I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of vinegar.

It's a tube-shaped wick, about 8" diam., 8" high.

???

"RJ" wrote:

I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of vinegar.

I tried vinegar on one once & it dissolved the entire thing.

Ranking right up there with my compressor in the
'slap-myself-in-the-forehead-and-ask-why-I-didn't-do-it-years-ago' is
my Aprilaire humidifier. If you have forced air heat, then do
yourself a favor and get one.

$160- a fairly easy install- and only touch it once a year to change
the filter. It adds as much as .0.7 gallons of water an hour to
every room that has a heat duct.
http://www.discounthumidifiers.com/A...fiers_s/23.htm

Jim

On Jan 14, 12:40*pm, "RJ" wrote:
I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of vinegar.

It's a tube-shaped wick, about 8" diam., 8" high.

???

If your wick has no metal parts, CLR should work OK. If there are
metal parts, then something less vigorous is called for, like oxalic
acid, a component of common auto radiator flush compounds.

Joe

RJ wrote:
I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of vinegar.

It's a tube-shaped wick, about 8" diam., 8" high.

???

use r/o or distalled water.

On 2010-01-14, RJ wrote:
I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Fooling with those wicks, regardless of the cost, gets very old after a
while. I finally switched to a vaporizing humidifier, and it's *much*
more convenient IMO.

On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:57:13 -0500, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

"RJ" wrote:

I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

When the wick is good, how long does it take to evaporate 2 gallons?

More below.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of vinegar.

I tried vinegar on one once & it dissolved the entire thing.

Ranking right up there with my compressor in the
'slap-myself-in-the-forehead-and-ask-why-I-didn't-do-it-years-ago' is
my Aprilaire humidifier. If you have forced air heat, then do
yourself a favor and get one.

$160- a fairly easy install- and only touch it once a year to change
the filter. It adds as much as .0.7 gallons of water an hour to
every room that has a heat duct.
http://www.discounthumidifiers.com/A...fiers_s/23.htm

Jim

Hey, that's what it says all right, "Has an evaporation capacity of
0.70 gallons per hour"

And look at those people freaking out because I want to boil water and
add a gallon of water in 4 hours once a day.

When the furnace won't heat the house enough for some reason.

I hope they read this thread.

Thanks for posting.

He's right about the Aprilaire. I used to install furnaces.
They are excellent.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
...
"RJ" wrote:

I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of
vinegar.

I tried vinegar on one once & it dissolved the entire thing.

Ranking right up there with my compressor in the
'slap-myself-in-the-forehead-and-ask-why-I-didn't-do-it-years-ago'
is
my Aprilaire humidifier. If you have forced air heat, then
do
yourself a favor and get one.

$160- a fairly easy install- and only touch it once a year
to change
the filter. It adds as much as .0.7 gallons of water an
hour to
every room that has a heat duct.
http://www.discounthumidifiers.com/A...fiers_s/23.htm

Jim

You can get some more life out of your wicks by dumping out
all the water once a week, and gently rinse the wick under
the faucet.

Distilled water has less minerals. But, pricey.

Some humidifiers use a pump and sprayer, to make a mist (I
think? I'm probably wrong.) I used to use a trigger spray
bottle to make humidity. Fill with hot water, and spray near
the ceiling.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"RJ" wrote in message
...
I use a 2 gallon ( room ) humidifier in the winter months.

My water has a high mineral content,
and the wick clogs up in 4 5 weeks.

Replacement wicks are pricey,
especially over a winter season.

Can anyone suggest a way of de-mineralizing the wick ?
I was thinking of using CLR, or even soaking it in a can of
vinegar.

It's a tube-shaped wick, about 8" diam., 8" high.

???

Stormin Mormon wrote:
You can get some more life out of your wicks by dumping out
all the water once a week, and gently rinse the wick under
the faucet.

Distilled water has less minerals. But, pricey.

Some humidifiers use a pump and sprayer, to make a mist (I
think? I'm probably wrong.) I used to use a trigger spray
bottle to make humidity. Fill with hot water, and spray near
the ceiling.


I like ultrasonic humidifiers, I used one in a machine I
built for a printing ink supplier and I have one I used
at home. I put it up somewhere and can't find it now. I
have an earlier version of this Sunbeam product.

http://www.amazon.com/Sunbeam-701-Ul.../dp/B00075M1ZK

http://tinyurl.com/yfwldkg

TDD

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
-snip-
$160- a fairly easy install- and only touch it once a year to change
the filter. It adds as much as .0.7 gallons of water an hour to
every room that has a heat duct.
http://www.discounthumidifiers.com/A...fiers_s/23.htm

I just remembered another reason I like my Aprilaire. Lack of
sitting water to breed bacteria in.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5046.html

The additive that you put in that kills bacteria is also often a water
softener/de-mineralizer.

Jim