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From: sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
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Subject: Re: portable humidifiers
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Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 20:21:32 EST
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> 	Now the bad news - if you have hard water, the minerals will
> settle out as a white dust.  And that dust goes everywhere.
> That is why I am not using mine until I decide on a solution.
> There are filters you can place in the tank to absorb the minerals.
> I wonder if the kitchen sink Water-pick filter will do equally well?
> 

The Noverber 1985 Consumer Reports has a very good review of ultrasonic
humidifiers.  The model which I bought (for $80 at the Harvard Coop),
the Bionair 200, has a replacable demineralization cartridge as part
of the unit, as well as a couple of test strips which determine how
hard your water is (and thus how long the cartridge will be expected to
last.)  At least in the Boston area, and probably most of New England,
we have very soft water, and the mineral dust probably wouldn't be a problem.
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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