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How to use a vaporizer safely when you have BE and MAC
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I also took out my vaporizer yesterday and was deeply thinking how to use it correctly. I have the simplest possible vaporizer from Walmart and last year I always used destilled water so the minerals would not build on the heating element and would remove whatever was left in the morning and spray and clean with isopropyl alcohol and leave it dry for the day. But now I know that distilled water has MAC so I probably will be using boiled water and change the vaporizer a few times during the cold season( I live in the suburbs of Chicago).
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@lilianna What do you use the Vicks Vaporizer for? Laura
@lilianna I don’t think distilled water is proven to/doesn’t necessarily have MAC. Dr Faulkenham says the water is sterile (by distilling process), but he can’t vouch for the jugs being sterile as there too many manufacturers to test all.
I use distilled water for sinuses rinses and have looked at this a few times. Penn told me distilled and even Jewish Health says distilled water is ok on website. Note-I do boil and cool it after it’s been opened >24 hrs. Hassle.
Do you have a MAC authority/researcher source that says distilled water isn’t safe?
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@lilianna When you say "change the vaporizer a few times..." do you mean get a new one? Why?