are minerals filtered out?
46206
Yes. Including fluoride but they won't claim that because of legal reasons. It won't filter out germs though.
46207
Hi.Yes good and bad minerals are filtered out.If you have fluoride in your water I'm pretty sure that gets filtered out too.
122041
The filter comes in a little box of two or three filters. The filter looks a little like a small donut, and is easy to replace. However, the filter is really just to catch minerals in your water so you won't get white dust in the room from minerals in the water. If you use distilled water, you can get away without the filters. I have found them next to the humidifiers at Bed Bath & Beyond, and on Amazon.
2099960
Yes, KDF identifies a filtration media within the filter. You can look up KDF on the web for further information.
1956324
This filter is PREVENTATIVE only. It can't do anything for mineral build-up that is already on your humidifier (use vinegar and soak it, then scrub at it with an old toothbrush). But it does a great job of preventing further build-up. I have VERY hard water and everything gets crusted over if water sits in it. These filters keep my humidifier from calcification. You do still have to do periodic cleaning, changing out water, etc., just as you would if you didn't have the filter. And if you have very soft water, you probably don't need one of these. Another option is to just use distilled water in your humidifier, and then you wouldn't need a filter, either. I have used a Crane humidifier without a filter, and I found that with my hard water, I had to scrub it with vinegar weekly.
1214206
It comes with one Mineral Clear filter. Filter normally lasts up to 3 mos. depending on water useage.
859271
it will filter out most....unless you have a VERY expensive filter (reverse osmosis),etc... you will not get ALL(100%) of flouride out
287045
It is reverse osmosis so yes it is the only way to filter out fluorine. But get the ph alkaline filter to put desirable minerals back in.
456541
This filter does not take out calcium or magnesium. Not sure if that is safe for nasal irrigation.
960636
I reviewed the other answers, they are spot on, my only other advice is to make sure your water is very cold and add an additive to take out hard water minerals if you aren't using filtered water.
521166
There are filters on the front, but I still bought a set of magnetic DemciFlex filters for the front, side, and bottom that work great and do a good job keeping dust from getting into the case. They're also easier to clean than the filters incorporated into the case.
1574593
Just clean using a vinegar mixture. The acid in the vinegar will break up and clean off the minerals.
2128966
there is no sediment. I'm not sure why it should be there if it is filtered.
1593350
No, both go through the same hole. There is a handle that you turn on the unit that switches it to filtered/unfiltered.
1917137
None of the cartridge filters remove TDS. If you want that, you need reverse osmosis.It's a choice. Some people don't want to remove minerals, just organics and lead, some do.
266958
There is no filter per se. there are disks which rotate in the water and collect dirt.There isnt a mesh or anything of that sort.
985031
Yes, they do filter the water. We have a lot minerals in our city water and the taste isn't very good. The water filtered by the prill beads tastes much better.
10078
The photochemical process destroys chemical contaminants, and reduces inorganics to minerals. Unfortunately, salt water is already full of minerals. Minerals cannot be removed with any portable drinking water system, but can be removed by reverse osmosis, electro-dionization, and distillation processes.