2007-12-19 05:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Honeywest 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The same thing happened to me. It's the minerals in your water. The humidifier gently sprays the water into the air, where it evaporates. Once the water evaporates, the tiny trace of minerals in the water is left behind as a fine dust, and it settles all over everything.
You can try using distilled water. Distilled water has the minerals removed, but it's a lot more expensive than tap water. You need to buy it bottled, and you'll probably be going through a gallon or more per day.
This is why "warm air" humidifiers are popular. With a warm air humidifier, the water is boiled inside the humidifer, so instead of spraying tiny water droplets into the air, it sprays steam into the air, leaving the minerals behind. The minerals collect in the humidifier instead of all over your furniture.
The warm air humidfiers are more expensive to operate (since they use electricity to boil water) but save you from having to dust all the time.
2007-12-19 05:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is moist, then it is the water lifting the finish of the furniture. You may be running it too high or for too long.
If it is a dry residue, then it is the minerals that are in the water such as calcium. It gets trapped in the humidity and lands on the surface of your furniture then dries to a fine dust. Make sure that you are using distilled water if your tap water is hard and has a lot of minerals in it. Also you may need to clean the filter more frequently and use something like "Lime-Away or CLR to remove the build up of mineral deposits.
2007-12-19 05:22:27 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Minerals in the water. Purified may not help as most minerals are left behind. Distilled may not work either as it may not have enough minerals for the humidifier......assuming you are using the cool air type. Clean the machine with vinegar, rinse well and try mixing distilled with tap water.....thus reducing the concentration of minerals but leaving enough to allow the machine to work.
2007-12-19 05:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be minerals from the water in the humidifier. Where are you getting the water from? Try purified water.
2007-12-19 05:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by marian g 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