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STEP ONE:
SCALE REMOVAL
BASE
1. Fill the Base with either:
• 1 cup (8 oz) of undiluted white
vinegar
or
• Use DuraRinse
®
Humidifier
Cleaner, part no. AC-816, following
the instructions on the bottle.
2. Let solution stand for 20 minutes.
3. With the vinegar or DuraRinse
®
in the
Base clean all interior surfaces with a
soft cloth or brush to help remove scale.
4. Rinse the Base thoroughly with water
to remove scale and cleaning solution.
STEP TWO:
DISINFECTING
WATER TANK/BASE
1. Fill the Water Tank with:
• 1 teaspoon of household bleach
and
• 1 gallon of water
Pour some of this solution into the
Base.
2. Let solution stand for 20 minutes.
3. Rinse with water until the odor of
bleach is gone.
NOTE: THE USE OF OTHER WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS MAY
CAUSE DETERIORATION OF THE FILTER OR DAMAGE THE HUMIDIFIER, THEREBY
HINDERING THE HUMIDIFIER’S EFFECTIVENESS.
We recommend cleaning the humidifier once a week, more often if you have hard water,
notice a build up of impurities or detect unpleasant odors.
Cleaning involves two steps SCALE REMOVAL and DISINFECTING. Be sure to perform these
in the proper order to avoid harmful chemical interactions.
• First, turn off and unplug the humidifier.
• Remove the Water Tank and Motor Housing.
•
Remove the Natural Cool Moisture
®
filter from the Base.
• Empty any water from the Base.
NOTE: REMOVE FILTER BEFORE CLEANING.
Failure to remove filter during cleaning will destroy the filter.
WEEKLY CLEANING
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