Bacteria-Breeding Humidifiers

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8 жыл бұрын

Consumer Reports looks into Bacteria-Breeding Humidifiers

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@tims.440 3 жыл бұрын

This was actually pretty useful info.

@andydecastro11 2 жыл бұрын

Quick rule of thumb..try using distilled water and once it feels slimey inside soak/wash with vinegar and few drops dish soap.

@slipnsldnaway 2 жыл бұрын

Think rubbing alcohol or peroxide would sanitize it too

@kinqmav226 2 жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely right with the distill water. People don’t realize even if you clean it properly but use tab water the minerals and other particles of the tap water will end up in the air and affecting your air quality.

@boogiesg 2 жыл бұрын

@@kinqmav226 No, using tap water in a humidifier is not going to cause particles to "end up in the air". Distilled water is not going to yield water vapor that is more sanitary either. If your humidifier has a heating element and you have hard water... sure it will last longer using distilled water. It will not stay cleaner longer, nor will it get dirty faster using either. If you think your distilled water contains less bacteria than tap water, or breeds bacteria slower.... Nope.

@MURPHxiii 2 жыл бұрын

@@boogiesg actually it’s scientifically proven that humidifiers in fact add particulates to the air, quite a bit actually. Distilled water is a better choice for less particulate matter and for the longevity of the machine. However, experts in the field suggest not using humidifiers at all.

@mr_red13 2 жыл бұрын

@@MURPHxiii why not? What should people use instead? I’ve been looking into getting a humidifier.

@vmobile890 2 жыл бұрын

Distilled water and hydrogen peroxide not mentioned ?

@bobjohnson7441 2 жыл бұрын

I would have found it more useful if the bacteria was measured after use. They put bacteria in.

@Youngone78 Жыл бұрын

Right? I caught that too.

@ItCantRainForever2 9 ай бұрын

Yep how about that. They added bacteria.

@jacobzamorano8483 3 ай бұрын

True. They ran the humidifiers for a few days and when they found no bacteria, they decided to put some bacteria in themselves for the sake of their hypothesis.

@whatever9274 2 жыл бұрын

well fuck that shit im not cleaning it everyday

@treatb09 2 жыл бұрын

Just boil water every day. N when you take a hot shower leave the door open after... humidifiers are supposed to be more controllable and convenient. This comes off as a hassle and huge issue

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

I’ve done that, boiling water. Then your pot becomes the humidifier, and builds up scale and sediment. Also, I don’t have a stove in my bedroom, that’s where I really want the humidity, not the kitchen. Otherwise, good idea.

@jennamuffintop3981 7 ай бұрын

well then the humidifier on a furnace must be a slurry of bacteria as well ??

@genecheeseman8204 2 жыл бұрын

The new ultrasonic style cool mist humidifiers wreak havoc on your heating system. Without using distilled water it creates and white fine powder and will clog your filter in weeks.

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

The white powder is horrible! I was using Zero Water in mine as well, so there shouldn't have been many minerals. I promptly returned mine and bought a steam humidifier, which shouldn't have bacteria, and the humidity is steamed before being released. I'm not sure why this steam humidifier had bacteria...

@genecheeseman8204 2 жыл бұрын

@@PeaceIsYeshua I work on the heating industry and it’s really hard to get customers to understand their new humidifier is a problem. Fixes the issue 99% of the time. The white dust plugs up the filters so fast and cause furnaces to overheat. Whole house humidifiers or switching to a hot steam resolves your issues.

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

@@genecheeseman8204 Yikes! I believe it! Thanks for helping people get to the truth of the matter. You sound like a great technician to have around!

@kiemyster420 2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention that if you have electronics next to them, it can also destroy them over time and you won't even understand what did it. Swamp coolers/evaporative humidifiers FTW. Ultrasonics are full of fail.

@genecheeseman8204 2 жыл бұрын

@@kiemyster420 A lot of issues can be had from excessive dust and debris like that. You are correct. I’ve seen a lot of furnace circuit boards fail due to corrosion simply from being covered in dust that traps moisture and eventually corrodes connections

@TimeWizard727 Жыл бұрын

Has anyone had any luck with the Milin humidifier?

@dmo848 Жыл бұрын

I feel dumb cause I flat out didn't realize it needed to be cleaned. Like duh. I thought only the tank part. No every single piece that touches water. So the least the better. N the small atomizer 1s just don't need to be cleaned or I haven't figured out how.

@wut255 Жыл бұрын

The Vicks Warm Vape they recommend for 15 bucks now costs 25. :(

@AndyGneiss 2 жыл бұрын

Did Consumer Reports test any "humidifier bacteriostatic water treatment" additives?

@FireFoxBancroft 2 жыл бұрын

Probably not as they didn't want to skew results but you should definitely treat the water.

@yeetwchybaban 2 жыл бұрын

@@FireFoxBancroft o

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

@@FireFoxBancroft might want to check that the “water treatment” isn’t something toxic…

@chefcook09 2 жыл бұрын

I always clean my humidifier before I use it

@jdollarthegreat 8 ай бұрын

What about if you boil tap water? Is that just as good as distilled?

@oleksua74 8 ай бұрын

Yes

@josephgaviota 7 ай бұрын

No. The water would still have the minerals in it. Distilled water would not.

@davidyuperez6309 2 жыл бұрын

i filter the water first and pour it into the humidifier, does this help with bacteria?

@shamay4893 2 жыл бұрын

Use distilled

@Adeline9418 2 жыл бұрын

Of course.

@fabianustertius6460 Ай бұрын

do people really use humidifiers? i live in a humid tropical climate, very hot and the least of probles is to Humidify thats for sure

@abcsoaps Жыл бұрын

So should we clean them daily? Mine recommends weekly

@ToddTinley Жыл бұрын

I clean my vaporizer once a year and only use distilled water.

