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A teaspoon- of bleach or so for 3 gallons of water will solve your mold issue quite handily, even while sitting. It's not enough to smell even when the humidifi
by falcolas 6y ago
A teaspoon- of bleach or so for 3 gallons of water will solve your mold issue quite handily, even while sitting. It's not enough to smell even when the humidifier is running at full blast. Just enough to kill bacteria and mold.
I'm repeating this advice a lot in this thread, it surprises me it's not better known.
- JohnJamesRambo 6y agoIs that too much bleach though? I do just a few drops in my ~1 gallon humidifier that works continuously in my clone room and it stays clean and even keeps the Serratia bacteria that make the pink stuff in the reservoir at bay. I do use reverse osmosis water to fill it though. Is breathing that much aerosolized chlorine a concern? A calculator I use is here. Tap water is about 2 ppm. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/health-topics/environmental-occupational-health/water-quality/chlorine-dilution-calculator https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/health-topics/environm... Looks like you are doing about 30 ppm so maybe that isn't that much really.
- pishpash 6y agoSo when the water evaporates you get salt precipitates all over the wick, and more and more over time?
- falcolas 6y agoWicks are a consumable item, whether in swamp coolers, humidifiers, candles or lamps.
- pishpash 6y agoThe problem isn't so much the wick itself but the concentration increase of salts over time as water-soluble chemicals are introduced at seemingly small levels each time. I suppose with proper monitoring it can be managed, but doesn't seem like the ticket in a non-flushing system.
- falcolas 6y agoI hasn’t been an issue, but I am careful to not overdo it. I have overdone it once with a cool mist humidifier, and it was definitely noticeably uncomfortable. I replaced the water quite quickly.
- jdironman 6y agoHow are you sure it's not a boiling the frog scenario then? You might be "comfortable", but internal damage over long term can be taking place until it gets to a tipping point. I'm just weary of ingesting / inhaling anything foreign over long periods of time regularly.
- JohnJamesRambo 6y agoYou’ve inspired me to up it a bit. I think I’m doing a little too low. I want zero bacteria, not to just be in a stalemate with them.
- throwanem 6y agoYour what room?
- JohnJamesRambo 6y agoI am a legal cannabis grower haha.