Humidifiers help regulate the moisture level in your home. They do this by adding moisture to the air through the evaporation of water. This can be a great way to relieve congestion, allergies, and dry mucous membranes.
However, some humidifiers have filters that must be changed or cleaned regularly—others don’t require more than water!
Tap water
Tap water is the most economical choice for use in a humidifier. It’s also safe and effective, but some people may be concerned about chlorine or other chemicals that can be present in tap water.
To reduce these concerns, you can use distilled or filtered tap water instead of regular tap water if you’d prefer. This option will cost more than regular tap water, but it will make your humidifier last longer since there are no impurities to clog the filters.
Distilled water
Distilled water is the purest form of water. It’s free of dissolved minerals and salts, so drinking distilled water has no health benefits.
You can use distilled water in a humidifier without worrying about the mineral content affecting your air quality.
Bottled water
Bottled water is the best choice for a humidifier. Bottled water is often more expensive than tap water, but it can be more convenient because you don’t have to worry about running out.
Bottled water may be worth the extra cost if you use your humidifier every day or night.
Takeaway:
- Mostly, you can use tap water in your humidifier without any problems.
- Distilled water is also acceptable to use in your humidifier as it doesn’t have minerals and other substances that may be harmful.
- Bottled spring water is fine if you don’t mind spending money on bottled water; however, some people prefer to use tap or distilled water because they’re cheaper and easier to find at home or work than bottled spring water might be (if you don’t live near a store that sells it).
Last thoughts
As you can see, your humidifier has many different types of water.
Tap water is a good choice if you want to save money and don’t mind using filtered or distilled water instead.
Bottled water is also great for those who don’t live near a well or other source of clean drinking water.
However, if cost isn’t an issue, we recommend distilled or bottled water because it will last longer than tap!
