RichM
Well-known member
Like many here, I handle humidification challenges by humidifying the room I keep my instruments in. Not only is it good for my ukes, it's good for me. But one of the challenges I've had is that my tap water is very hard (high mineral content). That means I've been bedeviled by white dust, which is the mineral content of the water. It gets all over everything and is a pain to clean up. It's also rough on my humidifier.
I've considered using distilled water, but I go through a gallon a day during peak heating season. That's a lot of water to keep on hand. My most current humidifier recommended using "distilled or filtered water." Hmmm... filtered.
So I bought one of those Britta pitchers ($16.99 at Target) and filter the water before putting it in the humidifier. The difference is HUGE. I get almost no white dust. It takes a bit longer to fill the humidifier (I need to fill the pitcher twice and the filtering is slow), but it's more than worth it in a cleaner room and far less cleanup.
I hope this simple idea helps fellow hard-water sufferers. I was really surprised at how a very small investment of time and money made such a difference.
I've considered using distilled water, but I go through a gallon a day during peak heating season. That's a lot of water to keep on hand. My most current humidifier recommended using "distilled or filtered water." Hmmm... filtered.
So I bought one of those Britta pitchers ($16.99 at Target) and filter the water before putting it in the humidifier. The difference is HUGE. I get almost no white dust. It takes a bit longer to fill the humidifier (I need to fill the pitcher twice and the filtering is slow), but it's more than worth it in a cleaner room and far less cleanup.
I hope this simple idea helps fellow hard-water sufferers. I was really surprised at how a very small investment of time and money made such a difference.