Home Cleaning Humidifiers Get Gross Fast. Here’s How to Clean Them. Updated January 24, 2025 Photo: Michael Hession By Thom Dunn Thom Dunn is a writer focusing on home heating and cooling.

Cleaning a humidifier is especially important since not doing it can lead to potential health risks. I spoke to cleaning experts to find the best way to clean a humidifier.

Regularly changing the air filter is also incredibly important for ensuring the humidifier filters out harmful particles properly. When it comes to how to clean a humidifier, this is one of the ...

Cleaning your humidifier regularly keeps bacteria, mold, and minerals from building up inside, so you always have a safe and clean mist circulating throughout the room.

Consumer Reports shares the steps to take to clean your humidifier the right way and to prevent mold from growing in the reservoir of your appliances.

Taking your humidifier apart and cleaning it weekly can help prevent the growth of molds and bacteria that could be harmful to your health.

Pulling out a humidifier isn't enough to cure the season of dry air and potential cold germs—you have to know how to clean a humidifier, too. Start here.

Humidifiers can restore a dry home to ideal moisture levels even in the middle of winter. But that’s only if you know how to clean a humidifier and keep it in top operating condition.

How to Clean Your (Likely Gross) Humidifier Thom Dunn Reporting for Wirecutter Michael Hession Apply a bit of white vinegar to a brush to dislodge the chalky white limescale buildup.

Left neglected, a humidifier's water tank can become home to bacteria and fungi, which are then pumped into the air.