Pink mold is notorious for growing in moist to wet and gloomy environments,<\/strong> making the water tank of your humidifier an ideal place for it to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo how do you get rid of the pink mold in your humidifier? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following methods will surely help you get rid of the pink mold in your water tank and other mold growing in your humidifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unplug the humidifier and bring it outside.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Remove the humidifier from the outlet and drain the water tank. Take your humidifier outside to operate in a well-ventilated environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use soap and a clean sponge to scrub your humidifier.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Using a sponge, scrubber, or cleaning brush soaked in mild soap, scrub all hard plastic surfaces. Wipe the treated areas clean with a wet towel. Use gloves for your protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remove the water tank and soak it in warm, soapy water for at least 30 minutes. Disinfect by adding bleach or vinegar (1 part bleach\/9 parts water) to a basin filled with warm water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soak the humidifier for 15 minutes and scrub thoroughly using a brush. Rinse off with fresh, clean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disinfect with Bleach or Vinegar.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Remove the water tank and soak it in warm, soapy water for at least 30 minutes. After that, make a disinfectant solution by adding bleach or vinegar (1 part bleach\/9 parts water) to a basin filled with warm water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fill the water tank halfway with the solution and set it aside for 15 minutes. Wipe the interior and exterior of the reservoir with a clean cloth dipped in the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Activate the Humidifier.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Connect the device to an outside outlet. Allow 30 minutes for your humidifier to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will allow the disinfectant solution to reach all parts of the humidifier, including those that are difficult to reach with a scrub brush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wash with fresh and clean water.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Remove the disinfectant solution from the water tank and thoroughly rinse it under fresh and clean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To flush away any bleach or vinegar residue, fill the water tank with clean water and run it for about three minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allow for complete drying of the humidifier.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Allow the humidifier to air dry completely in the sun or wipe all surfaces dry with a clean, soft cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fill the reservoir with filtered or distilled water immediately before use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
So that’s some good old-fashioned preventative maintenance that can keep your humidifier from becoming a mold factory.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAgain, the key to avoiding mold problems is to clean the humidifier regularly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOn that note, remember to always use distilled or filtered water<\/strong> in your humidifier to prevent mold from growing in the device.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat way, your humidifier will function better, and you won’t have to worry about cleaning up mold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’ve had an experience with pink mold growing in your humidifier or have suggestions for doing so, please share them in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did you know that mold can be a byproduct of using humidifiers? This is because humidifiers create moisture in the air, and mold thrives in a warm and moist environment. In fact, a humidifier has more chance of creating mold than any other household appliance. So how do you prevent mold from growing inside your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hausfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}