Words may fall short if we start describing the usefulness of a dehumidifier for you especially if you’re susceptible to dust allergy. But, at the same time, we cannot deny the fact that a dehumidifier itself can be a reason for your sickness only if it’s not properly cleaned. Therefore, we being concerned about your health have listed a number of dehumidifier cleaning tips below.
10 Dehumidifier Cleaning Tips
Following the tips you can assure a complete professional cleaning of your dehumidifier and enjoy the sheer benefits out of it. Here we go!
Switch it off
Sometimes you may want to wipe the outer side of your dehumidifier for which you may not feel the least necessity of switching off the machine. But, you know something, when you keep it on and wipe the outer portion, more dust gets inside the dehumidifier easily.
How? Well, when you start wiping with a rag, some amount of dust is shaken off instead of getting entangled with the rag. The shaken off dust is pulled by the dehumidifier and sits inside it.
Take a note while disassembling
If your dehumidifier hasn’t come with a detailed user manual and you’re a mere new user of it, you should take a note while disassembling the parts. This note is going to be a great blessing for you while reassembling and you all of a sudden forget the assembly.
Don’t spray water or any solvent
Is the outer portion of your dehumidifier excessively dirty? Are you facing difficulty in wiping off the dust sediment with a dry rag piece? Then, the only solution left for you is – saturate the rag and squeeze it well. Use this wet rag piece for blotting.
It doesn’t matter how tough the dust scum is, you must avoid spraying water or any solvent directly on the outer portion of the machine. Otherwise, the internal parts might get some damage and stop functioning properly.
Start with the reservoir
When you’re done with the wiping of the outer side, it’s time to clean the internal parts. And, in this case, you must kick off the cleaning with the reservoir, which is actually the hoarder of all the sucked moisture.
To clean the reservoir, make a solution of clean water and mild soap. Have a soft sponge and dip it into the solution to get it wet. Now, start scrubbing the reservoir until you find it glistening. Finally, rinse it and allow some time to dry up naturally.
Disinfect the reservoir with vinegar
Now, this is going to be one of the rare dehumidifier cleaning tips because most of the users don’t even know that the reservoir should be disinfected after washing. If you are a such user also then we strongly recommend you the disinfection process.
It’s a super easy method. What you need to do is – spray white vinegar all over the reservoir well. Allow the vinegar be all over the reservoir for 15 minutes at least. After that, take a clean rag piece and wipe the reservoir well.
Your cleaned and disinfected reservoir is ready to be re-installed!
Clean the air filter with soapy water
Do you know there are many users who put comparatively less importance upon the air-filter than the reservoir without knowing that it is the part that sucks up dirt, mold and mildew?
Even they often clean the reservoir more, spending more time than that of the air-filter. But, you must not pay a bit heed to them. Instead, put equal importance on every part and clean the air-filter in the same way, you cleaned the reservoir.
Avoid using warm water if not suggested
If you find the air-filter to be excessively filthy and think that warm water is going to deal with it far well then before you do so, consult the manual first. The reason is – all the air-filters are not compatible with warm water. Therefore, you should go through the manual to be sure of warm water compatibility.
If it’s suggested then use lukewarm water and if nothing related to it warm water is mentioned, avoid using it.
Vacuum tough dust sediment
Do you find both the reservoir and the air-filter to be excessively dirty? Has tough dust sediment sat on the both? Then, before you clean the both with soapy water, you should start with vacuum cleaning.
If you don’t vacuum clean the both at the beginning then it is sure that you will have to apply more pressure upon the dirt sediment while cleaning manually. This application of more pressure won’t only be tiresome for you but also may cause damage to the parts.
Don’t avoid the bucket filter
You might be unaware of the fact that your dehumidifier might have got a bucket filter along with the main air-filter. This small filter performs the same task of the main filter. That’s why it also collects dust scum upon it and often left unclean as many users are unaware of its existence or job.
However, first of all, you should check your dehumidifier’s manual to confirm the existence of the bucket filter. If it’s there then remove it carefully. Rinse it using lukewarm water. Let it dry up naturally before you refit it.
Flush the hose with vinegar
Does your dehumidifier drain via a hose to any drain? Then, be sure that the hose is another storehouse of harmful mold and other detrimental particles.
Therefore, every time you clean the dehumidifier, you must clean the hose as well. Simply unplug it from the dehumidifier and give it a good wash with white vinegar.
Final words
The dehumidifier cleaning tips just show you the correct path of cleaning without damaging the functionality. But, to increase the durability, you must make sure that you clean the entire settings after every three week.
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