Has anyone else had white particles floating around in the reservoir even AFTER rinsing the recommended three times?
1380725
I have used brew rite since before 2000 up in Canada at a commercial business, then started using for my own stainless coffee pot here in the States. Never noticed white particles except during the rinse process. My only thought is the period between cleanings might be too long. I suggest you not be a slave to written instructions and "rinse until clean!"
1380726
Never and I have been using this cleaner for many years. I would suggest you make sure you have all the crystals dissolved before you pour the solution into your coffee pot. I have no other answer.
1380727
I have not had this problem. I agree with T. Holt that you make sure the cleanser is completely dissolved before putting it in your coffee pot.
1380728
I used this product several times on a percolator and never had anything like that happen. In fact, I kinda got tired of the recommended three rinses and started just doing it twice.
879923
make sure the intake is clear. mine gets algae and 'junk' in it and it need cleaning regularly.
2252477
Thanks for the answers. I do get an accumulation of crud since I use well water in the two water containers. Particles of something, probably from the pipe beween the well shed and kitchen, end on the curved surface near the hole.
459823
We live in LA where the water had a lot of larger debris that clogged the filter after just 2 months, so sounds like you are starting with water that is clean, at least on a macro level! To clean it we simply used the scrubby side of a kitchen sponge - no soap - until it was white again. This restored the water flow quite nicely.
930584
I have the same issue, and am looking for solutions. Obviously don't want to use chemicals in the air washer--so maybe white vinegar, to dissolve these deposits?
613006
I don't think you're doing anything wrong. It happened to me too. even if you used the correct amount of water recommended. I don't bother using mine anymore.
1529531
I have not had that problem. I give it a good ole windmill spin or two and place it an upright position (direction of flow) put the supplied caps back on and what little water is left drains down in the cap area. Which you and dump out after about 15mins. Water tastes great no funky smells. I think the windmill spin gets most if all the water out.
3105
Im sorry, I did not encounter this problem- But I did notice that the water flows through the 5 stage filter much faster the more you refill.....it did kinda seem to drip at first.
1208987
I had my water a bit cloudy too, and i filter a few times and toss it, until the water was cristal clear. I never experienced any headaches because of this water though.
1517552
I haven't had that problem. Heat only clean clear water but read that diluted white vinegar with clean water will dissolve hard water deposits. Good luck.
946544
One of the other users asked a question about mold in the water reservoir. I wonder if that has something to do with it.
955004
The filters micro-pores sometimes get clogged up with calcium deposits or other stuff. I take my filters off and scrub the outside with a white scotch-brite pad. Then I run a lot of water through the filters, priming them at least 60 seconds.Berkey recommends doing this if the flow rate slows.Not sure about sediment, but I would try cleaning the filters, as above and then see if it clears up.Good luck
1543338
I had that problem. There is a filter in line. Cleaned it and the flow was fine again.
729704
Jeff, I would have to say no, because I never saw any. After reading all the other answers - I still say no, and I use water right out of the tap. The one at the apartment is city water, but one at the house is drilled well water and neither of these humidifiers leave white dust.
1207883
I haven't had any issue with algae buildup. I do clean the fountain about once a week though.
1233049
It's not so bad. I usually remove the reservoirs and give it a good rinse- I don't usually need to do more. If you want to actually scrub the insides of the reservoirs, you can't because of the way that it is structured.
581895
I didn't have any issues. Could be due to local temps/humidity. Rinse with warm water to clear it.