Humidifier Help

I have a humidifier at my apartment and it seems to get calcium build up within one day. It is extremely annoying to have to chip it away every morning. I have some chemical liquid cleaner that I have to soak the thing in. I was wondering if there were something that I could put directly into the water to make it not build up so quickly. Thanks.Humidifier Help
maybe filter the water before putting it into the humidifier? try to get some of the minerals out before vaporizing it.Humidifier Help
Weird. My humidifier hasn't built up any deposits in the 5 years I've used it. Though, I should have cleaned it more often. Buildups of mold can't be good for me. :P
We have hard water here and get build up as well. I use brita filtered water and that helps a little and I clean the humidifyer with vinegar but I don't clean it everyday.
[QUOTE=''DDRMom'']We have hard water here and get build up as well. I use brita filtered water and that helps a little and I clean the humidifyer with vinegar but I don't clean it everyday.[/QUOTE]

Yeah it's really weird. I've never seen build up with this much magnitude or frequency as this one. Maybe a water softener would work?
A water softener will make a huge difference in your water. This house came with one when we bought it but has since broken down and we either need to replace it or repair it. When it was working our skin and hair was softer, clothes were cleaner and brighter, you don't use as much soap because without the minerals in the water you get more bubbles. I've since read though that all that salt going back into the environment is not a good thing so I need to do more researchi into that before I do anything.
use just distilled water?
I'm with Dman, use distilled water for a while and see if that helps. Also, make sure that there isn't a filter that needs to be replaced.