals. Also I thought mine looked bad, but after seeing your parents, I think mine is pretty good.
I used venigar, but it does not removed the build up completely. for the thick build up, i soaked it in CLR. it works.
I didn't know citric acid could be used in place of vinegar for cleaning.. thank you
I have the exact same humidifier. I have hard water as well and am not willing to keep up with distilled water with as much as I use it for my allergies. Only once in the last year have I had a large amount of build up. It's my 1st humidifier so I did some research on how to keep it clean. This may be a bit overboard for some people but because of the fact that I use it almost every night but, I take it apart and let vinegar sit, covering the heating element for about 20 minutes and chips right off. However, the 1st time I cleaned it this way, I had to let it soak, scrub, soak again, scrub again. It was rough but I stay on top of it now so it doesnt get that bad.
See this is exactly my problem!!! I CANT seem to get the buildup off of the heating element!! I've tried vinegar so far and NOTHING. I laughed when I saw the flathead screwdriver because that's literally what I use. But I use it to try and break off the calcium buildup on the hearing element...Definitely not supposed to.. but I cant seem to get anything to work!! UGH
I have the same exact one and mine too is the most difficulties thing to clean I have used vinegar Dawn soap baking soda with vinegar and I could not get that heating element clean finally I pulled out my flat head and started scraping it but even then it did not come clean I think they make them that way so you just buy them every year
I’ve cleaned one but it was a couple of years ago. I believe I did use vinegar and let it sit for some hours because the darn thing had never been cleaned before. (It was my sister’s.)
I have the exact same one, I used CLR on it and it does not pull it off. I did only let it set for 30 min so that it wouldn't mess up the element.
I use dental tools you can get at Walmart etc.
They are small an don't seem to harm the heater unit.
Good idea!!
We have three like these great units but I use city water. The calcium build us is like cement and thick but some has flaked and left an inch of mess in the bowl underneath the heating unit. Amazingly, it still works. Great machines. Going to have to work on cleaning them though. Hopefully there are some goods tips here.
I have the same one and I use regular tap water ( soft water ) and I notice I have to clean it every Day for it to stay scale free. but there is on occasion where I let it go and cut back on cleanings and then I use a butter knife or a flat head screwdriver and mine has been fine and if Im not mistaken the vaporizers in the old days had the Instructions where it recommended scrapings of the heating element
Norwex Descaler..no chemicals, breaks down harsh mineral scaling
I added cleaning vinegar to mine and plugged it and let it heat up. It came off easier.
I have a humidifier, but it doesn’t have a heating element. I read that citric acid is slightly stronger than acetic acid (vinegar), so I’m going to try the citric acid to clean it. Thanks!
Clean it once a week (or every few days) and the buildup will never get that bad. I have the same one. Mine never gets more than a light glaze of mineral buildup on it. I soak it in white vinegar 10 minutes, gently scrub it with a toothbrush and it's like new.
I have to clean mine every day or the build up clogs it. Everyone’s water is different
Is it OK to use ,after trying very hard remove the gunk off heating element..not 100% came off but most of it did.just wanted to know before using again
Not sure what chemical spray was used, but you can try to disassemble the base and see if you can clean the element separately, chemicals can digest (react with) plastics.
@andreajeancleaning I have this exact humidifier and it's a pain to clean - we got new ones and I just figured out that hot water, baking soda and squeeze lemon juice from a real lemon - breaking it down!
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Ha ha ha we done have a Humidifier. I enjoy your vedios. Thanks for the tips for one day I might need to clean one.
How often do you clean the humidifier like this? How many days mineral buildup is that?
If you’re not careful you can get an awful lung disease and it can kill you. Please clean your humidifiers regularly. Weekly maintenance and monthly deep clean.
Pour vinegar into the heating element well and let it sit, possibly overnight. And clean it once every week to two weeks.
I actually do that and as of lately it’s not breaking everything down. I’m not sure if the top water has been changing or what’s going on but I have this exact unit and once a week I’ll leave vinegar on it overnight but it hasn’t worked
I use the blue dawn soap. Let it set for thirty Minutes.Ten pour sanitizer bleach. Let it set to sanitize it. It came clean.
