white dust from tap water in humidifier

[ghbt]

Hi, during the winter months the air gets very dry in our house because of
using the central heating.

to make the air more moist we have been using a small humidifier, the type
that you put water in, and it puts a stream of cold mist into the air.

we have been using tap water in the humidifier and it seems to lay a white
dust on everthing nearby.

presumably that is the chalk in the tap water? (being in london u.k. the tap
water is quite hard [i.e. chalky].

is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks

[diddy]

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<blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> whittled the following words:


> is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks

Use rainwater or distilled water. Or filtered water.

[Serendipity]

ghbt wrote:

> Hi, during the winter months the air gets very dry in our house because of
> using the central heating.
>
> to make the air more moist we have been using a small humidifier, the type
> that you put water in, and it puts a stream of cold mist into the air.
>
> we have been using tap water in the humidifier and it seems to lay a white
> dust on everthing nearby.
>
> presumably that is the chalk in the tap water? (being in london u.k. the tap
> water is quite hard [i.e. chalky].
>
> is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks
>
>
Assuming this is a portable humidifier and not a built in furnace model,
add vinegar to the water. The vinegar will serve two purposes by
ridding of the white dust and sweetening the air. HTH

[ghbt]

"Serendipity" <goaway@spammers.com> wrote in message
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> ghbt wrote:
>
>> Hi, during the winter months the air gets very dry in our house because
>> of using the central heating.
>>
>> to make the air more moist we have been using a small humidifier, the
>> type that you put water in, and it puts a stream of cold mist into the
>> air.
>>
>> we have been using tap water in the humidifier and it seems to lay a
>> white dust on everthing nearby.
>>
>> presumably that is the chalk in the tap water? (being in london u.k. the
>> tap water is quite hard [i.e. chalky].
>>
>> is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks
> Assuming this is a portable humidifier and not a built in furnace model,
> add vinegar to the water. The vinegar will serve two purposes by ridding
> of the white dust and sweetening the air. HTH

thanks for all responses. with filtering, what would i use as a filter
please? it is a portable humidifier. what percentage of vinegar 'to' water
would that be please? many thanks.

[Lucy]

"diddy" <diddy@nospam.diddy.net> wrote in message
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> in thread news:od%%d.240$sO5.27@newsfe6-win.ntli.net: "ghbt"
> <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> whittled the following words:
>
>
>> is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks
>
> Use rainwater or distilled water. Or filtered water.

If you use distilled water, you may need to add a pinch of salt to get it to
heat up.
lucy

[waxhands]

What is your ratio of vinegar to water, I like the idea?

[diddy]

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> "diddy" <diddy@nospam.diddy.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns96219DD8ED75Cdanny@216.196.97.142...
>> in thread news:od%%d.240$sO5.27@newsfe6-win.ntli.net: "ghbt"
>> <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> whittled the following words:
>>
>>
>>> is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks
>>
>> Use rainwater or distilled water. Or filtered water.
>
> If you use distilled water, you may need to add a pinch of salt to get
> it to heat up.
> lucy
>
>

Really? why?

[Bill 2]

"ghbt" <blue.star77@REMOOVEvirgin.net> wrote in message
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> "Serendipity" <goaway@spammers.com> wrote in message
> news:1141230p84hqldc@corp.supernews.com...
>> ghbt wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, during the winter months the air gets very dry in our house because
>>> of using the central heating.
>>>
>>> to make the air more moist we have been using a small humidifier, the
>>> type that you put water in, and it puts a stream of cold mist into the
>>> air.
>>>
>>> we have been using tap water in the humidifier and it seems to lay a
>>> white dust on everthing nearby.
>>>
>>> presumably that is the chalk in the tap water? (being in london u.k. the
>>> tap water is quite hard [i.e. chalky].
>>>
>>> is there a way to stop this dust. many thanks
>> Assuming this is a portable humidifier and not a built in furnace model,
>> add vinegar to the water. The vinegar will serve two purposes by ridding
>> of the white dust and sweetening the air. HTH
>
> thanks for all responses. with filtering, what would i use as a filter
> please? it is a portable humidifier. what percentage of vinegar 'to' water
> would that be please? many thanks.

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