--- title: "Was wondering if anyone has found a reasonable solution for using a…" description: "Was wondering if anyone has found a reasonable solution for using a humidifier in a very hard water region. I live in the desert southwest so a humidifier is…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CyKbqyIltgkE1mpg7XIm8m?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "PhiloMena" published: "2025-02-04T23:57:53.447455Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Was wondering if anyone has found a reasonable solution for using a… _PhiloMena님이 2025-02-04에 게시함_ Was wondering if anyone has found a reasonable solution for using a humidifier in a very hard water region. I live in the desert southwest so a humidifier is essential for my plants. Using hard water in my humidifier clearly is bad all around. Obviously bad for the machine but it seems to put out a talcum like mist. There’s a film of baby powderish dust on everything that never existed before. Here’s the issue: -It takes about a gallon every 24 hours. Therefore, using distilled water doesn’t seem financially sustainable for me. -Boiling water, or letting it sit out doesn’t do anything but slightly reduce the magnesium/calcium levels. -Tap water conditioner doesn’t seem to work either. -I can’t afford a reverse osmosis filter. -last time it rained was 200 days ago. -home distilled water seems insane. Like several hours to produce 1 gallon. So just curious if others were in a similar predicament. Also, is it dangerous to breathe in hard water mist? ## 6개의 댓글 ### Phil님이 2025-02-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. You are right it can be expensive but distilled water is best for cool mist humidifiers. I’ve heard using the faucet add on filters help a lot. The powder coating on everything is actually the minerals in the water which also creates problems for the machine too. You could try one that creates a hot mist. But output is probably much lower. How about a local water service that delivers those huge bottles of water to homes? That may get expensive also though. An RO system can be expensive but they are more rewarding than you may realize. Just had my RO system replaced and it was $1500. But that was even discounted because all plumbing for the system was already installed. I think your faucet filter may be best way to go. #### PhiloMena님이 2025-02-05에 답변했습니다. Thank you so much! I didn’t even think of that which is crazy because I use a shower filter. I’ll be looking for immediately. ### Plantsmybeloved님이 2025-02-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Hey, also in the same area with hard water, and I've noticed a higher amount of dust from the humidity weighing it down. Maybe that could be your problem? #### PhiloMena님이 2025-02-05에 답변했습니다. Oh it’s definitely dusty. Right now it’s so dusty I can hear hit the windows. But I have a high capacity air filter, and I can see the evidence of white dust over everything in that room. Wasn’t there before. Apparently it’s a common issue with humidifiers and scaley water. And not currently dealing with plants being weighed down..yet ### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-02-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. I only use DI water or RO water in humidifiers. It makes them last longer and you don't have to descale with vinegar. And it will create a "vapor" of minerals that's annoying as hell ### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-02-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Maybe you could mix the DI with the tap to at least cut it back? They do make humidifier drops to kick down on scale, I've personally never used them. I'm not sure that just a bit of vinegar would do the same --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_