I’ve tried citric acid, it works sometimes for my humidifier but in my area we have really hard water. My device says it doesn’t need distilled water, I don’t want to store the massive amount of distilled it’d require. But citric isn’t working, I’m having to scrape and chip away at it even after it’s sat for two hrs like directions say, multiple sessions of citric acid and waiting two hrs. I’ve damaged some of the heating element trying to remove this crap and citric acid isn’t enough. And yes I do this multiple times a week to keep up with how bad it is so it’s not like I’m waiting two weeks like directions say, I’m doing it every few days and sometimes more because of how fast it starts to calcify
Circuit and pure white vinegar for an hour or so. Then the scale will start chipping off. Resoak if you have to.Are use a spoon or a butter knife to gently help remove the scale.
I try to run mine with only purified water through a large half gallon water purifier I have at home sometimes I forget to fill it up and just run regular water and after a while the calcium buildup gets crazy
Mine was really really bad but I used apple cider vinegar STRAIGHT I did not dilute it and it came off in roughly 20 minutes…
Glad it all came off! ❤️
I would throw that thing away! I clean mine every two days with vinegar. It’s a big pain but I don’t want to be breathing any bacteria!
Time for a new humidifier or perhaps you can replace the piece?
Mine does it exactly like that one and it's brand new 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
haha do you keep the screwdriver on your cleaning caddy?? funny
Use a spray bottle to get hard to find places. And use a plastic knife no metal. A non abrasive sponge too.
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Not all the way clean though i soaked mine in bleach over night and shizzled it away in the morning. Looks like grey plastic when its clean.
One thing that helps keep any bacteria from growing PLUS adds oxygen in the air is to put some hydrogen peroxide in with the water. look into it, as it really is good but too much can be damaging to tissue...
I would just buy a new one
Can I use the citric acid for my electric kettle, or is there a better way to clean it? Thanks!
I use the 10% vinegar, it’s labelled cleaning vinegar. I do half vinegar and half water. Set the water to boil. I nve it cools I throw the water mix out. Boil again with just water to have the smell gone. Works for me.
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my experience with these...you can clean everything else but once the heating thing gets that bad it never works well. so pitch the whole thing and get a new one. I too could never keep up with cleaning it! too bad you cant just replace it but my guess is that is the point...manufacturers sell you another one. i have very hard water so i am doomed.
I gave up on these warm mist humidifiers. The only way to keep ahead of the game is to clean them every two days. However, that does get old after a while. So, I usually end up with caked-on deposits that never come off, even using a screwdriver. Vinegar or Citric Acid doesn't work on hard-crusted buildup (only the light build-up). Do not like the distilled water root, because I need 3 humidifiers and that would get expensive and tedious (going to grocery store) to keep one-gallon distilled water around. So, my only solution was to switch to Vaporizers. They are cheaper and I just buy new ones every 2-3 years. Don't have to worry about build-up anymore. You can just clean the vaporizer every few months. Much easier to maintain and lest expensive.
you mean humidifiers vaporizers are the ones with the hot heating element
@@mcnoonie1902 Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizers. The round white plastic humidifiers
Run to Home Depot and buy muriatic acid make sure you use gloves and mask, very strong, will do the job in 10 minutes
One can take apart the heating element cover that is so hard to clean and she used the handle of a spoon. Just disconnect it…
is it safe to use the humidifier with the calcification on the heating element? I would also appreciate if anyone could shed some light on a humidifier alternative or just a very simple to clean one so cleaning doesn't have to be a hassle. I've been looking into those smaller 500ml - 1L portable humidifer that uses a wick-like filter that needs to be replaced every 2-3 months, but haven't come to any conclusions that they'll be better... please share your experience as well
Yes it will just make it less effective because it will have trouble heating the water up and evaporating it
It would be easier to google the different types of humidifiers and the pros and cons of them because there are cold mist humidifiers and the warm mist humidifiers Pros of humidifiers
safe for families with young children and pets
affordable and low electricity cost
Cons of humidifiers
a filter that isn’t clean can contribute to mold growth
air that is too humid can actually trigger allergies and breed mold Pros of vaporizers
you can boost the vapor with an essential oil or inhalant
steam vapor is distilled, so it may have fewer contaminants
Cons of vaporizers
hot water is not safe for use around children or pets
Those plastic pieces come apart. Just squeeze them there is 3 little hooks.
Thanks Andrea for the tip cleaning a humidifier. I don't have one. Joan Bates
I looked up on TH-cam and a guy cleaned his with CLR and he's was fine posted 2 yr ago. I'd let it stoke and I would just pour the whole bottle in there and let they just soak ha ha ha
Buy a sonic one, this is wasting power!
Use distilled water for your humidifier. It doesn't leave deposits.
i use only distilled water and i STILL get buildup!! not nearly as bad as i see in these videos though. it helps tremendously - but does not eliminate the need for periodic cleaning.