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

I use aVicks steam and you do have to clean it at least once a week. It doesn’t have to be done every day. The boiling of the water pretty much eliminates the bacteria, reason you have to clean it is because of all the sediment buildup.

@delpicsla65 3 жыл бұрын

Every day? Once a week? That’s so much work to clean. I can live with a bit of bacteria lol.

@Paramore_your_Decode 3 жыл бұрын

Your going to shorten your life.

@suehill7862 2 жыл бұрын

@@Paramore_your_Decode honestly 😢we gone have to pray for del

@sh-sr1xs 2 жыл бұрын

@@suehill7862 Let us pray.

@B01 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, we should be using distilled anyway in humidifiers.

@delpicsla65 2 жыл бұрын

@@suehill7862 😂😂😂

@gregoryg6999 2 жыл бұрын

Or just get a traditional steam humidifiers.. too bad most manufacturers don't really make them anymore

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! The steam humidifiers solve SO many problems! After a lot of research, they are all I will ever use.

@dvo1060 2 жыл бұрын

Can you tendons a specific brand?

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

@@dvo1060 I started with Steam Fast, and it’s great and super quiet, but it requires very regular (3-4 days) cleaning (even if using filtered water), and if you go slightly too long, it’s especially hard to clean. Boneco is a step above. It requires less cleaning, and it’s *much* easier to clean. It even has a cleaning mode you can put the machine on. However, it’s noisier-when on high, it sounds like a coffee pot brewing, but on low, it’s not too bad. Good luck! 🙂

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

@@dvo1060 I’m trying to reply, and my reply gets auto deleted each time. 🙄 I’ll keep trying!

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

@@dvo1060 Go to a place called allergy and then buyers and then club (sorry, writing in code) They recommend these steam bran-ds. Oh, and Boneco has amazing customer service as well, and I feel the unit will last much longer, which means less waste going to the landfills. The $50 steam units have to be replaced every year or two from what I’ve heard others say.

@wahidkhuram2186 Жыл бұрын

Adding silver coins inside the humidifier's water container might keep it bacteria and mold free.

@ianmendoza5644 2 ай бұрын

Some?

@Toastcat890 2 жыл бұрын

I just clean mine once a week or so.

@stevecallaway8457 2 жыл бұрын

Is that true for cpaps too?

@realsamhyde Жыл бұрын

Yes but distilled water it better I think

@nicholaslandolina Жыл бұрын

Put peroxide in the wayer

@djangounchained6669 27 күн бұрын

Add odourless white vinegar in the water

@charlenenaude797 4 жыл бұрын

Try living in a humid climate

@dabbking 3 жыл бұрын

Shut up cletus

@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798 3 жыл бұрын

McFarland

@dabbking 3 жыл бұрын

@@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798 shut the hell up you dingus

@K1ngAlexander 4 ай бұрын

Southern most part of Texas here 🥵

@gwendolynkaren5933 2 жыл бұрын

The Vicks warm mist is now $40

@PeaceIsYeshua 2 жыл бұрын

That's the humidifier--the vaporizer mentioned in this video is currently $15 on Amazon.

@gwendolynkaren5933 2 жыл бұрын

@@PeaceIsYeshua thank you I had no idea there was a difference. I just bought my first humidifier and it's doing a great job on the whole house

@linamarie84 Жыл бұрын

I've NEVER had gunk in mine like the ones I see. WHAT is going on here?!

@alexmiller105 2 жыл бұрын

I bought one of TikTok for 99p

@satguy Жыл бұрын

I use an evaporative humidifier in my home and add scented bleach to my water.

@kerstiny4698 7 ай бұрын

Bleach might overkill. If you pit too much, may hurt your lungs

@strawberries217 Жыл бұрын

There was one comment from other video is so right about: if it's moist enough to grow bacteria in the humidifier, then why you need a humidifier?

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

The comment you are re-broadcasting, “if it’s moist enough to grow bacteria in a humidifier then why do you need one?” That is typical of the simplistic disinformation in social media. It’s a fallacy, it’s also stupid.

@tsteele1944 Жыл бұрын

Because a humidifier is humid and your house may not be...

@elcolin_ 2 жыл бұрын

Evaporative FTW it seems. Stay away from the others

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

And Vicks steam

@ivebeenwatchingthemoon 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly an advertisement??? 👀

@salmanal-harethey1486 2 жыл бұрын

well!

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

Not

@frankvan228 2 жыл бұрын

Move to Florida and save money 💰💸

@sethtenrec Жыл бұрын

Because pumping hurricane water out of the basement is cheap

@j.a.3138 5 ай бұрын

yeah. try moving now. it will cost you triple.

@Vako00 3 жыл бұрын

lol okay people the bottom line is we all gonna die 😂😂😂 humidifiers is very important and useful thing to have at home and definitely you need to clean it regularly but really? making such news about it and making it sound like it’s the worst thing? why would you do that? bacteria’s can collect anywhere for example when washing dishes the sink is the number one that gets bunch of bacteria’s from the water residue when it dries and all the minerals shows up like white powderish marks all over the surface and even making your sink rusty after some time so definitely everything around the kitchen wherever is water needs to be cleaned regularly! one good advice i can give you is just use distilled water for humidifier and it won’t make any water mineral residue it would make your life much easier but the thing is you’ll need to buy the distilled water every time you need to refill the humidifier 🤷🏻‍♂️ easy and simple

@oneway707 3 ай бұрын

IT's funny to come by a "MSM" dying journalist industry and laugh.

@nataliefeelme4416 Жыл бұрын

fungus and bacteria etc etc etc. Stay away from that stuff.

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