white dust, mold or minerals on fan

[Moo191]

this is on my fan and i was wondering what that is. also use a humidifier. or is it mold?

 

[Goodshit97]

Looks like dust and possible residue from your humidifier

 

[SchwiftyGrower]

Looks like dust and possible residue from your humidifier

+1, are you using hard water or RO for your humidifier?

 

[Moo191]

+1, are you using hard water or RO for your humidifier?

I use tap water

 

[SchwiftyGrower]

I use tap water

That is your culprit. Humidifiers should always use RO water or you will get a white buildup around your area.

 

[SchwiftyGrower]

That is your culprit. Humidifiers should always use RO water or you will get a white buildup around your area.

There are some exceptions on some humidifiers where you can use tap water, but mist humidifiers should use RO

 

[Moo191]

ok...do you think it's harmful or dubious?

 

[SchwiftyGrower]

ok...do you think it's harmful or bad for me and the babies ?

I don’t know about the health effects but it’s not recommended to use as it will clog the filters and also give you a white residue of the entire area that the mist will hit. I only run my humidifier with RO and I only run it at times intervals.

 

[Moo191]

I don’t know about the health effects but it’s not recommended to use as it will clog the filters and also give you a white residue of the entire area that the mist will hit. I only run my humidifier with RO and I only run it at times intervals.

Ok thank u, I think I just let the humidifier away....

 

[BigBlonde]

It's normal for fan blades to collect crud. Every fan we have in our house does it, so we clean them regularly. The same is true for the filters in our air conditioners and air purifiers, all of which have never been in a grow room or tent. Here's a picture of a fan in our living room that's ready to be cleaned:

 

[BigBlonde]

As for using tap water in humidifiers...

What matters, of course, are the minerals dissolved in the water. If there are a lot, then it's probably better to use RO or distilled water. Usually well water, especially deep well water, has more dissolved minerals than river water. The longer the contact time the water has with minerals, the more minerals will be dissolved in the water.

In our case, distilled water costs about $2 per gallon. I consider that to be too much to spend when our water comes from a river and has fewer dissolved minerals. I have thought about distilling water, though, but that isn't without some cost for equipment and electricity.

 

[Mikedin]

As for using tap water in humidifiers...

What matters, of course, are the minerals dissolved in the water. If there are a lot, then it's probably better to use RO or distilled water. Usually well water, especially deep well water, has more dissolved minerals than river water. The longer the contact time the water has with minerals, the more minerals will be dissolved in the water.

In our case, distilled water costs about $2 per gallon. I consider that to be too much to spend when our water comes from a river and has fewer dissolved minerals. I have thought about distilling water, though, but that isn't without some cost for equipment and electricity.

I still get it, I use tap water ran through a carbon filter, with an ultrasonic humidifier, I also clean the humidifier every other week so I don’t get algae or calcium buildup inside the humidifier,

 

[PahPahCee]

The issue is ultrasonic dehumidifiers create Very fine mist. It turns your tap water full of minerals into aerosol. This aerosol costs every surface in a layer of minerals. Your grow room, plants, and your lungs. This is more so a PSA for people running these in your homes.

 

[Frailless420]

I use tap water

That's it broski

 

[BigBlonde]

I still get it, I use tap water ran through a carbon filter, with an ultrasonic humidifier, I also clean the humidifier every other week so I don’t get algae or calcium buildup inside the humidifier,

The issue is ultrasonic dehumidifiers create Very fine mist. It turns your tap water full of minerals into aerosol. This aerosol costs every surface in a layer of minerals. Your grow room, plants, and your lungs. This is more so a PSA for people running these in your homes.

I've been thinking it might be fun to distill water, so I'm shopping for stills on Amazon. I'm using tap water in my humidifiers and know that eventually they'll clog. We can also use distilled water for other purposes. I'm not sure if this is what I'd buy, but it looks interesting.

 

[PahPahCee]

I've been thinking it might be fun to distill water, so I'm shopping for stills on Amazon. I'm using tap water in my humidifiers and know that eventually they'll clog. We can also use distilled water for other purposes. I'm not sure if this is what I'd buy, but it looks interesting.

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I have an under the counter R/O system for drinking water. It’s a lot less work, set it and forget it.