My Holmes brand Humidifier has white chips coming from metal bulb inside?

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My Holmes brand Humidifier has white chips coming from metal bulb inside

Question Details: I was cleaning my humidifier out tonight, and found small chips coming from the inside. I poured 3 cups of boiling water in and scrubbed around, more larger chips came out. I have been so sick lately and running that humidifier for 5 days.

Then, went on a trip out of town for 2 days and feel so much better. I thought it was the robutusin, but now considering that humidifier could be the culprit

. Does anyone know why humidifiers create litlle chips? and if they could be bad for you.

Thanks

Answer 1

It is calcium in your water, nothing more. Clean the unit by soaking in white vinegar, that will dissolve the calcium...rinse well, then use a mild solution of chlorox to decontaminate the unit...bacteria can build up in these things and they should be sterilized occasionally;. Good luck.

Answer 2

it is by the  called effluence

it is the mineral residue of moist air. I have never heard of it being harmful.