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A similar product in Korea killed quite a lot of people a few years ago. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/28/14000-people-may-have-killed-south-koreas-

• post_break 6y ago
  So Korean fan death may not be a thing but this certainly doesn't help.
• CoolGuySteve 6y ago
  I've tried and failed several times to find an ultrasonic humidifier with a basin that's dishwasher safe. It's really amazing to me that "how do you clean this fucking thing?" is such a nebulous concept for the engineers of these devices.
  • alliao 6y ago
    you're supposed to chuck it; not unlike the philips air fryer. disassembly and cleaning it thoroughly takes many hours.
  • tallanvor 6y ago
    Ideally you use distilled water in a humidifier, which should really help to keep it clean. But that can be a pain. I add a small amount of bleach every other time I fill the tank (a few drops - if you can smell it you've added too much) and once a week I empty it out entirely, wipe it down, and let it dry completely. And, of course, if I'm turning it off for longer than 12 hours or so, I empty it out.
• 01100011 6y ago
  The chemical which caused the issue, if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhexamethylene_guanidine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhexamethylene_guanidine
  • pessimizer 6y ago
    Another hit from the company who produced the sanitizer: Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser to pay $1.4 billion in largest opioid settlement in US history https://abcnews.go.com/Business/suboxone-maker-reckitt-benckiser-pay-14-billion-largest/story?id=64274260 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/suboxone-maker-reckitt-benck... Another product they sell: https://www.reckitt.com/brands/air-wick/ https://www.reckitt.com/brands/air-wick/