<h1>Filtered or Filterless Home Humidifiers: Which Should You Buy?</h1>

There are several things to think about when buying a humidifier and one of the more important considerations is whether to buy a filtered humidifier or one that is filterless. Most filters used in filtered humidifiers are for removing dirt, bacteria, mold and minerals, which helps prevent those pollutants from being released into the air along with the moisture. Some room humidifiers use a separate silver ion cartridge that is antibacterial and antimicrobial, which helps kill any bacteria or mold in the water. Any standing water (including the water in a humidifier) easily becomes contaminated with bacteria and mold spores commonly floating around in the air and will allow them to grow and multiply unless there is something to stop them.

 

So, obviously to make sure you’re not polluting the air in your home, it is best to choose a portable  house humidifier with at least the antibacterial and antimicrobial protection. Now, whether or not you choose a unit with a filter that removes minerals and dirt depends on whether you want to use purified water or other regular tap water that has minerals in it. Minerals and impurities in the water do get released into the air along with the moisture, so if you want the cleanest moisture possible, it’s best to use purified water.

 

If you prefer not to spend any money on filters, would rather use tap water, and still want the cleanest moisture possible, sometimes it’s best to choose an electric steam humidifier, which boils the water, kills any bacteria or mold and leaves minerals & impurities behind. Steam humidifiers are the original filterless humidifiers and they are some of the best electric home humidifiers you can get, unless you have kids or pets running around that might touch the hot mist coming out.

 

Whatever electric humidifier you choose, if it has filters, you’ll at least need to clean the unit every 2-3 days (ideally clean once a day) to help keep bacteria, mold and mineral build up to minimum and to make sure breathing clean moisture. And we do recommend that you at least buy a portable humidifier that has the silver ion antibacterial and antimicrobial protection. The room humidifiers from Stadler Form USA all come with a one year silver ion cartridge so you won’t have much maintenance, and they are very safe. The last thing you want is a humidifier spreading infectious bacteria or mold in your home when you’re trying get use a personal humidifier to relieve allergy, sinus or respiratory problems.

 

Air Purifiers and Cleaners.com offers a great selection of  filtered home humidifiers, with both large and small room capacities, antibacterial and antimicrobial silver ion filters and mineral filters, as well as filterless room humidifiers that require very little maintenance and much more–all at cheap discount prices with free shipping due to our low overhead and great supplier relationships. If you have any questions about which personal humidifier is best for your home, just give our experts a call toll-free at 1-800-701-2513. We’re here to help!

 

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