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I use the water from my dehuey with no issue. Apparently AC discharge can be nasty and full of bacteria and other bad things, but dehuey water seems to be fine. I've had no problems.
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Depending on the type of humidifier you have--it is basically an air conditioner that moves air more slowly and condenses considerably more. Whereas an A/C unit is like a Dehuey that moves more air and condenses less water out.
Long story short--I don't believe there is much of a difference in terms of water quality. Window A/C units are closer to the outside and likely to collect MORE bacteria and the like. The dehuey water should have essentially the same bacteria, but just less of them (think of the A/C as a prefilter and the dehuey as a fine filter).
Of course this all depends on which products you are running.
I would be careful using this water, maybe ozonate it first?