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    Default What is this in my humidifier?

    I havent used my humidifier in a couple months and was about to set it up again but while cleaning it I noticed some stuff in it.

    Any clue on what it is? It feels like broken glass but does not look like it.

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    This is the humidifier I'm using.

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    Default Re: What is this in my humidifier?

    Turns out it is limescale.

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    Default Re: What is this in my humidifier?

    What kind of water are you putting in it?
    Tap?
    If so, switch to distilled.
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    Default Re: What is this in my humidifier?

    Yeah I'm using tap, but I believe the minerals in tap water do not lift up with the vapor which creats this limescale at the bottom of the filter (right?).

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