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** vanilla15 **

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I remember you asking about cleaning humidifiers. Well, I have one of the Crane humidifiers (the penguin one)--and I think I remembered that you did too (but another character)?

I hadn't used mine for a while due to the cleaning issue cuz I saw this black film inside and no matter what I couldn't reach it (not with my hands or with anything--the closest I got was with a bottle brush, but it still didn't get it all). But I did some research and I found a way to clean it really well!

The secret is lemon juice! I had this 2-pack of concentrate lemon juice bottles (it was like $3 for the HUGE 2-pack) that I bought from Costco a while ago and I literally dumped half of a bottle in the container (enough to cover the part with the black stuff) and I let it sit for 30 minutes. Then I swished it around for a minute and dumped it and it was all clear! The black stuff was all gone! I just had to rinse out the juice with water and the humidifier was good as new. Some people use bleach too but I wanted to go chemical-free since I didn't want LO to breathe any residual chemicals from the humidifier, so I was glad the lemon juice worked so well! So we're finally using the humidifier again after all this time! Maybe this will work for you too? Just thought I'd share =)

Sept 2008 Wedding | May 2010 & Mar 2012 Babies
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    Good to know!  Unfortunately though, we just returned the frog humidifier this weekend.  It just stopped working for us.  I would fill it with water, but the vapor wouldn't come out. Then when I would lift the tank, all of the vapor would be trapped in between the tank and the base.  I don't know...maybe it was operator error or maybe it was just a lemon.

    So I am on the hunt for a new humidifer, hopefully one I will have better luck with.  And I will definitely remember the lemon juice trick (which totally makes sense...i bet vinegar would work too!)

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    imagevanilla15:

    Good to know!  Unfortunately though, we just returned the frog humidifier this weekend.  It just stopped working for us.  I would fill it with water, but the vapor wouldn't come out. Then when I would lift the tank, all of the vapor would be trapped in between the tank and the base.  I don't know...maybe it was operator error or maybe it was just a lemon.

    So I am on the hunt for a new humidifer, hopefully one I will have better luck with.  And I will definitely remember the lemon juice trick (which totally makes sense...i bet vinegar would work too!)

    Oh no! Sorry to hear it broke like that =( at least u were able to return it! I've had mine since 2008 so I don't think I can return mine but it's been working well.

    You know what, you reminded me...after I researched on how to clean it, it WAS actually vinegar and not lemon. But I substituted for lemon (I think people use vinegar because it's cheaper?) because I preferred the smell of lemon. Since both are very acidic, I figured it would work also and I'm glad it did! Good luck on your search for another humidifier!
    Sept 2008 Wedding | May 2010 & Mar 2012 Babies
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