Keeping Humidifiers Scale Free!

[Bmorepaph]

I run 3 warm mist humidifiers for my plants. The quality of my water is such that scale accumulates rather quickly inside the units (I water my plants with rainwater). I have seen several products that can be used in the humidifier water tanks, to cut down on scale deposits. My question is this: While these products seem like a great solution, is it possible that they could also cause bud blast due to possible additives in the mist?

[shakkai]

What's the ingredients of the products you're considering? Do you know?

[Bmorepaph]

To be honest I don't know off the top of my head......I know I checked it out when I saw the products on the shelf at Target...Nothing stuck out though. I'm gonna try to find out via the internet......

[Pippin]

What about using good quality water (rain, RO, etc.) ?

[Ross]

That's my response as well. Distilled water or RO water is too cheap to ignore as an alternative.

[Bmorepaph]

I would love to be able to use rainwater but right now my collection system is just not big enough to water my plants and keep the humidifiers running

[irrka]

what about just good ole deionized water like you do for the iron--those never seem to accummulate anything

[Bmorepaph]

I dont Iron! LOL! I'm a little embaressed but I'm not sure what deionized water is

[Ross]

Steam distilled water is pretty cheap these days. Check it out at your local grocery store.

[Gin]

I use Ro in mine before I got a Ro unit bought it by the gal. cheap at the grocery store they have a big Ro. machine . Rain works the same as the RO. if you get enough.. .Gin